The security and operational systems for the Games would be confirmed over the next 10 days, and it is believed that the Kiwis would not back down from taking tough decisions if the reports are not satisfactory.
New Zealand may reportedly pull out of next month’s Delhi Commonwealth Games over security concerns.
The security and operational systems for the Games would be confirmed over the next 10 days, and it is believed that the Kiwis would not back down from taking tough decisions if the reports are not satisfactory.
Meanwhile, New Zealand team chef de mission Dave Currie would leave for the Indian capital on Tuesday for a final pre-Games assessment.
Currie and New Zealand Olympic Committee president Mike Stanley have repeatedly insisted that security for athletes was their “No 1 priority”.
Stanley revealed that seven New Zealand police officers would be with the team throughout the Games, while two of the officers would be staying at the team’s village headquarters.
The security officials would be in addition to the security being provided by India.
“It’s a multi-national approach, it’s well organized and we are very confident in them,” Stuff.co.nz quoted Stanley, as saying.
Stanley and Currie further played down reports that some sports organizations had hired individual security assessors.
“We don’t believe any more police would mean the New Zealand team are any more secure. We either have faith in the security or we haven’t,” Currie said.
Earlier, it was reported that Netball New Zealand (NNZ), Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) had hired independent security consultants ahead of Games.
It was said that NNZ and HNZ had joined forces with their Australian counterparts in hiring Control Risks, a Sydney-based operation that specializes in assisting people who work in potentially hostile environments.
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