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"However in the end, we will leave the final decision up
to the sports and the individual athletes," Crosswhite said.

"We cannot say that we guarantee everyone's safety,
however we can say that we've monitored the situation closely,
that we think it is secure and that all necessary steps have
been taken," he added.

Even though Crosswhite recently doubted Delhi's ability
to match the Manchester (2002) and Melbourne (2006) editions
of the Games, ACGA oozed confidence that the October 3-14
Games next year would prove a smash hit.

"Despite the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) recently
expressing their concerns regarding operations and the Indian
organisers’ ability to match the high standards set by
Manchester and Melbourne, the ACGA remains confident that come
Games time, the organisers will deliver a successful event,"
the association said.

Apart from England, Australia is a key sporting nation
with an illustrious Commonwealth Games record.

Since Auckland in 1990, where Australia claimed 52 gold
and 162 medals in total, Australia has improved its overall
medal tally at every edition of the past five Games.

Australia's best performance was on home soil in
Melbourne in 2006, where 84 gold medals were secured for a
total haul of 221 medals. PTI AY
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