Every Olympics has had it controversies and London 2012 is no exception. But the London Olympics controversies have been surprisingly blatant. Here is an incomplete list of controversies of the first week. Please let me know if missed anything.
1) Eight badminton players were disqualified for trying to lose. This article explain why. I don't think the tactic was illegal, but with both sides so blatantly trying to lose, the game became a farce and something had to be done.
2) A Chinese swimmer did so well that she is immediately presumed to be doping, even without proof. Is it just "sour grapes" or are so used to this story that we know how it is going to end.
3) A referee blatantly favored an Azerbaijan boxer over a Japanese boxer. The referee's misbehavior was so obvious that we have to wonder how he thought he would not get caught.
4) Amputee South African runner Oscar Pistorius was allowed to competed with special carbon-fiber blades. This was called historic, but it should have been a scandal. How can anybody say that he did not have an unfair advantage.
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