2] Whether or not sporting administrators are elected of not has absolutely no relevance to the quality of infrastructure or relative competency of a given country’s developmental sporting climate. You may have a culture of good funding, facilities, coaching, organization and co-operation ,or you may not, but I can’t remember amateur sport in Canada being tabled as a major election issue! Therefore, to me, voting choices and their impact on sport in this country are not relevant.
3] Of course charity is always worthwhile, but track is a sport where only a small handful of athletes in the history of the sport have made it big. You mention celebrities. Not comparable-much richer, much longer potential careers [you have a limited time span to make money running a 9 second 100m.]. Linford also-not representative at all. One of the elite exceptions to the rule! Charlie’s sarcasm over track athletes being charitable with money they don’t generally have is understandable. Seriously-responsible charity is a percentage of one’s DISPOSABLE income.[/QUOTE]
Hi Johnny, no offence taken from and I mean no disrespect towards Charlie either! I will try to clarify myself.
<Charlie, WE is who you vote for. WE is who you put into power as we are led to believe>
When I said ‘we’ the first two times i meant the politicians and the people in power. The third time, I was refering to us, as it is we(us) that are led to beleive that these people are working for us and doing good for the community.
After reading your reply I understand what Charlie said and agree with what hes saying regarding Donavan bailey. My reference was towards the politicians that charlie mentioned.
I find it hard to believe however that athletes such as the ones mentioned do not have enough money to be charitable. If charlie says so then i guess hes right as he is more involved then most of us here.
Voting and sport does have a link. Canada’s foreign minister, John Manley met up with Russias olympic committee to discuss which canadian delegates would come to Moscow.
Paul Martin will meet with the IOC to discuss various issues on canadian sport. Sport and politics is a big thing at the moment because it brings in money, tourists and work for people. Its the government that we chose who decide how much funding we get atleast this is the case in the U.K. When someone disagrees with what the govnt do, they say well you voted them in!
<Therefore, to me, voting choices and their impact on sport in this country are not relevant>
From what I have read about politicians involvement in sport I would say that voting choices do have an impact on sport.
