‘Progress, but Games still face substantial risk’

Noting that the Organising Committee (OC) is “turning the corner” and a “substantial progress” has been made in the Commonwealth Games preparations since October, the CGF’s Coordination Commission, however, warns in its report that the 2010 event still risks an operational failure as many key functional areas are lagging behind.

The eight-member CoCom, headed by Commonwealth Games Federation treasurer Austin Sealy, visited the Capital last week for its sixth periodical review of the Games’ progress.

“The OC and its delivery partners have demonstrated substantial progress since the last CoCom, in particular the last two months,” the report said.