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Delhi Commonwealth Games could be new Munich massacre, says Oz Olympic legend | Australian Olympic legend Dawn Fraser has urged international athletes to boycott the Delhi Commonwealth Games saying that the organisers may not be equipped to prevent a repeat of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. During
the 1972 Olympics, members of the Israeli team were taken hostage and eventually
murdered by Palestinian terrorist group 'Black September'. By the end of the ordeal,
the terrorists had killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches and one West German
police officer. Five of the eight members of Black September were killed by police
officers during a failed rescue attempt. Fraser has also spoken of her concerns
regarding sanitation and even the quality of food available to Australian athletes
in the Indian capital. "The Indians are telling us that security will be right.
But they've also been telling us for months that their stadiums are ready to go
too and, quite obviously, they're not. Yet they're still expecting everyone to
trust them and turn up when they say it's all going to be OK," The Daily Telegraph
quoted Fraser, as saying. "So what else are they keeping secret? Where is the
food coming from? How is the sanitation? I know Australia has never boycotted
a Commonwealth or Olympic Games, but we're simply being told too many lies." "I
would hate to see another Munich , but with things getting worse and worse, I
have grave concerns. Can they prevent it?" she added. Sprint legend Raelene Boyle,
who won two Olympic silver medals in Munich , supported the boycott calls, and
said that New Delhi should never have been awarded the mega event. "That's the
bottom line, but who do you hold to ransom? Regarding security, it certainly provides
a precarious situation so it's really up to individuals whether they go. But they're
young athletes who wait their whole lives for this - they'll go," Boyle said.
However, Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) Chief Executive Perry
Crosswhite insisted that India would get ready for the Games on time. "Everyone
knows construction is behind, but we believe the Indians will get there and will
hold a good Games. As for security, if it's not at the highest acceptable levels
Australia won't be going," Crosswhite said. "To suggest otherwise is to accuse
us of being irresponsible and we're not. We've got a lot of people working on
this and right now we believe the appropriate security is in place. It's time
someone provided a balanced view, gave us a fair go and gave the Indians a fair
go," he added. |
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