Kazakh Sports Agency head promised to deal with the anthem row
13:00, 27 March 2012
ASTANA. March 27. KAZINFORM Chairman of the Kazakh Agency of Sports and Physical Education Talgat Yermegiyaev promised to deal with the incident occurred at the World Shooting Championship in Kuwait.
As earlier reported, Baron Cohen's version of the anthem, from his film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, was played instead of the real one at a medal ceremony.
"The blame lies largely with the organizers for they had to complete all practical arrangements from the beginning to the end," he told journalists after the Government meeting in Astana.