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Originally Posted by Cappy
I haven't read this whole thread so if it has been discussed, forgive me.
I imagine a lot of countries are weighing the issue of protesting the Olympics in China but also understanding the short window athletes have to win a medal. I couldn't imagine what its like to train for something every day for pretty little compensation to have that dream crushed because the corrupt Olympics gave the games to a country with an atrocious regime. While some argue the games shouldnt be policital, they clearly are, and in some cases should be as it is a way for the international community to shed light on abhorrent activities in a way that hurts their soft power.
In any event, if there were enough countries contemplating this, what would they say to a parallel games. They arent the olympics, but are organized by a group of countries to compete in the same events and win medals. You could spread out the events to the different participating countries offering an incentive to those whom participate. Some countries that regularly dominate a specific event could even host that event and have their own citizens witness it.
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It would be pretty ironic that in a society of more inclusiveness, globalization and multiculturalism that it breaks up the biggest inclusive, global and multicultural event there is.