After CWG scam,a CWG shocker: Can’t hold relay,India tells Glasgow

CWG 2014 is scheduled to be held in Glasgow between July 23 and August 14 next year. In CWG tradition,the relay begins in the host city of the previous games before travelling to other Commonwealth nations.

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Malhotra wrote to the Glasgow organisers last week asking for a rescheduling. As of now,the baton is scheduled to be in Delhi from October 11 to 13,and then travel to Bangladesh.

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“I have told the organisers that it is difficult for us to host the relay on the said dates. We understand it is against their tradition but we don’t have an option. Dusshera will be around the corner so it will be difficult for us to provide security. They haven’t replied yet,” the 81-year-old Malhotra said.

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“However,the main reason for postponing the event is that because of IOA’s suspension,we haven’t got time to prepare at all. There are so many things to coordinate,but none of the IOA office bearers are available,” Malhotra added.

The veteran BJP politician said the dates of the relay had been conveyed to IOA in July. “Back then,we thought things would be sorted within the IOA but the situation has got more complex. The organisers told me to coordinate with the central and state governments but I alone cannot do that. Without a fully-functional IOA,it is difficult to host these events.”

Malhotra added that his other worry was that if these issues were not resolved quickly,“we will go on to miss many more deadlines related to next year’s CWG and Asian Games”.