Letter: No fun at games
If I were one of the officials of the Scottish team, I would be pushing for a boycott of the games due to the use of child labour with what appears to be draconian methods.
Elizabeth M Girdwood
Academy Place
Bathgate, West Lothian
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In your report on conditions at the athletes' village in Delhi (24 September), one competitor is quoted as saying: "We're not expecting five-star accommodation and we're not going for a holiday."
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Hide AdOf course, she is absolutely right, but it is interesting to note that, in the same report, a coach to the hammer team tells us that he IS staying in a five-star hotel.
As well as lifting the odd hammer, I hope he is up to lifting what could be his own hefty hotel bill.
James L Shearer
Cargilfield View
Edinburgh