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The History of Olympic Games has had a similar experience before: 1972, 76, of course Moscow 1980, 84 and it happens yet again, now Beijing is a next casualty of stupidity of politicians.


What’s wrong with politicians of our World? Do they have a right to tell a sportsmen and sportswomen not to go to Olympics? Do they have to bury their dreams and 4 years of a hard work of training … just because of any political issues?

What sport has to do with politics?

yeah well im not competeing

If I remember correctly, in the past it has been more of a safety issue. I haven't been paying attention to what is going on currentely but it really seems unfair to the athletes that worked so hard and competed their hearts out to get there...JMO

and why is that? are you out of shape ,Steven?

Hey

Safety is part of Politics ... How Politicians know when it is safe and when it is not?

Sport is Sport

You are right Sport is Sport!!! and its not fair to the poor sportsmen and women who hopes to fulfil their dreams in winning a medal at the Olympics....While they are up 3 or 4 am training for their dream ....most of us are in our beds dreaming....That includes the politicians too.....

Dalai Lama him self says it is not right to boycot the games or making all these disturbences in differnet countries a gainst the torch and he says it is a gainst benefit for Tibetans .....but what does american administration of the White House mean a bout the whole situation? I am totaly certain they love to create problems for China to gain some thing out of the confusion. I think the whole matter is politics once a gain as it has been in the last some years.....

I beleive sport and policy must never mix

Just imagine if the games was in America and people used that to demonstrate a gainst the war in Iraq and the international tortur dynasty the administration of the White House has created and other matters as those....I dont think it would be appriciated or propper at all doing so!

I hope sportsmen and woman being allowed to concentrate a bout winning medals because these problems really are irrtating their feelings and will result in much poor acheivments in the arena.

I think the whole matter is bull shit and even China has been treating Tibet really bad for years ....these disturbences a bout the games is not a propper way of showing opposition at all..Dalai Lama knows it as well.....but oak not all are as wise as Lama him self!

Shit! What has that to do with the White House?
You're letting your hatred cloud your Judgment, if any!!!!

I think the solution to this crap is to let the Greek's host the olympics, after all they started it.

The 2010 winter olympics games in Canada have cost the tax payers of this country about 1.5 Billion so far and it's still two years away. This is a horrible deal for the hosr country.


Tickets to the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will cost $175 to $1,100 when they go on sale a year from Thursday, the Vancouver Organizing Committee announced.

Closing ceremony ticket prices will range from $175 to $775.

Tickets for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will go on sale in October 2008, organizers announced Thursday.
The committee said approximately 1.6 million tickets for the ceremonies and the various competitions will become available on Oct. 11, 2008.

In the sports events, the men's ice hockey final will be the most expensive at $775 for the best seats, and $450 and $350 for cheaper seats. Second-most expensive will be tickets to the figure skating Gala Exhibition, ranging from $175 to $525.

Half of all tickets will be priced at $100 or less, and 100,000 of them will cost $25, a VANOC news release said on Thursday.

This is what politics has to do with sports.......