Delhi and indeed India went to bed last night on a pillow of satisfaction and pride, after witnessing - along with the rest of the world - what is already being dubbed as one of the best opening ceremonies at a Commonwealth Games.
Seven years of preparation, millions of dollars of unbudgeted expenses and myriad pre-meet problems were all forgotten, if only for one night, as the Indian capital celebrated the start of the biggest Commonwealth Games in history at the JN Stadium.
Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Fennell, who also heads the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), was full of praise for the local organisers, who almost impossibly saved the Games that seemed destined for failure.
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