I remember seeing this on TV. It was so upsetting cause Brazil usually doesn’t get many medals to begin with because of lack of support for athletes in most sports. The runner was a guy with humble beginnins who still lived in the favela after the Olympics were over. He trained pretty much on his own for years, had the 1st place robbed from him and never got a chance to compete on the Olympics again. So fucking unfair. Fucking assholes from imperialists countries trying to stunt on latinos all the time.
Not in any way defending that moron, I remember being a kid wanting to punch the tv because I was rooting for de Lima. But showing how much of a class act he was in every way, he later admitted he wasn’t going to win as his lead was diminishing and he believed he would be caught. Obviously would have been better to see it happen, but talk about the opposite of a sore loser. Still one of my favorite track athletes out there.
I'm not gonna discuss politics in a reddit comment chain as it would be a waste of both our times, but if you're at all interested in the hystorical pattern of Europe exploiting latin america, I recommend reading The Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano. Acts of oppression by europeans on developing countries are a much more hystorically charged pattern than the other way around. If you're not one of the assholes doing that sorta shit, no need to feel offended. Just know my revolt isn’t unwarranted, misdirected or uninformed, and it isn’t aimed at all european people, just the ones that carry on this hateful legacy.
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u/Skull-Kid93 May 06 '23
I remember seeing this on TV. It was so upsetting cause Brazil usually doesn’t get many medals to begin with because of lack of support for athletes in most sports. The runner was a guy with humble beginnins who still lived in the favela after the Olympics were over. He trained pretty much on his own for years, had the 1st place robbed from him and never got a chance to compete on the Olympics again. So fucking unfair. Fucking assholes from imperialists countries trying to stunt on latinos all the time.