The Australian Commonwealth Games Association has responded to claims Tasmania was left off the map on a team uniform, saying it รขโฌลwould never knowingly do anything to offend the people of Tasmaniaรขโฌย.
Chief executive Perry Crosswhite replied to a letter from Premier Will Hodgman saying รขโฌลit is regrettable that some people were offended by the apparent slight to Tasmaniaรขโฌย.
Swimsuits worn by athletes in Glasgow feature kangaroos, emus and maps of Australia, but no visible sign of Tassie.
Following the omission, the State Government and the Mercury joined in a campaign to promote Tasmania to the world and put it back on the map.
รขโฌลSpeedo, the designers and manufacturers of the training swimsuit, advise that Tasmania is in fact included in the training swimsuits,รขโฌย Mr Crosswhite said.
He maintains that while the design and placement of Australia and the kangaroo is different for each garment all include Tasmania, but รขโฌลat times the kangaroo covers the รขโฌหareaรขโฌโข where Tasmania isรขโฌย.
Read Perth Now
Leave a Reply