tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post3752411772109212747..comments2023-10-06T01:38:30.480-07:00Comments on Beijing Calling: Samaranch's Farewell TourGoodbye HK, Hello YVRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09220868581581406872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-81153521069085192172007-06-25T15:39:00.000-07:002007-06-25T15:39:00.000-07:00WHY does Mr. Samaranch say that China was "robbed"...WHY does Mr. Samaranch say that China was "robbed" of the Olympic Games? A vote was taken by the Int. Olympic Committee, and Australia won the vote. It is as simple as that. Just because someone or some country wants something really really bad, is not logical reason that they should get it. In fact, if China had won back in 2000, the country probably did not have either the finances or the management expertise to handle this huge event. So the results might have been flawed of mediocre. But now, the country has both the money and the extra 8 years of int. management training, so the country will likely host a one of the finest Olympics in history. And so surely it will have been worth the extra wait. <BR/><BR/>After all, there is an old Chinese saying: "It is through patience that the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.<BR/><BR/>Dai Lang JiteDai Lang Jitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506978645920920912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3355076702066700080.post-81697221227499636032007-06-25T08:31:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:31:00.000-07:00samaranch is a true internationalist. he deserved...samaranch is a true internationalist. he deserved every bit of respect and honour we can give him in return. the us has vetoed chinese participation on numerous occasions in the past decades . they fear that china will surpass them in the olympics and lose face internationally. recently the china iron man yang chuen kwong died. i remember in the 60's he and johnson were arch rivals. us manipulated the point counting system in order to let johnson have an edge in the decathlon event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com