Commonwealth Games organisers appear to be winning their race against time to get facilities in the Games Village up to standard.
Games organisers, responding to complaints that rooms in some of the accommodation blocks were dirty, have had up to 4,000 people working around the clock to get the accommodation ready as competitors from across the world arrive in Delhi.
Commonwealth Games England chief press officer Caroline Searle said: ‘We are absolutely happy with the rooms and apartments that we already have athletes in.
‘We are working on a day-by-day basis with Indian staff to get rooms ready for the next wave of athletes coming in.’
England women's hockey captain Kate Walsh said: ‘The village has been fantastic. We have really settled in and made it our home for the next few weeks.
‘The training venues in the village are very good. There is a fantastic gym and we have been doing lots of work there.’
The accommodation initially allocated to Team Scotland athletes was branded unfit for human habitation.
But Team Scotland head of media Katriona Bush yesterday said accommodation for the Scottish athletes was up to an ‘acceptable standard’ and athletes were now able to
concentrate on their preparations.
‘People are settled and happy. Our athletes have started training and getting focused on their events,’ she said.
‘However we are still concerned that facilities are up to standard in all the accommodation blocks. We are joining forces with other nations in an effort to ensure that it (accommodation) is the same for everyone.’
Team Wales press officer Jane Williams said: ‘The conditions are brilliant in our accommodation, the food hall is fantastic and the athletes are already into their training.’
Northern Ireland team press officer Clare McCoy said the athletes' accommodation was ‘fine’.
The build-up of athletes will continue today, with the opening ceremony taking place in Delhi on Sunday.
