Now, Delhi LG backs Kalmadi's Olympic dream

New Delhi, Sep 30 (India Report)
Giving thumbs-up to Suresh Kalmadi&aposs far-fetched dream of bringing the Olympics to India, Delhi&aposs first citizen Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna today said the facilities for the Commonwealth Games were world-class and at par with Olympics standard.
The Lieutenant Governor, who received the Queen&aposs Baton at a function at the Organising Committee&aposs office here, echoed Kalmadi and said India was now prepared to bid for the biggest sporting extravaganza on the planet.
"The Games Village that we have is the finest ever and is ready to host Olympics or any other multi-discipline world class meet. I am not only saying this. Many foreign delegates during their visit were so impressed with our facility that they have told me that we should bid for Olympics now,"Khanna said.
Talking about the controversies leading up to the Games, he said,"I am not looking into the superficial aspects that have been highlighted in the past. Having seeing the facilities myself, I am giving a thumbs-up to the Commonwealth Games,"he said.
Khanna, along with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, received the Queen&aposs Baton from Dronacharya awardee Satpal Singh at the function.
Welcoming the Baton, Dixit said,"Happy Commonwealth Games, happy days ahead."
Earlier, speaking at the Global Sports Summit, under-fire OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi said,"The biggest legacy (of CWG) is Olympics. Cricket is the most popular sport in our country but it is played by just 10 countries. Olympics has all sports. We have to ensure that Olympics come up. This is our opportunity and CWG will help."
As a matter of fact, India intends to bid for the 2020 Games but the Indian Olympic Association and the Sports Ministry have been at loggerheads on the issue.