>They train their wholes live and push themselves through mental and physical barriers.
... only to participate in a "big brother meets capitalism" like event. i have respect for the athletes, but everyone who participate in the olympics supports the near criminal IOC.
Should a top diplomat not work for a government because they are corrupt too? Or a talented young footballer in the favelas of Sao Paulo not dream of winning the World Cup and earning a good wage because FIFA is corrupt also?[1]
Using that logic, no hacker should ever work with Apple, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, Airbnb, Craiglist...
Athletes don't care about the management of the IOC. They compete in the Olympics to compete against the best. They aren't going to give up their dream of challenging the luminaries in their sport just because a few IOC members take a few bribes, any more than you would stop working with Apple b/c their contract labor policies drive a handful of workers to suicide.
... only to participate in a "big brother meets capitalism" like event. i have respect for the athletes, but everyone who participate in the olympics supports the near criminal IOC.