Ten more medals for GB in
the last two days, six in what I consider proper sports – golf, tennis,
cycling, hammer where winning depends on objective scoring criteria like fewest
golf strokes, quickest time, furthest distance – and four in more dubious
disciplines – gymnastics, dressage, (and previously diving), where success
depends on the subjective opinion of judges who are observing minute deviations
from a perceived perfection while us lay spectators grasp at straws such as how
big a splash is made, whether a dismount is ‘spotted’, or whether someone falls
off a horse (pommel or equine) or not; I am not saying such activities don’t
require high skill levels, just questioning whether they should be in the Olympics
or the circus.
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