SA: Officials should be tormented by guilt over Dajka death: Dad

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2009
SA: Officials should be tormented by guilt over Dajka death: Dad

JOBIE DAJKA's father says Australian sports officials should be tormented by guilt
about the cyclist's death.

STAN DAJKA's told his son's funeral in Adelaide today .. he died without fulfilling
his dream of racing at the Olympics.

The 27-year-old former world and commonwealth champion died at his Adelaide house on
April 4 .. with his body found three days later.

Police have deemed the death not suspicious.

DAJKA spiralled into alcoholism and depression following his controversial omission
from Australia's 2004 Olympics team for lying to a doping inquiry.

A family friend has read Mr DAJKA's eulogy to about 500 people at a northern Adelaide
church .. in which he admitted he's bitter.

He's conceded the troubled times .. but says the good times outweighed the bad a million-fold.

The DAJKA family banned Cycling Australia executives from attending the funeral.

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