PNG sports team stranded in Sydney

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Updated October 21, 2009 14:22:04

The 2009 World Masters Games in Sydney has wrapped up, after attracting more than 28,000 competitors. But for the touch football team from Papua New Guinea, participation in the event proved harder off the field. A shortfall in funding saw the team spend their first night in Sydney on the streets.

Presenter: Pearson Vetuna
Speaker: Winis Tua Lari, senior executive PNG Sports Foundation

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