Why does the press do these stupid things? If they had tried ot confirm it first with Crawfie, there would be no need to print lies.Meanwhile, Crawford labelled as untrue, reports in the local media that he was treated shabbily in Beijing.
The reports stated that so shabby was the treatment, it took the generosity of friends and associates to come to Crawford’s rescue and ensure he was housed in a comfortable hotel.
It also stated that the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) had used up its quota of accreditation, so Crawford’s name had to be deleted. But he was still accredited, but as a member of the St Vincent and the Grenadines team.
Yesterday, in an interviewwith the T&T Guardian, Crawford denied this saying that when he arrived in Beijing he was housed at a hotel which was far from the Olympic Village.
He said he communicated to Larry Romany, the president of the TTOC that he wanted to move closer to the games. He said at the time he was not feeling too well and Romany and Peter Samuel, the NAAA public relations officer, visited him. He said they informed him that there was an empty room at the hotel where they were staying and they sent transportation for him to be relocated.
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports3.html
