Scotland team delays departure to New Delhi

LONDON - With more and more athletes announcing their withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games, Scotland became the first team to delay its departure to New Delhi because of the appalling conditions at the athletes' village.

The Oct 3-14 Games have been mired in problems for weeks, and on Wednesday part of a drop ceiling inside the weightlifting venue collapsed, spreading further doubt on whether athletes will be safe upon arrival in India's capital city.

The latest woes came a day after a footbridge near the main stadium collapsed, seriously injuring five construction workers, and the athletes' village - where excrement was found in some rooms - was labeled "unsafe and unfit for human habitation". The village is due to open on Thursday.