Littleworth, the team physiotherapist for athletics, and Bates, an athletics team coach with a focus on athletes with disabilities, will both be going to their second Commonwealth Games, after they travelled to Melbourne four years ago.
While Melbourne had a relatively smooth build-up, Delhi has been put through the wringer, with accusations of corruption, sloppy building standards, terrorism and stadiums not being finished. The latest drama surrounds worries about the village.
But that sort of talk does not faze the Dunedin pair.
"I fully trust the management of the NZOC (New Zealand Olympic Committee) and what they are doing. They've got family back here, so they won't want to go if there is danger," Bates said.
"Sure, it'll be great if we go but if they say we can't, then we can't."
She said the final decision on whether to go to the games would be made on Friday.
Littleworth was in the same camp.
"I'm probably more excited than apprehensive. You never know what is going to happen. You could get run over by a bus tomorrow. But I totally trust what the NZOC are doing."
She said construction delays and worries about buildings not being ready were part and parcel of any major event.
"That is the Indians' culture. They work to a deadline. In Athens [2004 Olympics] they were still working on the platform the day before the games started."
Both of them went to Beijing in 2008 and want to continue on to London in two years' time.
Littleworth (44) said she enjoyed her role as physiotherapist for the athletes.
"You're working with some top athletes, and there is that buzz of being at the games. You are kept pretty busy with demands and it is a lot different than the normal routine here. You're multi-tasking a lot."
Bates said this would be the first time AWD athletes would be at the Commonwealth Games as a fully integrated part of the athletics programme.
The sport was at Victoria, British Columbia, in 1994 as a demonstration event.
"It will be hugely competitive. The sport was in the Diamond league this year so the standard has really risen."
Bates (44) believed the Commonwealth Games was still relevant today.
"It has still got the aura. The Games still mean a lot to New Zealanders. They are a great stepping stone for our young athletes who want to go on an compete at the world championships or the Olympic Games.
"There are no soft events at the games. You look at the women's 100m hurdles. The top five in the world are all from the Commonwealth. Even if a few top athletes pull out, that just leaves a chance for someone else."
The pair will leave for Hong Kong on Saturday, where the athletics team will spend a few days acclimatising.
