First it was IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch declaring the Sydney 2000 Olympics were the greatest of all time.
Fifteen years later Molly Rhone, president of the International Netball Federation, has declared the Netball World Cup in Sydney as the most successful in history.
"Yes, I think definitely," said Rhone when asked if this year's World Cup should be remembered as the best ever. "They [organisers] have done a marvellous job and this will be a hard event to beat."
Australia has not hosted the Netball World Cup since 1991 and organisers wanted to make up for lost time by creating a tournament different to anything before it.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/netball/netball-world-cup/sydney-puts-on-greatest-netball-world-cup-ever-inf-president-20150814-gizjmj.html#ixzz3ityeXbC2
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