From: dharam@wpi.WPI.EDU (Dharmendra Khanolkar)
Subject: Re: Olympics Opening Cermony.
Followup-To: chemsn@emory.edu
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 16:21:28 GMT

In article <819@emoryu1.cc.emory.edu> chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala) writes:
>During Olympics opening cermony when India was marching,
>Bob Castner of NBC commented in addition to oyher things
>"... it(India) is such a poor country that it can't afford
>to have an artificial turf surface for training its team ...".
>Is it true that India can't afford to have a turf surface?
>
>Incidentally, Pakistan is being mentioned as World Cricket
>Champions by the same commentator.
>
>Opinions are welcome on these comments.
>
>---Sreehari.

Hi Sreehari,

	The JN stadium in Delhi does have an olympic standard astro-turf
for its track and its field. I am not sure what gave the NBC commentrator
that idea, but I can confidently say that he is not properly informed.
Furthermore, if you have been a regular follower of NBC sports they do make
a lot of such blunders in the info that they so "proudly" pass on. We had a
nice time laughing at their ignorance especially during the NBA playoffs and
finals. :) 

Cheers..

Dharmendra
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Dharmendra Khanolkar,					(dharam@wpi.wpi.edu)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute,
100 Institute Rd, Box #176, Worcester,