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Olympic Games

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

86% (105) Male
13% (16) Female

121 voters have answered this question.

Your age

39% (48) <21
24% (30) 21-30
14% (17) 31-40
10% (13) 41-50
7% (9) 51-60
3% (4) 61+

121 voters have answered this question.

You live in

28% (35) Europe
58% (71) USA/Canada
0% (1) South/Central America
0% (0) Africa
4% (5) Asia
7% (9) Oceania

121 voters have answered this question.

What do you think of the Olympic Games in general

50% (61) The greatest sports event in the world
61% (74) A chance to watch some good athletes
9% (12) A fine excuse for some people/companies to get even richer
9% (12) Nothing to do with Olympic Spirit any more
4% (6) A waste of time, all sports already have their own world cups and championships after all
6% (8) Other

121 voters have answered this question.

Do you agree with the amount of sports in the Olympic program

28% (35) The Olympic Games need more sports
44% (54) They are just fine
23% (29) Some of them have nothing to do with the Olympic Games and should be withdrawn
4% (6) Only few sports deserve to be a part of the Olympic program
3% (4) Only the "classical" sports (e.g. athletics, greek-roman wrestling etc.) should be a part of the Olympic program
8% (10) Other

121 voters have answered this question.

Should athletes competing in the Olympic Games be strictly amateurs, in all sports of the program

23% (27) Yes
33% (39) Not sure
43% (51) No

117 voters have answered this question.

Should politics play a part in the Olympic Games (e.g. boycotts as in 1980-1984, propaganda as in 1936 etc.)

12% (15) Yes
13% (16) Not sure
73% (88) No

119 voters have answered this question.

In which year do you believe politics caused the greatest damage to the Olympic Spirit

23% (27) 1936-Nazi racist propaganda in Berlin
42% (48) 1972-murder of Israeli athletes in Munich
21% (24) 1980-the majority of western countries boycotting the Games in Moscow
7% (8) 1984-the majority of eastern countries boycotting the Games in L.A.
5% (6) Other

113 voters have answered this question.

Do you agree with the presence of sponsors in the Olympic games

58% (68) Yes
23% (27) Not sure
18% (22) No

117 voters have answered this question.

Do you agree with the statement "There can be no great athlete without doping any more"

8% (10) Yes
18% (21) Not sure
73% (84) No

115 voters have answered this question.

Do you agree with the statement "There can be no great record without doping any more"

15% (18) Yes
19% (22) Not sure
64% (73) No

113 voters have answered this question.

Do you think that in the Olympic games

64% (73) Athletes should strictly be part of the Olympic national committees, representing their country
6% (7) Athletes should strictly be individuals without any connection to countries, representing only themselves
29% (33) It's OK with athletes representing their country, but individuals should also be given the chance to compete only for themselves

113 voters have answered this question.

In collective(team) sports

84% (90) only national teams can take part
15% (16) only teams representing amateur sport clubs can take part

106 voters have answered this question.

If Pierre de Coubertin was alive, do you think he would be satisfied with the Olympic Games today

24% (27) Yes
52% (58) Not sure
22% (25) No

110 voters have answered this question.

How do you rate this poll

11% (14) Excellent
34% (42) Good
42% (51) OK
6% (8) Bad
14% (18) Boring

121 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2008-05-22 17:12:28 by avgeris
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