The Commonwealth Games Update 1

Greg arrived in Delhi early on Saturday morning, tired but buoyant, glad to be there. The Athletes Games Village was good, the accommodation however was just acceptable. The apartments were a great design, with a bathroom to each of the three bedroom (to cater for six persons in total). However the standard of finish was very poor. Greg's apartment's front door had to be forced open and shut every-time. There was glazing missing from the kitchen, allowing all the insects in. Plaster on the walls was cracked and had holes in it. Toilet did not flush properly. Small things but otherwise not bad.



View from Hotel Room

The amenities for the athletes - games rooms, lounge areas, swimming pools, internet access, entertainment, TV's. etc were very good. The dining hall was massive and catered to an extremely large variety of taste and requirements.

View from Hotel Room

Russell, Greg's dad, arrived the next morning, staying in the Crowne Plaza, which the internet was near the city centre, but however was a new hotel now, only recently opened on the outskirts of the city but only 25 minutes from the Tennis Stadium by taxi (18 minutes by Tuk-tuk).

The first day in Delhi for Russell was spent catching up on sleep and chilling out at the pool, while Greg was settling back into the tennis routine and training at the R.K.Kahna Tennis Stadium, venue for the CWG tennis event.

R.K Khana Tennis Centre - Centre Court

The next morning Russ had a hearty breakfast and then braved the morning traffic (more like chaos) to the stadium, ready to test the organisiation and ready for anything.

Entry to stadium to follow