The Fan’s Eye has always been about cricket, however I intend to write about other sports as well during the course of the next few days. The Commonwealth Games have finally kicked off in the capital New Delhi. After all the controversies the real business end has come and the talk of the town are the events on the field.
Running the Baton Relay in Jodhpur was great fun. The twenty five students from our college had a really good time being around the baton as it was being carried through the sun city. It was an honour being a small part of the relay but I feel even more privileged being in the bride like decked up capital of India to witness the largest (by participation) Commonwealth Games ever in history. As I made my way from Old Delhi to Noida, the sight of the city was amazing. The posters of the Games Mascot Sheru are everywhere reminding people that they are in the presence of a huge international event. I was only able to glance at one venue. It looked truly amazing. The grass was really green and the stands looked magnificent.
Getting tickets for many events is very difficult as most of them are sold out, although the stands don’t look full on television. There are rumours here that school and college students would be allowed to enter such empty venues (free of cost) if they produce their college ID cards. If this scheme is approved it would be fantastic as I have got my NLU card here. We were looking to book a few tickets for the cycling events to be held at the Indira Gandhi National Stadium. We had hardly waited for an hour before making the final decision but by then the tickets were sold out. It was a sensible decision on our part to book the India vs Pakistan hockey match in advance as all the hockey matches are sold out, no seats are available.
I am off to the track and field events to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Thus I would be able to elaborate on the extravaganza better after I attend it. Until then….Adios
