Aussies arrive in Delhi for CWG

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New Delhi, Sep 27 (PTI) The first batch of Australian
athletes for the Commonwealth Games arrived here early this
morning hoping to remain unaffected by the troubled build-up
to the event.
Australia's lawn bowls team landed in the Indian capital
in the wee hours Monday morning.
"Who'd have thought lawn bowls would lead Australia into
battle?" said one of the team members.
They are well aware of the criticism that has engulfed
the Games Village but the Aussies said they would not form an
opinion before having a look at it themselves.
"We've heard reports but we'd like to see for ourselves.
We're going in without expectations and what we see is what we
get," said another player.
"There's a fair bit of pressure, but we're pretty
confident," she said.
Later Monday, Australia's netball and gymnastics teams
will also land here for the October 3 to 14 event.
So far, three Australian athletes have pulled out of the
Games -- cyclist Travis Meyer, table tennis player Stephanie
Sang and discus world champion Dani Samuels. PTI PM
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