Going for gold

Amanda Mogey will be heading out with the Northern Ireland table tennis team to Delhi in India on Monday for the games.

This week a number of teams have voiced concerns about the condition of the accommodation in the athletes' village.

Scottish officials have said the rooms which competitors are expected to stay in are "unsafe and unfit for human habitation".

And on Tuesday a foot bridge in the village collapsed prompting further concerns.

However, 24-year-old Amanda from the Moss Road said she was just looking forward to taking part.

She said: "We have not heard anything yet about the village or the condition it's in - the first I heard was when our coach, Andrew, told me."

Amanda, a participation officer for Table Tennis Ulster has just returned from the European table tennis championships in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

This will be her first Commonwealth Games and she will be competing in the singles and doubles events."We are hoping to push for a top eight finish," she said.

Coach Andrew Dennison will be travelling out with the five players taking part in the games from Northern Ireland.

He said: "I was surprised to hear about the trouble with the village, but other than what has been on the news I have heard nothing.

"We had a team weekend where we were given information on security while in the country, but nothing was mentioned about the village.

"I have been out to India before and worked at the Melbourne and Manchester Commonwealth Games; in Delhi I am really hoping we can go for a medal."