Do you agree with a boycott of the Olympics? Discuss
Topic-Sports, politics
Issue-boycotting Olympics
Context-2008 China Olympics
Keywords- boycott: to refuse to have and dealings
Olympics: An international sports competition held every 4 years
Stand- I do not agree
Topic Sentences
1. China is violating freedom of speech and human rights
2. We should respect the IOC for choosing China as the host country for 2008 Olympics, it is too late to change host country now
3. Other countries should not interfere in China’s internal affairs
4. Politicization of sports goes against the Olympics spirit
Politicization of sports goes against the Olympics spirit. Politics and sports are two different issues; it should not be brought in together. In ST Thursday, April 10 2008, Defence minister Teo Chee Hean said “If you look at the history of Olympics, the people came together regardless of their feelings towards each other. In Greece they were fighting, but they called a stop, so that people could come together to celebrate sports.” This should be the spirit that people should have now, we should put aside all differences and come together to celebrate sports; Olympics is a festival of sports and not politics. By boycotting the Olympics, countries are preventing their athletes to enjoy the fruits of success after 4 years of vigorous training for the highly anticipated Olympics. Rather than criticize China, countries should participate actively in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and maybe after the event help them solve their problems. Hence i do not agree with a boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Quek Sheng Quan
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