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The CWG OC should consider allowing school children to watch for free & give them a meal as well. After all their schools have been shut thanks to the CWG.
New Delhi is a city that unlike Mumbai, Kolkatta & Chennai does not shut down for religious festivals. It is unlikley that a Delhiite will go to watch during weekdays unless its a great match.
BBC News - Crowds giving Delhi Commonwealth Games a miss
Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in India say they are concerned about the lack of crowds, with the competition now in its second day.
TV pictures beamed around the world have shown competitors in virtually empty arenas in Delhi.
The organising committee said it was thinking of giving away free tickets to help swell the crowds.
The run-up to the Games was beset by complaints about sub-standard facilities.
Concerns were also expressed about security, and the non-attendance of a number of leading competitors. The event has also been dogged by serious allegations of corruption and mismanagement.
Correspondents say the lack of spectators may be because it is not very easy to buy tickets, although heavy security at the stadiums has also been a deterrent.
Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell told a news conference in Delhi that many venues had been nearly empty on the opening day of the Games.
"A number of venues do not have lots of spectators," Mr Fennell said. It is "one area which causes us concern", he added.
Mr Fennell said a number of "operational issues" had also come up and daily meetings of various groups were being held to sort them out.
"We met this morning and went through a lot of issues like transport, security and accreditation.
"There were issues to deal with and we assigned those issues to people to correct and we expect them to be corrected during the course of the day."
Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who was booed by the crowd at Sunday's opening ceremony, said ticket booths had been opened at every venue to make it easier to purchase tickets.
"There were problems, some of the ticket stalls were not put up, but all the stalls are up now at all the stadiums," he said. "The situation has been rectified."
New Delhi is a city that unlike Mumbai, Kolkatta & Chennai does not shut down for religious festivals. It is unlikley that a Delhiite will go to watch during weekdays unless its a great match.
BBC News - Crowds giving Delhi Commonwealth Games a miss
Organisers of the Commonwealth Games in India say they are concerned about the lack of crowds, with the competition now in its second day.
TV pictures beamed around the world have shown competitors in virtually empty arenas in Delhi.
The organising committee said it was thinking of giving away free tickets to help swell the crowds.
The run-up to the Games was beset by complaints about sub-standard facilities.
Concerns were also expressed about security, and the non-attendance of a number of leading competitors. The event has also been dogged by serious allegations of corruption and mismanagement.
Correspondents say the lack of spectators may be because it is not very easy to buy tickets, although heavy security at the stadiums has also been a deterrent.
Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennell told a news conference in Delhi that many venues had been nearly empty on the opening day of the Games.
"A number of venues do not have lots of spectators," Mr Fennell said. It is "one area which causes us concern", he added.
Mr Fennell said a number of "operational issues" had also come up and daily meetings of various groups were being held to sort them out.
"We met this morning and went through a lot of issues like transport, security and accreditation.
"There were issues to deal with and we assigned those issues to people to correct and we expect them to be corrected during the course of the day."
Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who was booed by the crowd at Sunday's opening ceremony, said ticket booths had been opened at every venue to make it easier to purchase tickets.
"There were problems, some of the ticket stalls were not put up, but all the stalls are up now at all the stadiums," he said. "The situation has been rectified."
