Sour Grapes - Watching Europe pout

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So I'm going through all the wonderful blog posts of the day to see what the World was up to. Then I came across this article on BookerRising.net.

Sigh.

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I thought we were done with this ish. Boo hoo boo hoo. Really Dutch people? You had to go there? If you really have a problem with Ethiopian and Kenyan competitors in your sport, then go ahead and call it The Dutch Race and make it all about the Dutch people. No one will hate you for it. But don't invite foreign nationals to race and then tell them if they win they ain't gettin' no money. That's just not right.

Now if you think this is new, I need you to go to this article to read what the IAAF were saying back in 2009. Apparently, people are only interested in watching the sport if their people stand a chance of winning. I don't remember African countries complaining about skiing or curling or horseback riding. Look, we all have different skills. Kenyans and Ethiopians have bodies optimized for running. You can't hate them for it and exclude them from all subsequent sports.

Like BookerRising.net, we're giving them ALL the side eye.

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