As the clock strikes 5pm on 13th May 2012,
I keep wondering if there isn’t a less complex way to celebrate the excellence in teamwork or crown the individual skills and the perseverance of our sportsman and athletes, than getting them all to participate in what has become a “once in 4 years” extravaganza called the Olympics!
I do acknowledge the quintessential debate of expenditure versus development and expenditure versus public diplomacy that usually accompanies such large-scale global events, but my interest is in knowing if there could be other innovative ways by which the world can achieve the Olympics ideals and objectives? Isn’t it time to start the debate about what changes in the Olympics “business-model” and “organisational-model” can actually help reinforce and reinvigorate nations to achieve these ideals and objectives in a 21st century context? And how can any future Olympics Organising Committee ensure that the benefits from Sports are truly widespread and how can it make the Games truly “inclusive” – that all nations and peoples can comfortably aspire to participate in an “equal” manner?
I leave these thoughts with you for the week ahead. Hope you are having a great weekend.
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