Raja Babu
BANNED
New Recruit
- Joined
- Oct 10, 2010
- Messages
- 0
- Reaction score
- 0
The issue wasn't the athletes were made to wait. How many times do you need to be told what the issue was? Are you purposely not reading the posts or are you just an Idiot?
Either read what the issue was or don't comment on it.
I am sure I had read the entire post before commenting. However your categorical declaration that I had missed something prompted me to again re-read the post. However, later I realised that it was a total waste of time as the aussies had just one specific complain that they were made to wait forn an hour.
Could you now enlighten us what those, presumabely imaginery, complaints were that is supposed to be discussed??
Rest part of the article is just usual crap which talks about who should bear the Aussie flag at Farewell ceremony etc etc.
Australia have warned organisers they won't put up with more unacceptable treatment at Thursday's Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
The Australian team were fuming after being forced to wait in "cauldron-like" conditions in the stadium tunnel for an hour before leading the teams out into the main stadium at last week's opening ceremony.
Only about 300 athletes out of the 400-plus squad are expected to be left in New Delhi when the closing is held.
Advertisement: Story continues below
On Monday, chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Perry Crosswhite had demanded more consideration for the athletes at the closing ceremony.
"Perry pushed extremely strongly a couple of points that we want covered off to ensure that there is no situation like the opening ceremony," Moneghetti told reporters.
"Watch this space."
Meanwhile, Moneghetti expects a tough time deciding who gets to carry the flag into the closing ceremony after such a successful campaign, with Australia already boasting more than 60 gold medals.
"Gee, what a great position to be in," he said. "How many we can get to carry the flag because I might need to push the numbers out a bit."
Prime contenders are likely to include swimmer Alicia Coutts, the most successful Australian athlete at the Games with five gold medals in her first campaign, triple gold medallist Anna Meares who spearheaded the all-conquering cycling team and athletics team captain Steve Hooker, the Olympic and world pole vault champion.
____________________
Sometime it feels good to on the other side of the line