World media dazzled by CWG opening ceremony

The spectacular opening ceremony for the XIXth Commonwealth Games on Sunday put the spotlight back on to the Games. And for a change, the media that had largely been critical of Delhi\'s efforts in the build up to the Games, showered praise for the wonderful show.



The Guardian said, \"Concerns of recent weeks forgotten as dazzling event launches games amid atmosphere of national pride and celebrations.\"



The Telegraph, also published from London, described the event as, \"The biggest sporting spectacle India has ever hosted kicked off in typically colourful fashion... And there we were thinking it might never happen.\"



The Herald Sun that comes out from Melbourne went a step ahead comparing the opening ceremony to that of the Beijing Olympics stating, \"Indian Games officials should feel proud of the opening ceremony, classy and showy but somehow warmer and less contrived than the Beijing experience.\"





The Australian, published from New South Wales, wrote, \"After weeks dominated by the old India of corruption, poverty and chaos the new \"Incredible India\" of diversity and cultural pride showed its face.\"





The opening ceremony took place at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium that was dressed like a newly wed bride with Henna on her hands.



And just so that the athletes don\'t miss out on all the action, the teams marched into the stadium right at the beginning of the programme, a first for the Commonwealth Games.



The most beautiful moment of the night though was the huge roar for the Pakistani contingent. The 620-member strong Indian contingent led by Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra got a stand ovation from the crowd.



While Prince Charles declared the Games open, President Pratibha Patil said, \"The Games are now open. Let the Games begin.\"



The cultural show took the audience on a journey of the country showcasing the diversity that is India featuring everyday life of the common man.



In the end, all the negativity and criticism was forgotten as \"Jiyo Utho Badho jeeto\" becomes the mantra for the next 11days.





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