Commonwealth Games 2010 security to be reevaluated after attacks in Mumbai

The Commonwealth Games Federation is to reevaluate security planning for the 2010 games in New Delhi in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that left more than 120 people dead.

Games chiefs met with security officials and state police in Delhi earlier this month to discuss security issues but a fresh assessment will be made following this week's events.

"We constantly monitor the security situation as part of our preparations and we will make sure that the arrangements are appropriate to the threat level that our advisors tell us is there," said CGF chief executive Michael Hooper.

"There is an ongoing security review but it is impossible to give cast-iron guarantees.

"Clearly the security assessment today will be very different from last week, but we will react accordingly. The security forces and administration in India is very good and we have an excellent relationship with them.

"The commitment is there and they realise it is an ongoing issue and that we need to be as vigilant as possible. We are all working towards the same aim of delivering a safe and secure games."

The CGF has recent experience dealing with terrorist threats. The Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Pune last month a matter of weeks after a series of bombs exploded in Delhi.

"We sent our security team out to Pune to meet with security officials and they made a number of changes based on the changing situation that satisfied our concerns and delivered a strong and effective security presence at the games," Hooper said.

"Unfortunately this is a fact of the world we live in. If you asked Beijing, London or any major host city they would tell you the same thing."