Ian Thorpe: Sydney got it wrong, London 2012 mustn't do the same

Evening Standard

Ian Thorpe is about to publish a cookbook and adores Indian food. "I love cooking with spices," he says. "The aroma that fills the kitchen when you cook with them is magical."

Such a shame then that he has never visited India and during the Commonwealth Games spent the entire time commentating from the BBC studios in White City. The broadcaster decided not to have its presenters based in the Indian capital — the first time that has happened since the Kuala Lumpur Games in 1998.