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With a government boycott and such meagre publicity, the chances of hitting the 50% turnout threshold seem slim.

But the income from making pots was meagre and the profession also came with social stigma.

India, for centuries, was wracked by famines and chronic food shortages, leaving generations to survive on meagre nutrition.

In a sign of England's complete domination, they had 569 successful passes in Latvia's half compared to the visitors' 26 in theirs, and must be disappointed such overwhelming statistics resulted in relatively meagre results.

Lord Coe meanwhile - the highest profile candidate with a CV that boasts overseeing London 2012 and running World Athletics - could only muster a meagre eight votes.