tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post8288165196562971979..comments2024-03-14T12:42:51.995+00:00Comments on Chris Whiteside's Blog: On the breadth of team GB's successChris Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-61010856303968828602016-08-21T01:58:01.403+01:002016-08-21T01:58:01.403+01:00Why do we have to draw any conclusions - it's...Why do we have to draw any conclusions - it's a sporting competition for heaven's sake. But it's natural for anyone with a normal and healthy degree of patriotism to want to celebrate the successes of athletes from his or her country. <br /><br />It's only a problem when you start wanting your own side to win so much that you cannot treat athletes from rival teams who have competed honestly and well with the respect that they deserve. I don't see any sign whatsoever of that kind of thing from the BBC or most other Britons - if there was, Jenkins would have a point.<br /><br />You have a point about the rest of the population - and I'm not one to talk - but I don't think too many members of Team GB will be suffering from obesity any time soon.Chris Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888720969479013951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10815380.post-56152777437402988722016-08-20T20:26:40.788+01:002016-08-20T20:26:40.788+01:00What conclusion can be drawn from the Olympics - B...What conclusion can be drawn from the Olympics - British athletes are world leaders in 'sitting down', as are the rest of the population by the obesity figures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com