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For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here. More nations postpone arrivals to Commonwealth Game Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factboxes Commonwealth Games pullouts Wed, Sep 22 2010 Commonwealth teams' reaction to setbacks Wed, Sep 22 2010 Related News South Africa to compete in Delhi--for now Wed, Sep 22 2010 Scenarios: What is the future for the Commonwealth Games? Wed, Sep 22 2010 Canada delays sending athletes, archers pull out Wed, Sep 22 2010 Related Topics World » Related Video Athletes reconsider New Delhi Games Wed, Sep 22 2010 India races to save crisis-hit Games 1 / 6 Cranes work at the site of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi September 21, 2010. A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. Credit: Reuters/Adnan Abidi By Paul de Bendern NEW DELHI | Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:14am EDT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - More nations delayed their teams' arrivals for the Commonwealth Games as organizers raced against time to address security and health concerns that have already led several top athletes to pull out. New Zealand joined Canada and Scotland in delaying its arrival in New Delhi due to poor accommodation for athletes, compounded by heavy monsoon rains and a dengue epidemic. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard highlighted security fears surrounding the Games and said athletes should decide for themselves whether or not to attend. Two foreign vistors were shot and wounded by suspected militants on Sunday. "There is obviously widespread concern about the Commonwealth Games," Gillard told reporters in Canberra. Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell may hold an emergency meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to evaluate the Games in what is being seen as last ditch attempt to avoid national withdrawals. The Games, held every four years for members of the organization of mostly former British colonies, are estimated to have cost $3-6 billion. India had hoped to use them to display its growing global economic and political clout, rivaling China. Instead, they have snowballed into a major embarrassment for the government, having to fend off criticism of shoddy construction, inadequate security and unfit accommodation. In a sign of desperation, the federal government ordered the organizing committee to hand over management of the Games Village, which will house 6,500 athletes, to the government. 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