Olympic Racism, an International Shame(sports Colonization Part I.)

Book excerpt: There have been no Olympic Games in Africa since 776 B.C., neither in the 20th century nor in the 21st century: THAT IS RACISM! Racists are also human beings and, as such, they often make mistakes; the world has accepted intolerance, discrimination and abuse of power and influence as normal and that has been the grave mistake of the 20th century. Now that the 32nd session of the Olympic Games, the greatest international event since the most remote antiquity, is being celebrated with risk and enthusiasm, precisely in Japan where already in the 20th century the most inhuman acts were committed as a consequence of an inhuman war, the so-called Second World War; now that the world, that is, the collective of the population community of this planet that is struggling and overcoming all the possible crises that accompany and will accompany the Civid-19 and its prefabricated variants. At this time when the world is increasingly determined to fight for equality, democracy and justice with more tenacity and effectiveness than ever before; it is precisely at this time when it is appropriate to accept with sincerity the magnitude of the shame that it should be for all, even for the most racist who hide behind a false and feigned tolerance, that in thirty-two centuries no less, the world has prevented Africa from shining for what its people are best known for: strength and physical and athletic capabilities. Until the world understood the value of working in community and for global benefit, African and even Caribbean countries should really consider focusing on strengthening the commercial and financial competitiveness of local and regional sporting events and not just soccer and basketball, and maximizing their profitability through the same channels as the so-called International Olympic Committee, but from a privatized order. If everyone wants to continue acting as if racism were something normal, if you are not racist and never intend to be, or if you are simply a coherent person with a sincere heart, do your part, and as far as the Olympics are concerned, always keep this in mind: The day the Olympics are held in Africa, not a single medal, neither bronze, nor gold, nor silver, will come from the African continent.