“I have been an avid listener for over a year and a half but the NOlympics episode disgusted me and permanently turned me off from this show. To claim Sha’Carri Richardson got kicked out of the Olympics for “arbitrary racist reasons” is just factually incorrect. While I don’t agree with the rule, she knew the rule and she broke it. How is that arbitrary? This entire episode was hosted by and included people who were NOT elite athletes and didn’t take that perspective into account whatsoever. As a retired elite level athlete, I was disgusted to hear this episode and truly disappointed by these hosts that I have looked up to for months now. They made valid points, and the focus should be on the corruption of the IOC and how it affects low income areas where the Olympics are picked. Instead it came across whiny and nit picky. Excellent athletes deserve to be celebrated. While there are a lot of problems surrounding the Olympics, athletes deserve to have this level of a chance to compete.”
brennabear123 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/21