Security concerns may force US to skip Olympics in Athens

[ringmastery]

http://sport.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2847823

United States Olympic hero Mark Spitz has raised the spectre of an American withdrawal from this summer’s Athens Games due to security concerns.


Spitz, who won seven swimming golds at the 1972 Olympics in Munich when 11 Israeli athletes were murdered by terrorists, believes the US team is at this stage not certain to show up in Greece.

With ongoing conflicts involving the US in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as heightened terrorist fears since the events of September 11 2001, Spitz claims American politicians will still be keeping an open mind on whether to send a team to Athens.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We are looking under the microscope at all the different terrorist acts and we know there is a high degree of probability that something could happen in Athens.

[Sandpiper]

1. If so, bummer for the athletes

Many of whom have trained their entire lives for this moment and may never have another chance.

[keithyboy]

2. We really don't deserve to have our country represented. Wonder what

the atheletes feel about this?

[rocktivity]

3. Don't be surprised if it turns out that the security concerns

are actually financial ones.

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rocknation

[rocktivity]

4. WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

IOC buys insurance for Athens Olympics

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rocknation