What do you think of athletes making rude gestures?

Cyclist Shane Perkins is the second Australian athlete in Delhi in to make a rude gesture to Commonwealth Games officials, after wrestler Hassane Fkiri did the same earlier in the week. Is this kind of behaviour acceptable, and how does it reflect on Australia's reputation on the world stage?

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Published 7 October 2010 10:04am

Updated 23 August 2013 2:09pm

By staff, agencies

Source: SBS

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Cyclist Shane Perkins is the second Australian athlete in Delhi in to make a rude gesture to Commonwealth Games officials, after wrestler Hassane Fkiri did the same earlier in the week. Is this kind of behaviour acceptable, and how does it reflect on Australia's reputation on the world stage?

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