> Ok then, where's the overwhelming coverage of the women's 100m final? For > the Afghani situation to not hurt the sport, I posit that it has to > actually increase the coverage devoted to the true world class > competitors. If it takes away from that coverage or even does not affect > it, then at the very least the signal to noise ratio is going down and the > lasting impression many will be left with is that the G.P. in Grand Prix > really stands for Green Peace...
As I said, I would probably vote not to have these athletes in the race if I had a vote. But I have to respectyuflly disagree with your assessment of what hurts the sport and what doesn't. I don't think that "many" of the "common" fans you were referring to earlier will be left with any such impression as you imply. - Ed Parrot
