@alien said:
That was Great Britain. They ain't so tough without the Scots and Welsh…
That was Great Britain. They ain't so tough without the Scots and Welsh…
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@Yossarian said:
yep thats true. i think it was the scots that got alot of their cycling gold
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@alien said:
r u serious about fulton.
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@magpie mania said:
yes unless he is only joking on facebook (which wouldnt surprise me now that i think about it) :laughing:
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<big>Moneghetti fumes over 'cattle treatment'</big>
Jano Gibson in Delhi, ABC October 5, 2010, 4:10 pm
Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti has savaged the organisers of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, saying Australian marchers were treated like "cattle" in extreme heat.
An emotional Moneghetti, who has praised the way the trouble-plagued Games have run so far, fired his salvo at a press conference at the Games village this morning, more than 36 hours after the ceremony.
"We were treated like cattle," he said.
"It was disgraceful. I am not over exaggerating this situation."
He said the 254 Australians taking part in the athletes' parade arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at 4:30pm (local time).
But they then had to wait under a marquee for two hours in hot conditions before being held in a furnace-like tunnel for another hour.
"That's one hour in absolute cauldron conditions," he said.
"It was unbearably hot so we pushed forward ... we revolted, rioted and moved another 50 metres forward to which we entered an area ... that was hotter."
He said there was no doubt the temperature inside the stifling tunnel was over 40 degrees Celsius.
"We were emotionally affected when we then burst out onto the arena," he said.
Moneghetti said the experience would jeopardise athlete participation in future opening ceremonies.
"It was with absolutely disregard for athlete welfare," he said.
"And so, so extreme that the athletes have lost confidence with the event organisers and it will impact on future Australian athlete involvement at the opening ceremony.
"I cannot be any stronger."
He said he had not spoken publicly about his anger towards the ceremony officials until now because he wanted to first take his complaint through proper channels.
"It's not fair to accuse the event organisers of that situation until I've had the opportunity to raise it with them first," he said.
The debacle is the latest in a string of bungles and concerns hanging over the Games, including the collapse of a pedestrian bridge outside the main stadium, the shooting of two tourists, shoddy conditions in the athletes' apartments and an outbreak of dengue fever.
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/commonwealth-games/news/article/-/8074408/moneghetti-fumes-cattle-treatment" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Jano Gibson in Delhi, ABC October 5, 2010, 4:10 pm
Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti has savaged the organisers of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, saying Australian marchers were treated like "cattle" in extreme heat.
An emotional Moneghetti, who has praised the way the trouble-plagued Games have run so far, fired his salvo at a press conference at the Games village this morning, more than 36 hours after the ceremony.
"We were treated like cattle," he said.
"It was disgraceful. I am not over exaggerating this situation."
He said the 254 Australians taking part in the athletes' parade arrived at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at 4:30pm (local time).
But they then had to wait under a marquee for two hours in hot conditions before being held in a furnace-like tunnel for another hour.
"That's one hour in absolute cauldron conditions," he said.
"It was unbearably hot so we pushed forward ... we revolted, rioted and moved another 50 metres forward to which we entered an area ... that was hotter."
He said there was no doubt the temperature inside the stifling tunnel was over 40 degrees Celsius.
"We were emotionally affected when we then burst out onto the arena," he said.
Moneghetti said the experience would jeopardise athlete participation in future opening ceremonies.
"It was with absolutely disregard for athlete welfare," he said.
"And so, so extreme that the athletes have lost confidence with the event organisers and it will impact on future Australian athlete involvement at the opening ceremony.
"I cannot be any stronger."
He said he had not spoken publicly about his anger towards the ceremony officials until now because he wanted to first take his complaint through proper channels.
"It's not fair to accuse the event organisers of that situation until I've had the opportunity to raise it with them first," he said.
The debacle is the latest in a string of bungles and concerns hanging over the Games, including the collapse of a pedestrian bridge outside the main stadium, the shooting of two tourists, shoddy conditions in the athletes' apartments and an outbreak of dengue fever.
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/commonwealth-games/news/article/-/8074408/moneghetti-fumes-cattle-treatment" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
What about the boxing scales that were 1.4kg out?
@Spartan117 said:
Well I think the nice old lady that lives in a palace says it best….
“Just under a year ago, at Buckingham Palace, I placed this message in the Baton which then began its long journey to the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi. On its way, it was carried by relay runners through all the territories of the Commonwealth as an invitation to participate in these Games.
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“It is particularly fitting that the 2010 Commonwealth Games are being held in India. Recently, we have celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the London Declaration, when Indian Independence brought into being the modern Commonwealth of Nations. Since then, it has grown from just eight member countries to its present membership of 53, represented here today by the 71 Commonwealth nations and territories participating in these Games. **I firmly believe that when countries can compete in sport together like this, it serves as an inspiration to all nations to work for peace throughout the world.**
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“These Games, with their festival of sport and culture, involving the youth of the Commonwealth, would not be possible without the efforts of so many people, in India, and beyond, and without the participation of so many teams, the dedication of so many athletes, and the involvement of so many voluntary officials. To them all, and to all spectators, I send my very best wishes for what I hope will be experience of a lifetime. “I have much pleasure in declaring the 19th Commonwealth Games open.” ELIZABETH R
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I think the games are great
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It's a farce over there, they have more people watching the cricket while most sports televised have empty stadiums. Very disappointing.
I find it a disgrace that they have over a billion people in India yet their stadiums are empty.
The excuse is they're not interested in the sports that are being played…. Then you see the empty stands at the cricket, their number 1 sport.
They got very upset when Matthew Hayden said a few years ago that theyre a '3rd world country', well they either dont support any sport at all, or they are a 3rd world country as they cant afford to pack any stadiums out despite having over a billion people.
The excuse is they're not interested in the sports that are being played…. Then you see the empty stands at the cricket, their number 1 sport.
They got very upset when Matthew Hayden said a few years ago that theyre a '3rd world country', well they either dont support any sport at all, or they are a 3rd world country as they cant afford to pack any stadiums out despite having over a billion people.
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i think they are now giving out some tickets for free to children
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<big>Delhi pool linked to gastro outbreak</big>
Jano Gibson in Delhi, ABC October 7, 2010, 5:21 pm
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There is speculation the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated after more than a dozen Australian swimmers and several international stars have fallen ill.
Australian swimmers Andrew Lauterstein and Hayden Stoeckel pulled out of their respective heats this morning because of stomach problems.
Stoeckel was forced out of the 100 metres backstroke, an event in which he was considered a gold medal contender, after winning silver in the 50m but missing the final in the 200m a day later.
Lauterstein could not get up for last night's 50m butterfly final and did not race in his 100m heat this morning.
Distance swimmer Robert Hurley has also returned home.
Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti today said more than 12 Australian swimmers out of the squad of about 50 had complained of stomach troubles.
Over five other Australian athletes from other sports have the symptoms, including three with gastroenteritis.
Team medical director Peter Harcourt believes the over representation of swimmers indicates the source of the problem is not food-related, Moneghetti said.
"Obviously we are all eating in the dining hall, we are all eating the casual dining, we are all eating the same food," Moneghetti said.
"And there's very few cases across the board.
"It seems like there's more cases specifically in one sport.
"I think we [are up to] over a dozen [swimmers]."
Asked if he thought the pool water or facilities at the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatic Complex could be responsible for the illness spreading, Moneghetti said it "is possible", but added he was no expert.
"At this point in time I would only be speculating but it seems that there's a possibility that it's where the swimmers have come from or what the swimmers are doing that may be [causing the problem]," he said.
"I'm not sure. I don't want to jump to conclusions because we've got no medical evidence of why this is happening.
"My concern is that I want our team to perform well."
Officials say hygiene tests were carried out at the pool before competition began.
Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell has made the issue a matter of priority.
"We must find this out immediately. I have made a note and I'll get on to that. Let's see what happens first," he said.
"If there's something unsafe, we can't swim in that water. So we'll have to deal with it, but how quickly it can be dealt with, I can't sit here and speculate.
"But it's a matter we have to deal with with the greatest of urgency."
On Tuesday night, Australian swimmer Marieke Guehrer said: "[My time] was a bit slower than last night but I have had Delhi belly for the last 24 hours. I was up for a lot of the night last night. Bad cramps as well."
English swimmer Rebecca Adlington was quoted in the Telegraph as saying: "Most of us girls have got it.
"You don't feel bad in itself, it's just that I can't eat and I'm going to the toilet every couple of minutes, but it could be a lot worse."
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/commonwealth-games/news/article/-/8090675/delhi-pool-linked-gastro-outbreak" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Jano Gibson in Delhi, ABC October 7, 2010, 5:21 pm
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There is speculation the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated after more than a dozen Australian swimmers and several international stars have fallen ill.
Australian swimmers Andrew Lauterstein and Hayden Stoeckel pulled out of their respective heats this morning because of stomach problems.
Stoeckel was forced out of the 100 metres backstroke, an event in which he was considered a gold medal contender, after winning silver in the 50m but missing the final in the 200m a day later.
Lauterstein could not get up for last night's 50m butterfly final and did not race in his 100m heat this morning.
Distance swimmer Robert Hurley has also returned home.
Australian chef de mission Steve Moneghetti today said more than 12 Australian swimmers out of the squad of about 50 had complained of stomach troubles.
Over five other Australian athletes from other sports have the symptoms, including three with gastroenteritis.
Team medical director Peter Harcourt believes the over representation of swimmers indicates the source of the problem is not food-related, Moneghetti said.
"Obviously we are all eating in the dining hall, we are all eating the casual dining, we are all eating the same food," Moneghetti said.
"And there's very few cases across the board.
"It seems like there's more cases specifically in one sport.
"I think we [are up to] over a dozen [swimmers]."
Asked if he thought the pool water or facilities at the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatic Complex could be responsible for the illness spreading, Moneghetti said it "is possible", but added he was no expert.
"At this point in time I would only be speculating but it seems that there's a possibility that it's where the swimmers have come from or what the swimmers are doing that may be [causing the problem]," he said.
"I'm not sure. I don't want to jump to conclusions because we've got no medical evidence of why this is happening.
"My concern is that I want our team to perform well."
Officials say hygiene tests were carried out at the pool before competition began.
Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell has made the issue a matter of priority.
"We must find this out immediately. I have made a note and I'll get on to that. Let's see what happens first," he said.
"If there's something unsafe, we can't swim in that water. So we'll have to deal with it, but how quickly it can be dealt with, I can't sit here and speculate.
"But it's a matter we have to deal with with the greatest of urgency."
On Tuesday night, Australian swimmer Marieke Guehrer said: "[My time] was a bit slower than last night but I have had Delhi belly for the last 24 hours. I was up for a lot of the night last night. Bad cramps as well."
English swimmer Rebecca Adlington was quoted in the Telegraph as saying: "Most of us girls have got it.
"You don't feel bad in itself, it's just that I can't eat and I'm going to the toilet every couple of minutes, but it could be a lot worse."
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/commonwealth-games/news/article/-/8090675/delhi-pool-linked-gastro-outbreak" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The empty stadiums I think are not so much to do with the locals, but the fact that few people have gone to the games to watch. Compared to the previous 2 games in Melbourne and Manchester, where people from other countries would actually want to come.
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@Marshall_magic said:
i think its both. even if the locals just went to the events there should be more than that there
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Very disappointed for Sally Pearson being stripped of the gold medal for the women's 100m sprint. That race was handled so poorly by the officials, firstly one of the English runners was ruled to have false started ahead of Pearson, she was red carded but complained and still allowed to run, and then Pearson wins fair and square from the re-start only to have another pom spit the dummy and complain. Hope she wipes the floor with them in the hurdles.
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@willow said:
Terrible decision to allow her to re-start a race and then take away the prize…