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Delhi in the doldrums

  • Mihir Bose - BBC sports editor
  • 3 Oct 07, 10:30 AM

The chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the feisty New Zealander Mike Hooper, flies to Delhi today to spend two thirds of every month in the Indian capital.

According to the official publicity machine, he is relocating to Delhi to assist the Indians as they prepare for the 2010 Games.

Privately, however, his move reflects the deep anxiety felt by the CGF about the lack of progress Delhi has made since winning the right to stage the Games - the first Indian city to do so.

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