Comments on: A nineteen year old from Toco

By: TMan

TMan — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:32:42 +0000

The suspicions raised by the media during the Olympics and even afterwards can be described as racist. They seem disappointed that non white athletes could do so well. Many of the judges’ rulings in boxing were questionable as victories were awarded to athletes representing establishment countries.So I do agree with you.
Fortunately, in track and field there is no subjectivity and no one can dispute that gold medal javelin throw.
Suspicions are also fuelled by the athletes themselves because they know which athletes are tampering with banned substances.
Most suspicions have proven to be true over the years.

By: Linda Edwards, class of '67

Linda Edwards, class of '67 — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:14:15 +0000

My point, Tman, is this, and simply this: I am famous. I have done something significant for the second spectacular time. I vacate my “House”given to me for a three-week period, and go to my permanent residence. The IOC begins searching through the rubbish left behind after a successful party. They begin their search, apparently, after I am gone. Who knows who had access between my leaving and their looking? Souuvenir hunters, trash planters? Before they know anything for sure, they are saying they found something.I am already Black, why try to tar me ina hurry? because it will stick easier on African originated people?

That’s like a doctor, giving me a blood test forty years ago,in the US noted “various foreign antibodies” in my blood. He did not recognize the antibodies for polio, smallpox and tuberculosis, all of which I was innoculated against in Trinidad, before I was fifteen. Some doctor, huh?
In the forty-plus years I have lived abroad, I have seen all kinds of asinity, masked in racism.

Strangely enough, the US swimming coach had a lot to say about the sixteen year old Chinese female swimmer, but nothing to say about the Amrican fifteen year olds who won gold.

You have not addressed the obvious racism implied in the whole situation.

By: TMan

TMan — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 04:33:28 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_athletics

This is the Athletics list. Many of the names will surprise you!
Check it out.

By: TMan

TMan — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:48:10 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_sport

No one is making accusations, but be cautious. Go to website above and notice that doping is an international problem.