INJUSTICE

I'm blogging today because I am totally outraged about the way Liu Xiang the Chinese hurdler is being treated.

For those who do not know the story, Liu Xiang was China's poster boy for this Olympics, and possibly their only hope for winning a gold in the track and field competitions. But he injured his Achilles tendon (I think, don't flame me for getting the body part wrong) right before his heats and had to pull out. Now the Chinese public are both disappointed and angry, and it has been blown completely out of proportion with some people saying that he purposely pulled out because he was scared. He's been labelled a "Coward", "Traitor" and what not. BY BLOODY ARMCHAIR CRITICS. The Strait Times has a excerpt of a HOUSEWIFE, calling him a LOSER. WTF.

Even though I may not even come CLOSE to the level of sports that can be witnessed at the 2008 Olympics, I would like to consider myself a sportsman for the context of this argument. I AM COMPLETELY HONOURED to even play for my SCHOOL, and if I ever get a chance (FAT HOPE) to compete in the Olympics, I'd most probably die of shock. So its really unfair to say that Liu Xiang might have pulled out because he was scared. All those bloody critics deserve to be shot in the head and left to rot. Liu Xiang is an athlete through and through, and I'm sure he would have run if he was fine. STUPID people who don't understand the extent of his injury, ought to know that running with a swollen Achilles tendon can end his career forever. He's young and he surely has at least 2 more Olympics ahead of him. Giving it all up just for the sake of STUPID, UNGRATEFUL people (who I'd feel embarrassed to call MY PEOPLE) is dumb. Get stuffed you idiots.

That's enough of ranting. These Olympics have had amazing moments, like Michael Phelps becoming the first athlete to get 8 Golds in a single Games, and the sheer audacity with which Ussain Bolt won the 100m Men's final. But the Chinese people expect too much from mere humans who have done no wrong other than be good at what they do. If that continues, these athletes will lose the passion they have for their sport and might even consider early retirement to escape the public eye.

Cheers.