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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months ago Top performance is the point The point is to bring together an international community of athletes in a peaceful cultural exchange. Handing out medals for ballroom dancing and table tennis is just an excuse to get everyone in the same room together. Nobody here is under any illusions about why people cheat we all get it. That doesn’t mean it’s acceptable. The enormous monetary incentives around medaling corrupt the spirit of an egalitarian international event.
The point is to bring together an international community of athletes in a peaceful cultural exchange.
Handing out medals for ballroom dancing and table tennis is just an excuse to get everyone in the same room together.
The enormous monetary incentives around medaling corrupt the spirit of an egalitarian international event.