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Rio mayor admits to Olympic velodrome delay
Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes admitted work on the 2016 Olympic velodrome is three weeks behind schedule.
But he played down the significance of the delay. He said Friday it is the only venue at Rio’s Olympic Park complex that is running late, as per reports.
“It is not a tragedy and (the lost time) will be easily recovered,” Paes was quoted saying by O Globo.
“For Brazilian standards it is almost music to the ears. We are confident that it will be delivered on time.”
Work on the velodrome, which began in February, was halted in April due to a worker strike.
Valued at $50 million, the facility is due to be completed by December 2015.
In April, International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates described Rio’s Games preparations as “the worst I have experienced”.
Efforts have since been made to accelerate work and last month the US Olympic committee managing director described the city’s progress as “stunning”.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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