NEW DELHI — The Commonwealth Games could end up sounding an awful lot like the football World Cup. Vuvuzelas are on sale in New Delhi, and they have been selling steadily ahead of the October 3-14 games. “There is a lot of demand for the vuvuzela. A lot of demand,” said Suresh Kumar, the chairperson of Premier Brands, the Indian company in charge of merchandising at the Commonwealth Games. “We have sold more than 12 000 pieces.”
Loved by some and despised by others, the vuvuzela was a constant topic of conversation in South Africa. While the South African football fans embraced the atmosphere it helped create at games across the country, many broadcasters and viewers from abroad complained that the drone disrupted the enjoyment of watching games on television.
The debate hasn’t deterred Commonwealth Games organisers in the Indian capital, where 50 000 vuvuzelas were imported from China for the event. There is no plan at this stage to bring in more, even though they are the second best-selling product behind T-shirts, Kumar said.
The vuvuzelas are selling for 250 rupees (about R39) and will be available at all competition venues and in some areas of the city, including the airport and train stations. They can also be bought online and from mobile stores that will visit schools and major residential areas.
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