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11:58, July 14, 2007 |
Strong wind from the Mediterranean has become a nuisance to the swimming competition of the All-Africa Games.
Written material of careless journalists was blown into the swimming pool twice on Thursday and Friday. With repeated calls from affected teams, the competition manager had to ask a swimmer to fish out the timetable material out of the pool.
In the second case, the journalist managed to get the soaked material out by himself.
Advertisement boards placed beside the pool were also battered by the wind and staggered to the ground repeatedly.
A more dramatic moment came seconds after Friday's awarding ceremony of the women's 200m freestyle when a strong wind almost brought down the pole which hanged a medalist national flag. A staff was quick enough to catch the pole at the critical moment.
Source: Xinhua
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