Mark will don a Borat mankini at Olympic Games

 
15 May 2012

Australia Olympic shooting champion Russell Mark says he will wear a lime-green mankini at the London 2012 opening ceremony after losing a bet with a radio station.

The 48-year-old will sport the costume, as worn by comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen in his 2006 film Borat, after a shock defeat for his Aussie rules football side Carlton.

Mark said: “A lot of people would think a mankini might look better than the team uniform.”

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