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There were large swathes of empty seats at the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatics Complex in Delhi for the morning swimming heats.
Games organisers were hoping for a much-improved crowd for the evening session, where five gold medals were up for grabs.
Wales and New Zealand started their women's hockey campaign in front of a sparse crowd at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
There was also a very poor turn-out for the start of the badminton competition at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, with only a handful of spectators on hand to witness the team preliminaries.
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