http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/olympics-and-me-11358 Comments for "The Olympics and Me" en http://dagblog.com/comment/132029#comment-132029 <a id="comment-132029"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/olympics-and-me-11358">The Olympics and Me</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>I was thirteen and saw the black power salute live, the interview after they lost their medals, and thought it massively unfair. I also saw Rick DeMont win a gold in the 400m Free only to have it stripped because of something in his asthma meds. The guy who finished second initially said he didn't want the gold, but I think he later accepted it. DeMont was the world record holder for the 1500m, but wasn't allowed to swim any other events. Later the USOC decided they had screwed up his tests, but the IOC refused to consider reinstatement.</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:20:14 +0000 Donal comment 132029 at http://dagblog.com