Thursday, July 26, 2012

Racist Tweet Gets Greek Athlete Barred From Olympics

The Olympics aren’t just about outstanding athletic achievement. The Games are about demonstrating impeccable character and ethics befitting one’s nation. That’s the message decision makers on the Hellenic Olympic Committee sent to Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou when they kicked her off the team Wednesday for her dubious posts on Twitter denigrating African immigrants and showing support for a far-right political party.

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/racist-tweet-greek-athlete-barred-2012-summer-olympics/1-a-476145?dst=iv%3AiVillage%3Aracist-tweet-greek-athlete-barred-2012-summer-olympics-476145

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