He deliberately paused, his gaze sweeping across the room of journalists, "The Indian Government has decided to provide each participating member country's sports delegation with a special sponsorship of no less than one million British Pounds for the athletes' training, equipment, and travel!"
One million British Pounds!
The United Kingdom has finally thrown money around!!
A BBC on-site reporter interjected with an almost ecstatic tone, "Breaking news! The United Kingdom and India have joined forces, using the Commonwealth Games and massive sponsorship to directly counter the Mexican Olympics! A 'world war' in the realm of sports seems to have begun!"
The Times online edition urgently updated its headline: "The One Million Pound Decision: Is World Sports Headed for a Split?"
