Games Federation denies haze reports

Games Federation denies haze reports

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): The Commonwealth Games Federation denied yesterday that haze threatened this year's competition or that some of the games would be moved to other countries.

The 26th Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur in September, and 67 of the 69 Commonwealth countries have confirmed they will join the competition.

The chairman of the CGF, Michael Fennell, said in a statement released here yesterday that despite some media reports, there was no danger of haze disrupting the games.

Fennell also rebutted reports that there were plans to move either the games or any particular sports or events to Australia or to any other country.