Foreign media praises Commonwealth Games

[katharnak]

The same foreign media which till yesterday, slammed the Commonwealth Games, has praised the games for conducting the inauguration ceremony in such a grand level.

Some headlines & statements from the foreign media
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Daily Mail : "Commonwealth Games kick off in style with stunning opening ceremony... But the real test lies ahead,"

The Daily Telegraph : "No collapsing scenery or malfunctioning sound system. No fluffed lines, botched choreography or missed cues and not a single stray dog in sight. The preparations for the XIXth Commonwealth Games may have been an unmitigated disaster but India certainly knows how to put on a show,"

The Guardian : 'India has arrived': spectacular ceremony opens Commonwealth Games,"

The Australian : "After a lead-up plagued by terror threats, a bridge collapse, a shambolic village, the first case of dengue fever and more, India delivered a brilliant and lively opening ceremony,"

The Sydney Morning Herald : "The ceremony to celebrate India's amazing cultural diversity took place behind a thick drape of security with soldiers and police outside Jawaharlal Nehru stadium matching the crowd of around 50,000 for numbers, if not for noise,"