Sports Minister Lundy loses bet and joins Team GB
Federal Sports Minister Kate Lundy is to, briefly, wear a Team GB shirt and row at Olympic rowing venue Eton Dorney.
Senator Lundy lost a bet with her British counterpart, UK Minister for Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson, over whose country would win more Olympic medals.
If Minister Robertson lost he would have had to wear an Australia top and play hockey inside Australia House, the Australian High Commission in London.
However, with Britain third in the medal table with 48 medals and 22 golds and Australia very much down under with 25 medals and four golds, Lundy has the forfeit.
Senator Lundy (pictured) told ITV's Daybreak in the UK "if Australia got more gold medals then Hugh was going to put on a hockey T-shirt and dribble the ball around Australia House
"But if Britain got more gold medals I'm wearing the GB shirt and rowing a length at Eton Dorney.
"I have cheerfully conceded that I think I will be rowing this time around."
Senator Lundy described Australia's performance at London 2012 as a "shock", adding "I think a lot of Australians are looking at the result and saying 'Where are we?'.
"But can I say all credit to the British athletes who are having a fantastic Olympic Games."
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