I
may have said this before, as I've been blogging now through a number of
Olympic cycles, but I'm not keen on events where medals are handed out based on
decisions made by judges. I prefer to see obvious winners rather than graded
participation, because it means the prizegiving just comes down to opinion. I
know there are always guidelines, and I know everyone knows what they're
getting into before they get into it, but I don't think I'd want the most
important competition of my life to be decided by the opinions of a few people
watching it on a screen and then passing judgement on it. Wouldn't it always be
open to corruption, or affected by personal mood on the day? I'd only feel
happy winning gold if there was a clear-cut methodology that proves I deserve
it. If I run fastest or jump highest I am absolutely worthy of being called
champion, whereas if the criteria for success was 'on this given day this group
of six people chose me as the best exponent of my event' it wouldn't sit so
proudly with me.
Mind you, let's be honest, I'm more likely to get close to the Earth's core
than get close to an Olympic podium, so I don't think I need to think about it
too much...
RC 16-2-26
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