2012 Summer Olympics
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The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad and informally as London 2012, will be held in London from July 27 through August 12. This makes London the first city to host the Games three times - the previous occasions being in 1908 and 1948. The Olympic Games have pagan origins; the torch relay was first used for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Nazi Berlin. During the Modern Olympic Games, the pagan origins of the Olympics have been replaced by faith-based achievement by the participating athletes.
The 2012 games mark the 40th anniversary of 11 Israeli Olympic team members taken hostage and killed by Palestinian terrorist group Black September. The Internal Olympic Committee has been urged to offer a commemorative moment of silence for the athletes at the opening ceremony. The IOC has rejected the moment of silence or any mention of the tragic event so as not to upset Muslim countries. [1] Sportscaster Bob Costas says NBC will honor the Munich 11 despite IOC’s refusal to allow it. [2]
Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees will be participating. Sports contests having the greatest political interest are:
| Sport | Political issue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Ceremonies | Will Overrated Sports Star David Beckham be selected to light the Olympic cauldron? | TBA |
| Multiple | will atheist nations underachieve in team sports? | TBA |
| Multiple | How many athletes will do the equivalent of Tebowing after a victory? | Probably not many, given the aftermath of the black power salute at the 1968 Summer Olympics |
| wrestling | have feminist Title IX quotas destroyed the U.S. team? | TBA |
| men's basketball | will selfless play by outspoken Christian Kevin Durant overcome ball-hogging by Overrated Sports Stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James on USA Basketball? | TBA |
| men's tennis | will one of the Greateat Conservative Sports Stars -- such as Novak Djokovic -- win the gold medal? Will Andy Murray of atheistic Britain underperform? | TBA |
| women's soccer | ranked #1 and won the gold in the last two Olympics, but now this U.S. team is politically correct, so will it underachieve?[3] Major rivals will be Japan, Brazil and France. | TBA |
| Men's Handball | Will heavy underdogs Tunisia overperform in Group A? Group A should perhaps be dubbed the "Group of Left", since the other five teams are Sweden, Iceland, and Argentina, where same-sex marriage is legal, and increasingly atheistic Great Britain and France. | TBA |
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Nations that have implemented same-sex marriage
Argentina
| Year and location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 St. Louis | Did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 Stockholm | Did not participate | |||
| 1920 Antwerp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 Paris | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1936 Berlin | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1948 London | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Moscow | Did not participate | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 Beijing | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| July 22, 2010 | Same-sex marriage legalized | |||
| 2012 London | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Total | 17 | 23 | 26 | 66 |
Belgium
| Year and location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Did not participate | |||
| 1900 Paris | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 1904 St. Louis | Did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1920 Antwerp (host) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 1924 Paris | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1948 London | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1956 Stockholm/Melbourne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1980 Moscow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| January 30, 2003 | Same-sex marriage legalized | |||
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 London | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Total | 37 | 51 | 51 | 139 |
Canada
| Year and location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | did not compete | |||
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1904 St. Louis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1908 London | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1924 Paris | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 1948 London | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1956 Stockholm/Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1976 Montreal (host) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1980 Moscow | did not compete | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
| 1988 Seoul | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 2004 Athens | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| July 20, 2005 | Same-sex marriage legalized | |||
| 2008 Beijing | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 2012 London | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Total | 58 | 94 | 108 | 260 |
Denmark
| Year and location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 1924 Paris | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 1928 Amsterdam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1948 London | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1960 Rome | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1972 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 Montreal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 Moscow | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1988 Seoul | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 Beijing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| June 15, 2012 | Same-sex marriage legalized | |||
| 2012 London | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Total | 41 | 63 | 66 | 170 |
Iceland
| Year and location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | Did not participate | |||
| 1900 Paris | Did not participate | |||
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | Did not participate | |||
| 1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 Antwerp | Did not participate | |||
| 1924 Paris | Did not participate | |||
| 1928 Amsterdam | Did not participate | |||
| 1932 Los Angeles | Did not participate | |||
| 1936 Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| June 27, 2010 | Same-sex marriage legalized | |||
| 2012 London | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Netherlands[4]
| Year and location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens | did not participate | |||
| 1900 Paris | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate | |||
| 1908 London | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1920 Antwerp | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1924 Paris | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 1928 Amsterdam (host) | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1936 Berlin | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 1948 London | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1956 Stockholm/Melbourne | did not participate | |||
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1972 Munich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1980 Moscow | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1988 Seoul | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 2000 Sydney | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| April 1, 2001 | Same-sex marriage legalized | |||
| 2004 Athens | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 2008 Beijing | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Total | 71 | 79 | 96 | 246 |
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Underachievement by nations allowing same sex marriage will be particularly evident.[5]
Nations that are increasingly atheistic
Underachievement by atheistic nations will be particularly evident in the team sports, where spiritual motivation is usually non-existent. Expect the atheistic nations to underachieve most notably in soccer, where teamwork is paramount.
Also, since Great Britain is the host nation, it may receive a boost in performance in spite of its increasingly atheistic nature. One should be careful to account for this when comparing Britain's performance this year to that in previous Olympic Games.
Winners
| Athlete | Achievement | Religion, or Atheist? |
|---|---|---|
Expected Medals
There are many factors that contribute to a countries success in the Olympics (population, proximity host country, culture) and Gross Domestic Product cannot be used as a fair proxy, due to low-GDP China comfortably coming first in the 2008 Olympics and Russia ranking third. Below is how the Olympic medals would be awarded if each country earned medals in proportion to their GDP, which vastly overestimates the United States' performance.
| Country | Expected Medals |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 0.2 |
| Albania | 0.2 |
| Andorra | 0.1 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 |
| Angola | 1.2 |
| Algeria | 2.3 |
| Argentina | 5.3 |
| Armenia | 0.1 |
| Aruba | 0 |
| Australia | 16.2 |
| Austria | 5.4 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.7 |
| Bahamas | 0.1 |
| Bangladesh | 1.4 |
| Barbados | 0 |
| Burundi | 0 |
| Belgium | 6.7 |
| Belize | 0 |
| Benin | 0.1 |
| Bermuda | 0.1 |
| Bhutan | 0 |
| Bolivia | 0.3 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.2 |
| Bahrain | 0.3 |
| Botswana | 0.2 |
| Belarus | 0.8 |
| Brazil | 29.9 |
| Virgin Islands | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 0.7 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.1 |
| Cameroon | 0.3 |
| Cambodia | 0.2 |
| Canada | 22.6 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 0 |
| Chad | 0.1 |
| Chile | 3 |
| China | 98.8 |
| Taiwan | 7.2 |
| Colombia | 4.1 |
| Comoros | 0 |
| Cape Verde | 0 |
| Congo | 0.2 |
| Cook Islands | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0.5 |
| Cote-d´lvoire | 0.3 |
| Croatia | 0.9 |
| Cuba | 0.9 |
| Cyprus | 0.4 |
| Czech Republic | 2.8 |
| Denmark | 4.4 |
| Djibouti | 0 |
| Dominica | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.7 |
| Ecuador | 0.8 |
| Egypt | 3.1 |
| El Salvador | 0.3 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0.2 |
| Eritrea | 0 |
| Estonia | 0.3 |
| Ethiopia | 0.4 |
| Fiji | 0 |
| Finland | 3.4 |
| France | 39.8 |
| Gabon | 0.2 |
| Gambia | 0 |
| Germany | 47 |
| Ghana | 0.4 |
| United Kingdom | 32.4 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 |
| Georgia | 0.2 |
| Greece | 4.3 |
| Grenada | 0 |
| Guam | 0 |
| Guatemala | 0.6 |
| Guinea | 0.1 |
| Guyana | 0 |
| Haiti | 0.1 |
| Honduras | 0.2 |
| Hong Kong | 3.2 |
| Hungary | 1.8 |
| Iceland | 0.2 |
| India | 24.7 |
| Indonesia | 10.1 |
| Iran | 4.7 |
| Iraq | 1.2 |
| Ireland | 3 |
| Italy | 29.5 |
| Israel | 3.1 |
| Jamaica | 0.2 |
| Japan | 78.2 |
| Jordan | 0.4 |
| Kazakhstan | 2.3 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.1 |
| Kenya | 0.4 |
| South Korea | 14.8 |
| North Korea | 0.4 |
| Kuwait | 2 |
| Laos | 0.1 |
| Latvia | 0.4 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 |
| Lebanon | 0.5 |
| Lesotho | 0 |
| Libya | 0.9 |
| Lichtenstein | 0.1 |
| Luxembourg | 0.8 |
| Macedonia | 0.1 |
| Madagascar | 0.1 |
| Malawi | 0.1 |
| Malaysia | 3.3 |
| Moldova | 0.1 |
| Marshall Islands | 0 |
| Maldives | 0 |
| Malta | 0.1 |
| Mali | 0.1 |
| Mauritania | 0.2 |
| Mauritius | 0.1 |
| Mexico | 16.2 |
| Micronesia | 0 |
| Monaco | 0.1 |
| Montenegro | 0.1 |
| Mongolia | 0.1 |
| Morocco | 1.3 |
| Mozambique | 0.1 |
| Myanmar | 0.7 |
| Namibia | 0.2 |
| Nepal | 0.2 |
| Netherlands | 11.2 |
| New Zealand | 1.8 |
| Nicaragua | 0.1 |
| Niger | 0.1 |
| Niger | 0.1 |
| Norway | 5.9 |
| Oman | 0.7 |
| Pakistan | 2.4 |
| Palau | 0 |
| Panama | 0.4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0.1 |
| Paraguay | 0.3 |
| Peru | 2.3 |
| Philippines | 2.9 |
| Poland | 6.7 |
| Portugal | 3.3 |
| Puerto Rico | 1.4 |
| Qatar | 1.4 |
| Romania | 2.3 |
| Rwanda | 0.1 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 |
| Samoa | 0 |
| San Marino | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6.2 |
| Seychelles | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 |
| Senegal | 0.2 |
| Slovenia | 0.7 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 |
| South Africa | 5.2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.7 |
| Slovakia | 1.3 |
| Swaziland | 0.1 |
| Serbia | 0.6 |
| Singapore | 3 |
| Spain | 20.2 |
| Sudan | 0.9 |
| Suriname | 0 |
| Syria | 0.8 |
| Sweden | 6.6 |
| Switzerland | 7.6 |
| Tanzania | 0.3 |
| Tonga | 0 |
| Thailand | 4.6 |
| Togo | 0 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3 |
| Tajikistan | 0.1 |
| Timor-Leste | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.3 |
| Tunisia | 0.6 |
| Turkey | 10.5 |
| Tuvalu | 0 |
| Uganda | 0.2 |
| Ukraine | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4.3 |
| United States | 209 |
| Uruguay | 0.6 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.6 |
| Vanuatu | 0 |
| Venezuela | 5.6 |
| Vietnam | 1.5 |
| Yemen | 0.4 |
| Zambia | 0.2 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.1 |
See also
References
- ↑ IOC refuses request for a memorial to Munich victims, EJU News, may 22, 2012
- ↑ Bob Costas Says He Will Observe Moment of Silence For Victims of 1972 Munich Massacre, WeaselZippers, July 21, 2012
- ↑ The Swede who is reportedly a lesbian was selected as the head coach of the American Olympic women's soccer team in 2007, and led the team to a gold-medal performance the following year. Aren't there American soccer coaches good enough to run the Olympic team?
- ↑ Although part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba competes separately at the Olympic Games. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Aruba, although marriages performed in the European mainland Netherlands are recognized per the Kingdom's requirements. Additionally, the territories of Curacao and Sint Maarten, who will compete as "Independent Olympic Athletes" under the Olympic Flag following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles and the loss of recognition of their Olympic Committee, have the same regulations as Aruba with regards to same-sex marriage. Since citizens of these territories are also Dutch citizens, they are also eligible to compete for Team Netherlands. Therefore, they may have won some of the Dutch medals. In all three territories, the population is heavily Catholic and there is large opposition to same-sex marriage in spite of the Kingdom's requirements. When Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba opted to integrate fully with the Netherlands as part of the dissolution, the Dutch House of Representatives passed a law that will make same sex-marriage legal in those territories effective in October 2012. However, this law was strongly opposed by locals. Athletes from those three territories were permitted to compete as Independent Olympic Athletes as well. However, of the four IOAs at the Olympics, three are from Curacao and one is a marathoner from South Sudan, which does not yet have a national Olympic Committee.
- ↑ In the United States, 6 out of 50 states permit same-sex marriage (Washington, D.C. also permits same-sex marriage), and 8 additional states permit civil unions. Two states (including Washington, which had previously recognized civil unions) have declared same-sex marriage legal, but implementation is postponed until after voter referendums on the laws in November 2012. Additionally, in Mexico, same-sex marriage is legal in Mexico City, a federal district roughly equivalent to Washington, DC, as well as in the state of Quintana Roo.
- ↑ Since the 2001 Australians have increasingly answered "no religion" in the official census. The growing numbers of those answering "no religion" has coincided with fewer people self-identifying as Christian: Year Book Australia, 2008
