Has India let down developing nations?
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Would you believe these pictures of the now infamous athletes' village in Delhi were taken just two days ago? Well today is the actual opening of the village and its clear from yesterdays discussion you feel very strongly about the games.
After the collapse of the bridge and the concerns over Dengue fever some of you called for the games to be cancelled well it seems people are now questioning India's . With so much at stake many are asking if these mega events are for developing nations?
Hosting mega events is like gambling with public funds - and people from developing nations are both least able to afford it, and the least likely to win.
Of course South Africa managed to pull off a so called mega event which is why this feels India has let down the developing world....
Even if they miraculously manage to salvage the situation and the games take place as planned, they will always be remembered as a country that couldn't build a footbridge that can stay intact for more than a few weeks. By letting this happen at the precise moment that the eyes of the world are on them, India have taken the struggle of developing nations a few decades back.
What do you think? Is it time to rethink who we give events to? Is it too much of a risk for developing nations? Or has India let the developing nations down?
