1. 2010 Commonwealth Games-
Concerns and controversies
Submitted to
Prof. Govinda Sharma
Submitted by
Team 10

2. INTRODUCTION
• Commonwealth Games 2010 were held at
“Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium” in Delhi, India. With
the motto of “Come Out and Play”
• A total of 6,081 athletes From 71 countries.
• Competed in 21 sports and 272 events
• The games village is spread over an area of 63.5
hectares
• Equipped with modern amenities and facilities
• Around rupees 12 billion allocated for develop
infrastructure
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3. CONCERNS AND CONTROVERSIES
• Corruption by officials of the Games'
Organising committee as well as Politicians
• Poor ticket sales before the event
• Infrastructural compromise
• Delays in the construction of main Games'
venues
• Lack of security
• Lack of coordination in the government
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4. CONCERNS AND CONTROVERSIES
• Bidding
• Scam in village
• Collapse of Foot over-bridge
• CWG Head Mr.Suresh Kalmadi has been
charged with cheating and conspiracy
• Media in any bad situation going to make
issue, gave coverage to both India and
Internationally
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5. INVESTIGATION
• Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
16 Games of Commonwealth Games(CWG) has found
to be faked, which cost is more than 2,477cr
 Has found discrepancies in tenders and alleged
misappropriation amounting of 8,000cr
T.S Darbari and M Jayachandran Organizing Committee
of CWG 2010,being suspended
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Various corners of political arena
Several officials from Prime Minister office(PMO)
CWG scam estimated to be 7000cr
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6. RACISM ALLEGATION
• Second class treatment to some countries
• Accommodation issue
• Allocation of Resources
• Unequal treatment based on race.
• Ethical theory applied:
– Egalitarianism
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7. RECOMMENDATION
• Allocate equal proportion of goods to people.
• Form a committee to keep an eye.
• Rules should be the same for all.
• Separate member from the organization
committee for different countries.
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8. IMPROPER USAGE OF GAMES VILLAGE
• Australian athlete’s were found vandalizing
the furniture.
• Threw washing machine from the seventh
floor of the building.
• Boisterous behavior in the dinning area also.
• Also vandalize the electrical fittings in the
accommodation provided.
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9. ETHICAL DILEMMA
• To lodge complaint or not?
• Take fine or not?
• If yes, this could affect the relationship with
the country.
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10. RECOMMENDATION
• Should make private committee for issues like
Vandalization or boisterous behavior.
• Should charge/fine them heavily.
• Or ban for one or two years.
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11. Organization Failure
• India showed their immaturity to host such
world class.
• Ticket sales were poorly managed.
• Lack of planning.
• A moral reasoning can be applied to tackle the
issue.
• A proper planning committee should be
formed to avoid such circumstances in future.
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12. Corruption:
• The Central Vigilance Commission found discrepancies
up to 8000 crores.
• The foot-over bridge collapsed 12 days before the
commencement of CWG 2010 .
• The personnel’s took advantage of peoples’ faith.
• Oracle of Omaha where Warren Buffet’s Front-Page-
of-the-Newspaper Test can be applied to resolve such a
dilemma.
• Certain disciplinary committee would follow up the
activities on a periodic basis and a report should be
made transparent and publicly available.
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13. Sports issue:
• Sport functional area was responsible for
organization of sports events.
• Several deficiencies in the procurement of
sports equipment
• Problems purchasing in boxing ring and more
than 50% of unused shuttles.
• MYAS, Which was assigned for purchasing
equipment failed to assess the proper
requirement
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14. Sports issue (contd.,)
• Failure at procuring the items and brands,
quantities which was decided by OC.
• Equipment laying unused at various locations.
• Expenditure was too far from the requirement
Rs.13.62 Crores – Sports Presentation
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15. Was Conducting commonwealth
games ethical for India ?
• Still trapped in poverty, corruption and
differentiation in society.
• Yiannis Mostrous asserted
“Although India has never exhibited the same growth
characteristics as the rest of Asia and can’t match
China‘s reported growth rates, it has largely avoided
the boom-and-bust cycles that afflict the region’s
developing economies”
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16. Indian Olympic Association could have toed on
these lines to benefit Indian sports:
• Having a Comprehensive National Sports
Policy
• Providing Funds to State Associations of
various bodies
• Upgrading infrastructures in collaboration
with Sports Authority of India (SAI)
• Form a committee to spot talents at the grass
root level – in all sports
• Provide quality coaching etc.,
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17. Recommendation for avoiding
recurrence of the issue:
• Making a decision with the societal approval.
• Understanding the issue properly and act
accordingly.
• Defining the exact accounts and bills of the
procurement.
• Maintenance of quality and records for the
procured products.
• Requirement assessment in order to eliminate
the waste or lacking of equipment.
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18. Other Ethical Issues
Social impact
• Common Wealth Games (CWG) in October 2010 was
came under severe criticism from social workers, civil
society and intellectuals.
• The charge was that to create a glittery image of Delhi
for CWG, poor and marginalized sections of the
society were thrown out of Delhi.
• In the name of beautifying Delhi, the government
threw street vendors, beggars, rickshaw pullers, and
poor out of the city.
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19. Ethical issue
How government could trash the poorer section of Delhi In
the name of beautification? These sections of society provide
service to the citizen of Delhi.
Ethical theories involved
Delhi government was lacked in Moral Reasoning, as
they played a double standard
Recommendation for resolving the dilemma
Here, Delhi government threw poorer section such as
rickshaw puller, beggars and other poor people
around the vicinity to involve them in development
and growth.
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20. Labor laws violations
• 70 cases where workers had died in accidents
at construction sites.
• Violations of Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
Ethical issue
• How the government could overlook the fact
of injustice towards the labor as they being
deprived of minimum wages and good
working condition?
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21. Recommendation for resolving the dilemma
This dilemma could be resolve using “Laura Nash
Model”. The Ninth question says that “Are you
confident that your decision will be justified over
a long period of time now?”
Recommendation for avoiding reoccurrence of
the issue
• The Authority must think twice, is this good for
their image and country image? They should
also apply “Moral Reasoning” while getting
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22. Urban change
• The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, a
case in point, was being employed to
invigorate an elite-driven program of urban
transformation
Ethical issue
• Is this was needed to transform Delhi for mere
show off, where an average Indian is deprived
of daily needs?
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23. Ethical theories involved
• Utilitarian would appropriate to explain this issue
as the urbanization would be boosts the economy
of whole New Delhi.
Recommendation for avoiding reoccurrence of the
issue
• Government must think of growth and progress
of country in long run. They should work for
securing the future of coming generations.
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24. THANK YOU
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