Security at CWG won’t be a worry

Athletes participating in this year’s Commonwealth Games here should not worry about security, said sports minister M S Gill on Monday, assuring that India will deliver an incident-free event.

“We have the Commonwealth Games in October and India is hosting an event of such a magnitude after a long time.

“Security at any crowded event like this is a matter of concern worldwide. No one wants to take any chance,” Gill said.

He was addressing the opening session of the seventh Asia/Oceanic Region Intergovernmental meeting on anti-doping in sports here.

“We are also looking into it closely. We are putting together every security mechanism to make sure we have a perfect Commonwealth Games to be remembered for generations to come,” the minister added.

Dope-free environment
The Commonwealth Games Games are scheduled October 3 to 14 in the Indian capital. Talking about doping, Gill said the menace is a world disease and needs to be eradicated as quickly as possible.

“This subject (doping) is of great importance to us. We put doping on top of our list. We have WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) accredited laboratory NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) in the capital to create a clean and fair sporting environment in the country,” Gill said.

“We want to win medals at the international and national events with honour and pride and not by cheating. I want to reiterate Sports ministry is with the WADA, NADA and UNESCO in their fight against doping,” the minister said.