NEW DELHI: Athletes got down to training on Wednesday for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, putting aside concerns about poor accommodation and a dengue fever epidemic that have embarrassed the hosts.
Hundreds of athletes from around the world poured into Delhi, host for the October 3-14 multi-sports event.
Teams were practicing in the sprawling Games Village, which - despite being criticised for the lack of cleanliness in some apartments - has extensive training facilities.
"In the same Games Village complex you have practice facilities for aquatics, wrestling, weightlifting and athletics. You don't have too many Games where you saw something like this," Games Village mayor Dalbir Singh told Reuters.
Teams from the 71 nations that are members of the Commonwealth are all due to be in place at the Games Village by Thursday, the Commonwealth Games Federation said in a statement.
The authorities, criticised for providing filthy accommodation and shoddy contruction of some of the venue sites, are working around-the-clock to clean up the Games Village to house up to 8,000 athletes and officials.
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