AS we left for Manila, the news was not good. The stadiums were not ready, the organisers were ill-prepared, food was going to be a problem – it was worse for Muslims who needed halal food – and the accommodation and facilities for athletes and the media were well below par.
There was more. You could get mugged, “white powder” would be placed in your bag, people would racially taunt you, they will mistake you for an Arab and extort money from you, said some friends.
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