Organisers of the upcoming UCI BMX World Championships in South Africa have allayed fears about safety and security of the participants, citing the success of Soccer World Cup as evidence to back up their point. Hundreds of thousands of soccer fans have flocked to South Africa for the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup during the past week, with hardly any criminal incidents being reported to the police in that period.
In anticipation of the influx of sporting tourists, security measures in all major centres and at transport hubs such as airports have