Olympics Drama Continues
As the 2008 Olympics nears, more and more drama continues to emerge. The IOC is considering stopping the world tour of the Olympic torch because of all of the violent protest. One protest included protesters attacking a woman in a wheel chair carrying the torch, knocking her to the ground. With something new happening every day, one would wonder why the torch should continue. However, after watching Pardon the Interruption on ESPN today, they made a valid point, regardless the Olympics are going to go on, whether the torch reaches every country or not. The show will go on. The IOC maybe should have considered what type of situation they were getting themselves into when they gave the bid to China. How will athletes react? Will they be forced to protest by their fans from their respective countries? How can they run/breathe in the highly polluted air? I guess one will have to wait and see.
posted by mfbibb01 at 7:46 PM
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The Drama continues!!!
Just recently, the Chinese government announced that they have stopped a terrorist plot to kidnap journalists, tourists and athletes at the Beijing Olympics. Several firearms and explosives have been confiscated.
This just adds to the controversy surrounding the China held Olympics. This much controversy can be compared to the 72' Olympics where Palestinian terrorists kidnapped and killed nine Israeli athletes. Something of this magnitude hasn't really happened in a long time. However, with the tension and protests around the world, it is unfortunately a scary possibility.
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