jeudi, avril 03, 2008 Beijing 2010: The Games Politico  While the spirit of the games might be sportsmanship, the Beijing 2008 games looks set to be one of the most politically-charged events in the event's history.Even before bidding started, rumours of China's possible participation already stirred much controversy, which only escalated once the the country won the bid to host the Olympic Games this year. Today, with China's heavy-handed reactions towards Tibet, and its support of Sudan, many playmakers are lobbying their heads of states to avoid attending the games' opening ceremony. This is going to play out over the next couple of days, without a resolution till the last minute. While I guess at who's coming and who's not, it's such a pity that the games can't be just that - games. It's bad enough with the dope-testing and the unsportsman-like behaviour from the athletes themselves, but having this as yet another political minefield is the double-glazing on the curry-puff: too much effort for something that doesn't really amount to much, in the grander scale of things. Libellés : current affairs, thinking [Beijing 2010: The Games Politico] |
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