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Despite all other Commonwealth Games stadia opening its doors to public,the Rugby 7s competition venue at the Delhi University ground has never witnessed the metal locks lifted off its gates since the 2010 Games. The sole proprietorship of the ground lies with the DU Vice Chancellor and its present incumbent,Dinesh Singh,says a new sports council has been appointed and it is striving to make the area functional in 10-15 days.
The VCs decision to veto rugby out of the venue hasnt gone down well with the federation. He has sole authority,its his prerogative to decide. We would have been happy if it was given for rugby training and had approached the VC earlier about it. But I think even when it was in the planning stage,the idea was always to use it as a cricket ground because of its commercial benefits, Aga Hussain,Indian Rugby Football Union vice president,said.
The unkempt condition that the ground is in,it looks less likely that that the sports council will be able to deliver results in the fortnight deadline but Singh says it was more important to get the right people behind it. It could get delayed but the idea was to find good people to do the job. Everyone had retired in the earlier sports council,now Professor C S Dubey is the chairman and three full-time people are dedicated to get it started. I have given a free hand to them. In the meantime,we have another ground where all athletic events for colleges take place, Singh added.
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