If we were easy with criticism we would say that when politics interferes in sport the chances of spoiling things multiply exponentially. But it does not have to be like that. Sometimes, with politics involved up to the eyebrows, the purposes are fulfilled. For example, soon we will all begin to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Olympic Games, impossible without the political consensus that was forged then. It was good policy.
The Winter Games will no longer be held in 2030 in the Pyrenees due to the interference of bad politics, of a regional president who decided to ignore his own technicians to get on an electoral race on the locomotive of Catalanophobia, or something similar to that, which never seems to lack drivers in Spanish politics, by the way. It must be profitable.
The COE that presides Alexander White today will officially put the nails in the coffin of the project and perhaps begin to conceive another one for later, without forcing couples who do not want to be together. He will have to see who he really wants, because on this side of the Ebro the Olympic enthusiasm has not exactly been overflowing either.
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Caution has been the order of the day, opponents have been louder than supporters, and it seems that those who rule in the main institutions feel more relief than disappointment. Someone has taken the dead off them without getting their hands dirty. Around here there is not much clarity on how to behave before major sporting events, particularly those of a massive dimension and territorial impact.
Therefore, many sincere tears are not expected for the closure of the Olympic folder. Some overacting is not ruled out, but without tearing. A couple more days of angry statements and crossed accusations, and run. Better to look at Girona, where good organization and persistence have boosted joy and self-esteem. The incomparable emotions that sport can provide are experienced in the city. Too bad some politicians don’t know how to see it.