South Africa Sports Confederations and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) president, Gideon Sam, is ready to work with CWG organizers if that will ensure the success of the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India which starts next Sunday.
Sam has slammed first-world countries for criticising the Games’ organisers, despite images from New Delhi highlighting the issues like not so clean athletes’ village, a bridge collapsing near the main venue etc. He called these as excuses for not knowing the host country enough and trying to find a reason to stay in their "holes". To prove the point, swine flu is a problem across the globe but Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Scotland are highlighting the Indian statistics which are pretty much at par with any other country.
“Our athletes will have no excuses if they don’t perform at the Games. If they are unhappy with their rooms because they have not been swept, they must take off their jackets and sweep them themselves,” Sam said.
“We’ll not complain, South Africans don’t do that. And when I get there on Friday, if a toilet is not clean, I’ll clean it myself.”
Some participating nations have delayed their arrival in Delhi as the organisers attempt a last-minute clean-up. Yesterday, however, athletes continued to withdraw from the quadrennial multi-sport event.
Sam said: “We had the same problems with these countries who complained before the FIFA World Cup. “As South Africans, we’ve always supported our friends, and internationally, India and Brazil (hosts for next 2016 Olympics) are our best friends. “We also want to host events like this, and it’s unfair if they are hosted only by countries like England, Canada and Australia.”
Sam said SA had plans in place to ensure the athletes’ safety and provide sufficient medical care.
“We’ll have our own security on top of what the hosts are providing us. The medical team will also be well equipped,” Sam said.
Sam has slammed first-world countries for criticising the Games’ organisers, despite images from New Delhi highlighting the issues like not so clean athletes’ village, a bridge collapsing near the main venue etc. He called these as excuses for not knowing the host country enough and trying to find a reason to stay in their "holes". To prove the point, swine flu is a problem across the globe but Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Scotland are highlighting the Indian statistics which are pretty much at par with any other country.
“Our athletes will have no excuses if they don’t perform at the Games. If they are unhappy with their rooms because they have not been swept, they must take off their jackets and sweep them themselves,” Sam said.
“We’ll not complain, South Africans don’t do that. And when I get there on Friday, if a toilet is not clean, I’ll clean it myself.”
Some participating nations have delayed their arrival in Delhi as the organisers attempt a last-minute clean-up. Yesterday, however, athletes continued to withdraw from the quadrennial multi-sport event.
Sam said: “We had the same problems with these countries who complained before the FIFA World Cup. “As South Africans, we’ve always supported our friends, and internationally, India and Brazil (hosts for next 2016 Olympics) are our best friends. “We also want to host events like this, and it’s unfair if they are hosted only by countries like England, Canada and Australia.”
Sam said SA had plans in place to ensure the athletes’ safety and provide sufficient medical care.
“We’ll have our own security on top of what the hosts are providing us. The medical team will also be well equipped,” Sam said.
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