Thursday, August 26, 2004
Simply Embarrassing
I cannot believe what I saw tonight in the men’s 200m. Or, rather, what I saw before it.
The Greeks were booing and whistling to such an extent that they delayed, repeatedly, the start of the race. They did it because they were angry over the fate of their own star athlete in this event. And NBC reports that there have been Greek newspaper reports that Americans were responsible for the Greek athlete’s drug problems.
I plan on acknowledging and congratulating the Greeks on hosting a truly spectacular Olympics when this is over, because they have been spectacular. But this was an ugly, disrespectful and un-sportsmanlike display.
For shame.
I cannot believe what I saw tonight in the men’s 200m. Or, rather, what I saw before it.
The Greeks were booing and whistling to such an extent that they delayed, repeatedly, the start of the race. They did it because they were angry over the fate of their own star athlete in this event. And NBC reports that there have been Greek newspaper reports that Americans were responsible for the Greek athlete’s drug problems.
I plan on acknowledging and congratulating the Greeks on hosting a truly spectacular Olympics when this is over, because they have been spectacular. But this was an ugly, disrespectful and un-sportsmanlike display.
For shame.
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