07-06-2016, 03:41 PM
Sam3 wrote:
And yet athletes are willing to risk their lives and aren't backing out/boycotting these Olympics. If I was a long-distance swimmer, a rower or a sailor I would not be going anywhere close to Rio.
Is the glory of being in the Olympics that great that it's worth risking one's life over it?
Yeah. I can see a top level athlete risking life and limb due to a personal issue. That's what they do. Push themselves beyond normal limits. But to risk your life b/c of the venue??? That just seems nuts.