Here’s a pretty strong — but we must say not unfounded — statement by British athlete Jason Gardener on the drug scandals that has engulfed athletics in recent years. “If Maurice Greene is proved to be a cheat then, apart from Kim Collins, every winner of the world and Olympic titles I tried to win [...]
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Yatching: Kevin Lim’s Road to Beijing
Let’s include Malaysian Kevin Lim among the list of athletes who have some issues (okay, gripes) against their country’s sports officials. His unsure road to Beijing looks like this: 1. The Malaysian Yatching Association did not register anyone for the last yatching Olympic qualifying event held in Australia 2. Kevin, acting on his own, pleads [...]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Beijing’s Opening Ceremonies
Let’s include my favorite Anglican Archbishop, South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu in our list of party poopers. From Reuters: Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged world leaders on Sunday to stay away from the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in August. “The leaders of the free world, for goodness sake, don’t attend the opening ceremony of [...]
Selection Controversy: Liza Hunter-Galvan to Sue Athletics NZ
This is interesting. Some countries are finding it hard to find someone to represent them in the Olympics but New Zealand must have an abundance of talents as it has rejected two marathoners despite these two clocking “A-standard times”. But what exactly is “A-standard time”? Well, we don’t know but we might do a future [...]
Malaysia: Former Olympians Displeased
Don’t look now but there’s a mini-controversy going on after the Olympic torch made its run in Malaysia. No it isn’t about pro-Tibet activists protesting against China although there was some of that. It’s about how former Olympians were ignored by the torch relay organizers. Isthiaq Mubarak, who represented Malaysia in Mexico, Munich, and Montreal [...]
