sport brings us together.
sport unites us.
i am pretty sure they were the sort of sentiments used by seb coe and co (see what happened there?) when they were pitching and winning the olympics.
seems there is a falling out between the british olympic association (boa) and the london 2012 organising committee (locog).
what has caused these two to squabble? why, money; of course.
the boa don't think that their share of the surplus from the olympics (20%) should include the paralympics. see how that sporting family just hangs together. why not? because the olympics will make money; the paralympics won't. simple really.
but it is nice to see that the spirit of the games lives on and that sport isn't about bringing people together, it is not a celebration of endeavour and overcoming the odds. it is about money. the olympic ideal has been reduced to filthy lucre. let's be honest i am sure a large number of the atheletes who are competing would rather their gold medals were briefcases of cash.
given that the stars are looking to roll around naked on pounds notes and euros is it any wonder that the officials are also looking to make sure more lines their pockets. i am sure they have lots of noble sounding reasons and plans for the money - just that they don't want to be helping those nice disabled people who do sports.
given that the boa have known about the olympics taking place in london for a fewer now and given that they even know who locog is (as they have negotiated with them) it says little about the quality of the people who are leading that they wait until the year before in order to start their atttempt to get things sorted.
i can only hope they have been better at sorting out the sports side of things - or else many british competitors won't be worrying about the colour of their medal it will be about them seeing any more of the folding green stuff.
i'm a cynic - get me out of here.
sport unites us.
i am pretty sure they were the sort of sentiments used by seb coe and co (see what happened there?) when they were pitching and winning the olympics.
seems there is a falling out between the british olympic association (boa) and the london 2012 organising committee (locog).
what has caused these two to squabble? why, money; of course.
the boa don't think that their share of the surplus from the olympics (20%) should include the paralympics. see how that sporting family just hangs together. why not? because the olympics will make money; the paralympics won't. simple really.
but it is nice to see that the spirit of the games lives on and that sport isn't about bringing people together, it is not a celebration of endeavour and overcoming the odds. it is about money. the olympic ideal has been reduced to filthy lucre. let's be honest i am sure a large number of the atheletes who are competing would rather their gold medals were briefcases of cash.
given that the stars are looking to roll around naked on pounds notes and euros is it any wonder that the officials are also looking to make sure more lines their pockets. i am sure they have lots of noble sounding reasons and plans for the money - just that they don't want to be helping those nice disabled people who do sports.
given that the boa have known about the olympics taking place in london for a fewer now and given that they even know who locog is (as they have negotiated with them) it says little about the quality of the people who are leading that they wait until the year before in order to start their atttempt to get things sorted.
i can only hope they have been better at sorting out the sports side of things - or else many british competitors won't be worrying about the colour of their medal it will be about them seeing any more of the folding green stuff.
i'm a cynic - get me out of here.
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