The All New Olympics Format : 385

           OLYMPICS IN AN ALL NEW FORMAT 



 I somehow find this idea of Olympic Games and all the worldwide attention it gets as a huge blot on the SOCIAL JUSTICE  or SAMUTHUVAM as  they are so fond of calling the inequality as it exists now .

These days I get to hear many voices loud and clear as to why a country with the second largest population in the world returns with a measly 2 or 3 Medals after each Olympics , while the Chinese, Americans or the Russians return with the majority of the Gold or Silverware on offer .

How can you have forward  countries with huge disparities in their Income , Educational , Social , Infrastructural , Training Modules , Technical Knowhow and in General Better Health compete with the not so fortunate ones on this planet .

 It beats the very idea of Social Justice , of equal opportunities to all and ensuring a level playing field for all  in the Competition.  

The Olympic Committee would do well to take a book out of the Indian Landscape and have different set of playing conditions .

Divide the competing countries into groups of

Category A :  FORWARD OR OPEN 

 Forward : Ex : USA , CHINA , UK , RUSSIA FRANCE  etc 

Category B MIDDLE LEVEL 

Middle : AUSTRALIA , JAPAN , SWEDEN , SWITZERLAND etc 

Category C  BACKWARD / DOWNTRODDEN 

Backward : INDIA , SOMALIA , NEPAL , MOZAMBIQUE , IVORY ISLAND  and so forth .

Three different set of competitions could be held for each category . 

This would , I guess get over the Social Disparity aspect to a very large extent .

Alternatively , setting a different bench mark for each of these games could also be step in the right direction . This would negate the process of having 3 different competition for each sport.

100 mts SPRINT  : 

A would start at point 000 , 

B would start at 10 mts from starting point

C would start at 25 mts from starting point 

WEIGHT LIFTING :

A : Take only the lifted load into consideration 

B : Add 10 kgs to the actual lift 

C ; Add 25 kgs to the actual lift .

FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY 

Start with 1 - 0 in favour of B

Start with 2 - 0 in favour of  C

TENNIS : 

Start at Love 15 in favour of B

Start at Love 30 in favour of  C

BADMINTON : 

Start at 5 - 0  in favour of  B 

Start at 19 - 0 in favour of C

SWIMMING : 

B

Reduce 5 Seconds  from the Actual  Time Taken to Complete the Race .

C

 Reduce 10 Seconds from Time Taken to Complete the Race 

SHOOTING AND ARCHERY 

A 

Consider the points as on the Board 

B

Consider 9=10, 8=9, 7=6, and 6=5 for each shot

C

Consider 8,9=10, 7 and 6 = 9 and 5 = 8 


Looking forward to having a bagful of Gold and Silverware next time around .

PS : THIS IS POSTED JUST AS A JOKE AND SHOULD BE THROWN INTO THE TRASH .


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