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What do you mainly think of the Olympic Games today?. Are you satisfied with the way this event takes place nowadays? If no, what's your point of view? And which might be the developments or changes needed in order to make these games better?
Are you
Male
Female
Your age
<21
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61+
You live in
Europe
USA/Canada
South/Central America
Africa
Asia
Oceania
What do you think of the Olympic Games in general
The greatest sports event in the world
A chance to watch some good athletes
A fine excuse for some people/companies to get even richer
Nothing to do with Olympic Spirit any more
A waste of time, all sports already have their own world cups and championships after all
Other
Do you agree with the amount of sports in the Olympic program
The Olympic Games need more sports
They are just fine
Some of them have nothing to do with the Olympic Games and should be withdrawn
Only few sports deserve to be a part of the Olympic program
Only the "classical" sports (e.g. athletics, greek-roman wrestling etc.) should be a part of the Olympic program
Other
Should athletes competing in the Olympic Games be strictly amateurs, in all sports of the program
Yes
Not sure
No
Should politics play a part in the Olympic Games (e.g. boycotts as in 1980-1984, propaganda as in 1936 etc.)
Yes
Not sure
No
In which year do you believe politics caused the greatest damage to the Olympic Spirit
1936-Nazi racist propaganda in Berlin
1972-murder of Israeli athletes in Munich
1980-the majority of western countries boycotting the Games in Moscow
1984-the majority of eastern countries boycotting the Games in L.A.
Other
Do you agree with the presence of sponsors in the Olympic games
Yes
Not sure
No
Do you agree with the statement "There can be no great athlete without doping any more"
Yes
Not sure
No
Do you agree with the statement "There can be no great record without doping any more"
Yes
Not sure
No
Do you think that in the Olympic games
Athletes should strictly be part of the Olympic national committees, representing their country
Athletes should strictly be individuals without any connection to countries, representing only themselves
It's OK with athletes representing their country, but individuals should also be given the chance to compete only for themselves
In collective(team) sports
only national teams can take part
only teams representing amateur sport clubs can take part
If Pierre de Coubertin was alive, do you think he would be satisfied with the Olympic Games today
Yes
Not sure
No
How do you rate this poll
Excellent
Good
OK
Bad
Boring
This poll was created on 2008-05-22 17:12:28 by avgeris