Due to delay in Commonwealth Games and Security Issues, Australia and Canada boxers will be away from CWG Delhi 2010.Mr. P.K. Muralidharan Raja, secretary of the Indian Boxing Federation, said Tuesday that Australia informed of its non-participation, but Canada sent no communication.
"Australia said the Commonwealth championship did not fit into the training and competition program of its boxers, while Canada said nothing at all," Raja told The Associated Press.
The championships are an official test event for the Commonwealth Games, scheduled for Oct. 3-14 in New Delhi. The event was originally scheduled to be held last year, but was deferred because the venue was among the many Commonwealth Games facilities not ready on construction deadline.
The construction delays have provoked criticism from the Commonwealth Games Federation and caused embarrassment for local organizers, who have promised to get most venues ready by end of this month.
New Delhi has already staged the Commonwealth nations shooting championship, the first of a series of international events during 2010 to test New Delhi's preparation for the biggest multi-sport event staged in India since the 1982 Asian Games.
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