Pune is running short of time to complete work for its biggest-ever sporting event, the Commonwealth Youth Games.

With just over 100 days left for the event, vigorous activities are going on at the Balewadi Stadium, which will house over 2500 sportsmen and delegates from 71 countries.

With a monsoon break threatening to cut short the number of days left to gear up for the event, now questions are being raised whether all works will be completed before the d-day without actually compromising on quality.

Initially, the Games organising committee had fixed August as deadline for completing all work, but now that has been postponed.

''We are targeting September 15 as the final deadline and working accordingly,'' says Praveensinh Pardesi, Municipal Commissioner, Pune.

The organisers are confident that Pune will be ready for the mega event.

''I am pretty sure that the work will be completed in time. The stadium is almost ready and we are asking the administration to speed up the road works,'' says Suresh Kalmadi, chairman.

The only thing that might dampen the organisers' enthusiasm is the rain.