Commentator can't resist quip at Commonwealth Games runner's super tight shorts
dailystar.co.ukCommonwealth Games couldn't resist making a quip about his colleague's "tight" shorts. Aussie broadcast legend Bruce McAvaney, 69, made reference to the attire of his fellow countryman and former sprinter Matt Shirvington, who he is working alongside for channel Seven at the Games.Ahead of the men's 200m semi-finals at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, the studio-based Shirvington said: "Let’s go back to Bruce.
It’s the men’s 200m and I’m jealous. There’s a nice little tailwind for them." READ MORE: Country's leader competing at Commonwealth Games - but can't prevent minnows losingMcAvaney responded: "You would like to put the shorts back on, wouldn’t you.
And they were tight."The out-of-nowhere comment prompted laughter from fellow athletics commentator Tamsyn Manou. Shirvington is one of Australia's track and field greats - but his outfit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia had him in the headlines for a different reason.He sported a lycra singlet which left little to the imagination down under (if you'll pardon the pun).
Speaking 20 years later in 2018, he said the moment has stuck with him ever since.What's been your highlight of the Commonwealth Games?
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