India PM promises to rescue Delhi Games
China Daily | Updated: 2010-08-16 07:59
Oscar Pistorius of South Africa runs the last bend ofthe men's 400m T44 final race during the Diamond League meeting at Crystal Palace in London on Saturday. Pistorius ran a new world record for the category in a time of 45.07 seconds. However, he still remained outside the cut for a berth as an able-bodied athlete at October's Commonwealth Games. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport in May last year lifted a ban on Pistorius competing in able-bodied athletics competitions. Adrian Dennis / Agence France-Presse |
NEW DELHI - India's prime minister promised a successful Delhi Commonwealth Games on Sunday, a day after he intervened to rescue the troubled event that has been beset by delays and allegations of corruption.
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