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Sri Lanka: Should Poor Countries Play Games?

Posted 5 August 2011 21:17 GMT

In reaction to Sri Lanka's bid for the next Commonwealth Games, which may cost billions of dollars and pose risk of corruption and controversy, Indi.ca asks should poor countries have the luxury of playing such costly games?

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