Australia New Delhi-bound despite shootings

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Australian Commonwealth  Games Association (ACGA) said Sunday’s tourist shooting in New  Delhi will not change its Commonwealth Games plans. 
 
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, meanwhile, remained confident  of his country’s participation in next month’s multi-sport  event.  
Reacting to Sunday’s incident in which two Taiwanese  tourists sustained injuries, ACGA chief executive Perry  Crosswhite said he had been told by organisers it was not  Games-related and that the Australian government had not  changed its travel advisory. “At the moment we do not see a  need to change our planning which continues to maintain a high  level of security awareness,” Crosswhite said in a statement yesterday.  

“The ACGA remains of the view that there is an acceptable  level of security being provided for our 2010 Commonwealth  Games team in New Delhi.”  
In New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key was confident of  his compatriots’ participation in the Oct. 3-14 Games. 
 
“One always takes these things seriously but we are also  very hopeful that the Commonwealth Games will proceed, that New  Zealand will go and do very well,” Key was quoted as saying by  New Zealand Press Association.
  
The Games organising committee has assured that the  incident would have no impact on the event.