New Delhi: They were worried before leaving for India, but after watching the arrangements at Commonwealth Games Village here the foreign delegates were all praise for the sprawling campus where the teams are moving in.
"It is an excellent Village. Steve Moneghetti, former marathon gold medallist, who is chef de mission, told the Australian media today in 25 years of living in a Village, this is as good as he has ever seen," Australian Press Attache John Gatfield said.
The first batch of the Australian athletes for the Delhi Games arrived here in the wee hours on Monday and came to the Games Village.
Australia's lawn bowl squad have arrived and later on Monday, their netball and gymnastics teams will also join them.
Gatfield, after taking a round of the Village said, "The team was very happy and rooms were very spacious. Excellent food, excellent facilities, he (Moneghetti) is very happy. The team is very happy."
Asked about the fear of a dengue epidemic, he said, "All fears taken care of. No mosquitoes. If you are sensible, you will not get any fever."
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