POST GAMES REPORT - Commonwealth Games Federation

COMMONWEALTH GAMES VILLAGE
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Despite the initial delays and the continuous
rains as a result of an unusually long
monsoon, leading to extremely critical
reports in the national and international media, the
Village was in reasonable shape before the official
opening. All the initial challenges were overcome and
Village operations were taking place smoothly at a
normal pace, as planned.
All participating teams were happy with the
accommodation and residential services provided,
which can be seen from the various positive
comments left by the athletes and team officials at
all the Resident Centres, especially appreciating the
friendly and well-informed staff and their efforts. All
teams left with a positive impression of the Village
by the end of the Games. The Main Dining was
very popular, especially given the variety of food
on offer. The International Zone was a tremendous
success among the athletes and team officials, who
termed it as one of the best-ever in the history of the
Commonwealth Games. The Training Area was also
well-appreciated, which was an immense achievement
since it was the first time that a training area had been
included in the Games Village in the Commonwealth
Games.
Voices
We have gone around the Village
and we have loved everything
that we have seen. More than
anything we feel safe here. Back
home a lot of people said a lot of
negative things but here things
look perfectly in shape. I am in
love with the international zone
and I also like the merchandise
centre.
– Australian coach Michael
Andrew Paez
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