Indian organisers faced more embarrassment today as a boxer's bed collapsed when he sat on it after moving into his accommodation at the Commonwealth Games athletes' village.
Akhil Kumar, who won gold for India in the 120-pound (54-kilogram) division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, said he was disappointed with his accommodation. "When I sat down on my bed to take a rest, it collapsed," he said.
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“It was quite scary. I later discovered that there was no plywood under the mattress, it had just been placed on the frame.” The boxers then complained to housekeeping, to no avail. The coaches and boxers then replaced the bed, bringing in one from elsewhere.
Indian officials said they were doing their best to get things ready. "All efforts are being made to hold a successful games," said Sheila Dikshit, an official overseeing the clean up of the games village.
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