The “Common Wealth Games (CWG)” in an international carnival of events taking place every four years which features competitions among thousands of elite athletes of the Common Wealth Nations. Most of the sporting events are similar to the traditional Olympics but the CWG also includes some specialties of the common wealth nations like the ‘lawn bowls’, ‘rugby sevens’, ‘netball’, etc. The common wealth federation controls the sporting program and also selects the host country. After only seven countries having organized the games right from its initiation in 1930, INDIA was selected as a host for the 2010 event. This selection is an achievement in itself that every Indian should be proud of.
Recently there has been so much propaganda about the preparation of the event and the organizing committee doing a job below expectation a New Delhi. The committee led by “Mr. Suresh Kalmadi” has been inefficient to bring out a mystical Delhi as it was expected to do so before the games. It has been charged with corruption which is a shameful event considering that these games are a chance for us to showcase the world our heritage and culture which meets with the internationally accepted standards. The mission statement of “Delhi 2010” committee focuses on projecting India as an economic power an Delhi as a global destination. These games are to leave behind a long lasting legacy for our future generations.
With just a week remaining for the games to kick off, I believe that the role of our media should be to highlight the infrastructure developed in Delhi for the CWG, and encourage the thousands of people involved in the working force by praising their work so that they can continue with their full efficiency and dedication. But instead, what are we doing? Every news channel in the country is showing spit stain on a certain wall of the kiosk village. Okay, there a flaws with the work, but do you need to implicitly broadcast that on international television. It’s a pity that the name of my mother nation is at the mercy of media. Why don’t these channels and newspapers show the magnificent stadiums, sports arenas and pools we have come up with. Isn’t that a part of their obligation.
People are sharing comic photographs on social networking sites with the whole world showing how India has screwed up the event planning. People have no idea of what has been achieved and they lack the civic sense of acknowledging the same. Rather they want to disgrace India by spreading rumors which are again initiated by the media.
All I want to say is that we should stand as ONE as show our strength to the world. If China can do such a splendid job with Olympics, We are no less. We just need to focus ourselves in the right direction. I am confident to the bottom of my heart that Delhi will rock the world and so should you. With “England” team landing on IGI International, the signs are already visible.