Thursday 2 August 2012

London 2012 Day 5

Even though it is yesterdays news the Badminton Controversy is still in the news. In what must be seen as the  biggest "I am taking my ball and going home" move is now also belongs to badminton. It seems that China's Yu Yang has thrown in the towel and quit the sport for good. In a statement on her blog site Yang has said:
"This is my last time competing. Goodbye Badminton World Federation, goodbye my beloved badminton. You have heartlessly shattered our dreams. It is just unforgivable."

What Yang needs to do though is take a good look at herself as this is what the rest of the world is thinking of her and the other 7 badminton players that forever tarnished badminton. Their acts were unforgivable and they only have themselves to blame. But then maybe of the big nations of badminton were not able to control the game for the last 20 years then the athletes would not have thought they could get away with it. 

Now for a totally left field story that comes via my wife. It is an issue that makes her disgusted with the habits in certain sports.  Mention cycling and the men's road race and wait for a blast at the "filthy" habit of a pee with great one handed ability on the road as they ride. Questions then get raised about the women, as obviously they don't have the ability to siphon off to the side like men do.  Now the swimming pool seems to be a place that as a certain tinge to the water as seemingly all swimmers do it. I really feel sorry for the swimmer that swallowed a lot of water the other night now. Then you have the weightlifters who all seem to pee a little in the exertion of lifting those great weights and that is from both men and women. I have even seen footage of marathon runners in full flight not missing a beat as the relief settles in.  All in all, I can say be very careful giving a congratulatory hug to an athlete straight after their event, might be safer to wait until after they have showered.

Don't believe me.....

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