An interesting thought by author and football poet Musa Okwonga, which actually referred to the behavior of the British upper class, applies to sport as well.
He increasingly suspects that the English concept of fair play may have been created "to keep people of a certain social class in their place".
The enforcers, on the other hand, can do anything (he doesn't write, but we'll add it here on our own).
Exactly.
Just like the privileged European football clubs.
And not only that, considering the balance of power in the Olympics: that a figure skater suspected of doping could be brought to the start, allegedly to avert harm from her, to the detriment of the other athletes, whose harm no one wanted to avert.
You won't believe them
How does something like this come about?
The Russian form of fair play must be behind it again.
Which reminds us of how it all began.
That the International Olympic Committee should never have reacted as accommodatingly as it did to the state doping in Sochi 2014.
Never.
Speaking of Kamila Valiewa: Due to circumstances, it has now quickly become quiet again about the Russian figure skating teenager.
Although the spin she gave to the version of the poor princess being held captive and tormented by a blonde dragon stepmother is most remarkable in her posts earlier this week.
She thanked her trainer and her so-called entourage in clear words: "Thank you for helping me to be strong." Despite the positive doping test, which got her into trouble.
And?
Wouldn't a few Rittberger opinions be due now?
We don't know, of course, what circumstances prompted the girl to say what she said.
Just as we do not know the background to the denials with which the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai alienated some self-proclaimed protectors in the West, although they only wanted to know how much she is suffering.
However, one thing is clear: Whatever the two may say about all the statements: they will not be believed.
In the West they cry: Please admit that you are a victim!
fates of women.