The Olympians, When the Spotlight Blurs

One inquiry that is constantly played at the forefront of my thoughts at whatever point the Olympics are held, is whether the penance from the competitors, mentors and families included is truly worth the effort?

Presently the Olympics start to blur from our recollections, except for the competitors and those firmly connected with the Olympics, I was unable to oppose the compulsion to offer my appearance on the Olympics held in London, the spot I've turned out in for the last 20 or more years desert safari tour.

The Olympics held in London was no question a gigantic accomplishment for the competitors, volunteers and coordinators. Anybody who worked on the Olympics ought to be saluted on dealing with mammoth assignment requesting extraordinary association and show abilities. I offer my congrats as well.

One inquiry that is constantly played at the forefront of my thoughts at whatever point the Olympics are held, is whether the penance from the competitors, mentors and families included is truly worth the effort?

The inquiry likely eliminates any blameworthy sentiments I have from not actually pushing hard to beat the battle to get fit.

However, other than the gold and silver award champs who might get rewarding sponsorship bargains during or following the games, what befalls them after when the spotlight of the media goes faint? What's more, their photos never again snatch the front pages of papers overall or radiated into a large number of homes. Do they remain commonly recognized names for the long stretches of time after their terrific accomplishments?

I concluded to do a little research on what was the fate of several gold decoration champs from the Beijing Olympics.

Ryu Seung-Min (conceived August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) a Korean table tennis player, won the gold decoration at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles rivalry.

There are not many references to Ryu on the web. Ryu's popularity seems restricted to table tennis circles. Income for proficient table tennis players seldom get to six figures and they don't become house hold names.

What about weightlifting? The gold award champ in 2004 for lifting 105 kg was Hossein Rezazadeh from Iran, and scratch named "The Iranian Hercules." Rezazadeh attempted to exploit his Olympian accomplishment by showing up in notices to advance land in Dubai.

His cooperation shocked a significant number of his fans and was viewed as belittling to both himself and his nation, given the advancement of purchasing homes in a land considered as an opponent.

Once more, Rezazadeh is one more illustration of an accomplished a definitive athletic award, a gold competitor has accomplished a definitive athletic award, a gold decoration, and afterward unobtrusively slips into secrecy. This makes one wonder from me for what reason do they make it happen?


Ralph R. Slade

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