13 Oct 2009

Slim chance left for Fiji to go to Commonwealth Games

2:40 pm on 13 October 2009

Fiji has been suspended by the Commonwealth Games Federation which means that Fiji athletes could be banned from attending next year's Commonwealth Games in India.

The move follows a Commonwealth decision to suspend because its military-led regime has failed to commit to elections ywo years after staging a coup.

But the Federation's president, Michael Fennell, appears to object to the Federation decision.

He is reported to plan to make a representation to the Commonwealth heads of government meeting and ask for sport not be included among the sanctions imposed on Fiji.