Many in India wanted their hosting of the games to be a matter of great national pride, but correspondents say the delays have become hugely embarrassing.

许多印度人希望他们举办的英联邦运动会能够成为全国的骄傲，但是记者称，一再的延误使他们非常难堪。

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Correspondents say that India's National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) has been jolted by recent dope scandals and plans to increase the number of samples it collects.

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Correspondents say the announcement comes as a surprise to many after the National Electoral Council initially said the the results, which it announced on Sunday night, were "irreversible".

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But his support within the governing African National Congress (ANC), which took power when apartheid ended, remains solid, correspondents say.

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