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| kennyrester said:
Rightly or wrongly some Olympic events are just seen as more important than others, with athletics top of the pile. I suppose they're more competitive than some of the others like cycling and sailing which don't have the same popularity worldwide. As for the boxing, I think that achievement has been talked up a bit too, given that two more golds were won by women later that afternoon. I don't know that scheduling should impact on the importance of the achievement. It doesn't hurt that Ennis is gorgeous either. |
Some might be but I think there should go on recognition of achievement rather then just who's popular.
One thing I nearly wrote in to BBC about in complaint was last Saturday. One the same althletics day, we won a gold in heptathlon, gold in long jump and then gold in 10,000 metres. On BBC coverage then did it in the order of Heptathlon, 10,000 metre then Long jump. Ennis had a special feature on her, so did Farah. Rutherford had just highlights of his jumps. Ennis was favourited in this case and then Farah above Rutherford. It should have been done fairly, as all are gold in the end, so it should have been done in order of getting them not favouritism. If it was recognition, Farah should have been first (first british 10k winner) then Rutherford (first gold in long jump for 40 years or so), then Ennis.
But hey, I'm in a moany mood today. :)
Hmm, pie.
