England ready to pull out of Commonwealth Games over terror risk

England is poised to pull out of next year’s Commonwealth Games over fears that athletes will be victims of a terrorist attack, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

By Holly Watt and Robert Winnett
Published: 10:00PM GMT 29 Dec 2009

It would be the first time that England has not competed in the 80-year-old Games, which are due to be held in Delhi in October.

Police and security advisers fear that the English team will be targeted by Pakistani terrorists and feel that athletes’ safety cannot be guaranteed at present.