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Posted by bumeral

August 25, 2008

August 24 .- The Games end up and it was time to take stock. In the final game has been interesting to see two highlights: the marathon and the final of basketball, which have faced Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, colleagues in the Lakers.

One of the salient facts of this Olympic event is that China has finished in the top of medallero. It did so because he has obtained a significant number of gold medals. It remains to be seen what happens in London 2012. It is also interesting what they have done in swimming. During the past eight years, the Chinese swimmers were missing. But now go back and think that in 10 years and can dominate the pool.

With regard to athletics, Jamaica has been impressive, with USAIN Bolt to the head. The U.S. team has reason to be worried by the rise of Jamaica. If Bolt wants to celebrate their victories excited and starring a show I think you should do it, why not? But we must also recognize the efforts of rivals, say ‘good job’. All are known and we have to be sports, we must always show respect for the rivals.

More than athletics in the United States is having another controversy: the Age of Chinese gymnasts, who may be less than the permitted (16 years). Because of these suspicions, are asking for medical checks. But what can be done to prove it? I do not know. The Chinese gymnasts seem to have 11 years! I remember a few years ago there was a Korean who took 15 years for three consecutive years. It is a major concern for the International Federation of Gymnastics.

With regard to doping, it is clear that this is a problem. I am not an expert, but the IOC is making a great effort to pressure the National Olympic Committees to make independent tests so that all athletes going to the Games do so clean. The key was in the Athens Games, when a few months before it is held several substances were added to the list of banned drugs. That has only been six cases in Beijing is good news. To uncover the Balco case was very positive, as new substances were discovered and put names to the stars involved, including Marion Jones.

The political situation in China has put in a difficult position as the CIO for comment. We knew from the outset how iban to be the Games. I think the IOC believed, from the heart, to give the Games to China would lead changes and it seems that there have been results, but the Government is not going to change. Only there been a change in two weeks.

I do not believe that the IOC had to be more active in the struggle for human rights. Once granted the organization of the Games to China, lost all his political power, any ability to tell the government of China what to do, just as it does not with the United States. That is not the purpose of the Olympic Games. Unable to change governments, but make at least two weeks people leave weapons, which has not been achieved this time.

The Games represent the expression of the best sports and so has been the past 100 years.

Those in Beijing will be remembered for the record Michael Phelps and other major actions. But within 20 years will be recalled only to Michael Phelps. Just as Múnich’72 is reminded of Mark Spitz, besides, unfortunately, the tragedy of the attack on the Israeli team. A few games left in memory by the actions sports and not so the ruling government promised to do and then failed to comply.

Remember: Do not have been the Chinese Olympic Games, the Olympics have been held in a city, Beijing. There is talk of the Games in Munich, Los Angeles, Athens, and so on. They are not the Games of a country or a government.

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