Triggering off tech at Commonwealth Youth Games

The Games in Pune would be an uncommon feat on the technology tracks, claim organizers PUNE, INDIA: It's just two days for the trigger to go off on the much-awaited third Commonwealth Youth Games being held in Pune from October 12 to 18, 2008. Apart from the fact that it would have 2000 athletes and officials coming down for the Games and competitions in nine sports events over a span of seven days, the vent would also be unique from a technology vantage point going by the tech-readiness that organizers are testing on the penultimate day. "We are 95 per cent prepared, the final testing is tomorrow," shares Rohit Srivastwa, director of technology, who feels that the systems being used would be first-of-its-kind in India. "These are like the ones used in Beijing and apart from some cricket events, the technology of this level... [read full story]