India battles deepening Games crisis

India struggles to keep its Commonwealth Games on track as England warns the event was on a “knife edge”.

NEW DEHLI: India struggled to keep its Commonwealth Games on track with England warning the event was on a “knife edge” over complaints of filthy housing and growing structural and security fears.

Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell was due to fly in today for a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The latest high-profile withdrawals include the English Olympic 400m gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu and world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu.

Commonwealth Games England chairman Andrew Foster warned that the next 24 to 48 hours would be “critical”.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 23^rd, 2010.