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Originally Posted by adidasss
Valid arguments guys and I would debate the merits of the Olympics with you but then I just saw a grown man bawling his eyes out after having won the gold in men's badminton singles and I got emotional too and it's basically what the Olympics are all about and why despite of everything I'm happy they happened in the end, not just for the thousands of sportspeople who are participating and who have trained hard for 5 years to get there and compete, but also all of us stuck at home (or quarantine) who needed something more positive to fill our minds and hearts, for a little while at least...
So yeah...
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I get what you're saying, adidasss, and the best thing about of the Olympics is what you've mentioned.
But I've seen how the US (and the Soviets and East Germans before that) have basically have turned the Olympics into a professional organization. This is the organization that once stripped Jim Thorpe of his medals because he had the audacity to have played professional baseball. Now they allow nations to pay its athletes directly and not just living expenses either. That seems very unfair to the nations who are still trying to do it right.
Anyway, this is just where I'm at. Enjoy the games.