[mpasternak]

I feel bad for the athletes.

The athletes only want to compete, and they train hard with a very limited career potential of maybe one Olympics.

The statement should have been made 8 years ago when the IOC was bought into choosing Beijing for the Olympics. The statement should have been made years ago By the major world players boycotting China financially.

Suffice it to say the hope that mere athletes are going to make the difference isn't enough. The world community needs to be the one to tell China that they have to change.

as for why china got the Olympics over other fore runners? my belief is that the corruption that the IOC was accused of before never went away. Money still reigned supreme. I was a big follower of the Olympic bid as one of the forerunners was my home town of Toronto Canada, and when the announcement was made it was quite shocking. I dont think Toronto needed it or should have won it, But to lose to a country and a place that is known for Genocide and some of the worste humanitarian issues of today, you know there is something foul at play