England diving star hopes to click in the pool and outside

“There will be a few days early on when I will be able to do some sightseeing and get a few snapshots,” he added. Several star English athletes such as Olympic 400metres champion Christine Ohuruogu,Commonwealth 1500m title holder Lisa Dobriskey have and world champion triple jumper Phillips Idowu have pulled out for reasons ranging from security and health fears to injuries but Daley has no such plans. “I think you have to trust the security that’s out there. With every international I’ve seen it’s always been so secure,especially inside the athletes’ village because they have massive metal gates and wire fences.

“There are obviously matters that need addressing but maybe some of it has been blown out of proportion. By the time I get out there England will have put posters up on the wall to make us feel at home,” said Daley,who is the World 10m platform champion.

The teenager,who won the world championship in Rome,is still adjusting to his international fame. “It has been strange growing up in the world’s glare,” he reflected. “I’ve learned a lot of new dives since Beijing. I’m going to use two of the four at Delhi. I can’t do more than that because of the injury,” he said.

Australian Gymnast Ashleigh Brennan is also optimistic about traveling to Delhi and said she trusts the government and the Australian Commonwealth Games Association and has little concern for her safety.

The build-up to the Commonwealth Games was marred by shooting incident,fears of a dengue outbreak and reports of unhygienic living conditions in the Village but Brennan said none of these concern her. “No,it doesn’t concern me,” Brennan said. “All we have to do is focus on our gymnastics.”