Friday, August 3, 2012

Olympics Unfairness?

In the Olympics, they say all that really matters is the spirit and the fairness. During the women's swimming competition, both of these precious qualities were torn apart with vicious accusations.

The victim was the 16 year old Ye Siwen from China. The executive director of the World Swimming Coaches John Leonard claimed that Yi had been doping, and that is how as a result she had broken the world record for the 400 metre individual medley and won the gold medal for the event. Soon following this gold medal, came another in the 200 metre individual medley.

It's incredibly biased how the Western world can only accept the success, the rise of their own but not another from a developing country. Michael Phelps broke the Olympics record for the most decorated Olympian of all times, did anyone ever make an open remark about the possibility of the use of illegal drugs? Another example would be the US's own Missy Franklin, who is aged 17. Barely a year older than Ye. She has also won three gold medals, but did anyone accuse her? No. People showered her with their praises.

Ye had sworn that she had never taken anything. She even passed the doping test run three times.

I think they should bring back the spirit of the Olympics, and the fairness along with it. If there's no substantial evidence, no athletes should have fingers pointed at them when they've sacrificed so much for the competitions.




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