Bermuda medal hope Tyrone Smith has admitted to seriously considering pulling out of the Commonwealth Games overs fears he could be putting his health at risk.

With the Games less than a fortnight away and India's capital still reeling under dengue fever and a swine flu outbreak, Smith said the worrying health conditions were weighing heavily on his mind.

Yesterday the discus world champion Dani Samuels, of Australia, pulled out over security and health concerns, while the Games have already been hit with several high profile withdrawals, including multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt and Kenya's 800 metre runner David Rudisha.

As it stands Smith will compete in New Dehli where the dengue cases have climbed to 2,450, although the long jumper insists it is not a decision he has taken lightly.

"I'll be honest, I've thought about not going (to the Games) as I'm really concerned about the health conditions," said Smith, who represented the Americas region at the recent Continental Cup.

"No one has really spoken to us about the health problems. I've heard a few whispers from one of the Australian athletes so I went online to do my own research.

"I'll be taking it upon myself to get a flu shot and taking all kinds of mosquito repellents. I feel like I'm going to (New) Dehli risking my life a little bit."

Despite the shooting of two Taiwanese tourists by militants outside a mosque last weekend, Smith does not expect security to be a major threat to the Games.

However, should a big nation like England or Australia decide to withdraw because of health and, or, security fears, then he believes the Bermuda Olympic Association would follow suit.

"The security side of things aren't too much of a concern to me as a Bermudian athlete. I think the British and Australian athletes would be the major (terrorism) targets," he said. "If a big batch of British athletes pulled out then I assume we would pull out as well. I think we would just follow suit with the motherland. Whether or not it was a wise decision to give the Games to India is of no consequence now. We just have to go there and do everything we can to stay healthy. I received a great training grant from the BOA to prepare for the Games and unless the British team pulls out I know we'll be going, so I have to get my mind right."

In a recent article in an international publication, Smith was completely overlooked as a medal contender despite him claiming gold at the CAC Games with a leap of 8.22 metres.

Smith said the snub had only served to fire him up and motivate him to carry his medal-winning momentum into the Commonwealth Games.

"I stumbled across an article in an Australian media outlet the other day.

"They were talking about who the medal contenders would be in the long jump and they didn't even mention my name," Smith said.

"I don't usually let that kind of stuff get to me but it does give me some extra motivation. I'm aiming to finish on the podium."

Smith expects his main competitors at the Games to be the current world indoor champion Fabrice Lapierre and Australian Chris Noffke.

"Everyone seems to believe it's Fabrice's competition to lose and there's also a guy called Chris Noffke.

"Both are actually good friends of mine but during competition time it's a whole different story."

Smith leaves for Delhi on October 3 when he will meet up with his Bermuda team-mates including sprinter Tre Houston, swimmers Kiera Aitken, Nick Thomson, Roy Allan Burch, shooters Ross Roberts, Sinclair Raynor, Carl Reid, Nelson Simons, tennis players Gavin Manders, David Thomas, Tara Lambert, Jacklyn Lambert and squash player Nick Kyme.