Maybe because so much of the news is consumed by Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Gaza.
But it just doesn’t seem like we talk nearly as much about China these days.
Maybe I’m off base here and just not as tuned in, but I think I’m right.
Either way, the Olympics are always better when you have legitimate rivalries fueling the fire.
USA and Jamaica have a rivalry in track that is based purely on performance.
USA and Russia have a rivalry which goes back to the Cold War.
WADA officials have acknowledged keeping the test results secret until they were revealed by journalists this spring.
Eleven of those athletes are expected to compete again in Paris.
The Chinese claimed that it was because the samples got contaminated.
Anybody with half a brain can see right through that.
Surely there’s never been a case of bribery making certain wheels turns when it comes to the Olympics.
The IOC can’t afford to piss off China.
They’re already skating on thin ice but now allowing Russia to compete under their own flag.
But that’s not how shit rolls in America.
We’re not going to just let that slide.
You know, something that someone with absolutely nothing to hide would say.
So here we are today.
The start of the 2024 Olympic Games.
