The Things I think

It may seem hard to believe but Daniel Igali's gold medal in free style wrestling at the 2000 Olympic Games was the last time a male athlete of colour won an Olympic medal for Canada at the Summer Olympics. Since the 2000 Olympic Games, medals won by Canada's male athletes at the Summer Games have been restricted to sports that are seen as being privileged by many, including equestrian, trampoline, diving, rowing, kayaking, sailing and to a lesser extent swimming. What ever happened to Canada's medal winning ways by minority athletes like Lennox Lewis, Donovan Bailey, Alwyn Morris, Mark McCoy and others? This blogger has some theories as to why this is so.

Rowing Canada officials are on record of saying that they want to see Canada's fortunes in scull rowing improve but then are fail to invite a single female sculler to their Olympic camp. Further if improving Canada's fortunes in scull rowing is truly in the cards why do Canada's rowing officials have prominent scullers like Jerry Browne, Kevin Kowalyuk, and Malcolm Howard fill seats in sweep boats. Something doesn't make sense.

Why is the International Amateur Boxing Federation discussing wether or not female boxers should be wearing skirts at the 2012 Olympic Games. Doesn't the organization have more important things to worry about? After all women's boxing is making it's Olympic debut in 2012 and this blogger things that the organization would be better suited to making sure the competition is well run and fair for all. Something that organization hasn't had a successful record of doing at past Olympiads (for male counterparts).