Once upon a time there was the Olympic dream. A life of training and sacrifice to get to participate in Olympic Games. The goal was truly “Decubertian”: there was no need to win, the important thing was to be there. But times change, and with them ambitions too. And so, with the passing of the editions, the idea that perhaps it is better to skip the appointment with the five circles is becoming more and more widespread among sports professionals. But what pushes athletes to come out?
The reasons are the most disparate and in Tokyo the flat rates are growing day by day.
Among those who have so far caused the most uproar there is certainly the no of the basketball player Lebron James. Following the elimination of the Los Angeles Lakers from the NBA playoffs, Lebron recounted his plans for summer 2021.
No American Dream Team in Tokyo for him, who has quite the opposite in mind. “This summer I will play with the Tune Squad, we have to prepare to beat the MonStars,” said the 36-year-old. But what is the Tune Squad? It’s the Looney Tunes team that Lebron will be a part of in the sequel to Space Jam, the film in which he will take the place of Michael Jordan. And the Olympic spirit? Filed without hesitation in exchange for a check with many zeros.
The motivation that pushed the Spanish tennis player is different Rafael Nadal to skip Tokyo. “I will not participate in the Olympics nor in Wimbledon”, explained the champion, “it is a decision that is not easy to make, but after listening to my body and after having discussed with my team I understood that it is the right choice”.
We won’t even see in Tokyo Dominic Thiem, who after the defeat in the first round of Roland Garros announced the stop. “I don’t do it lightly, representing my country at the Olympics would have been wonderful. But I have to train for Wimbledon. I wish the Austrian team to do well, I’m young, I hope to be there in Paris 2024 ».
Football is not the most important sport of the Olympics, but it is nevertheless among the most followed. And the Lazio player will also see him on TV Luiz Felipe. The defender has in fact renounced the call-up of his national team to enjoy the holidays and recharge the batteries in view of the next season. No physical problems then, just other priorities.
Another one who will watch the Olympics from afar is the South African cyclist Daryl Impey. «I am the captain of the team and I would not sleep at night knowing that I am not in the best conditions to be able to represent my country. I’m sad, but just going to make up the numbers by taking away the place of those who can give more than me would not be right ».
Among the many stories (with more or less questionable implications), one deserves to be highlighted. It is that of the Burmese athlete Win Htet Oo, who in an open letter to the IOC explains the reasons that push him to desert Tokyo. “The Myanmar Olympic Committee cannot be part of the Olympic movement because it essentially operates as an extension of the military government. It is not a political issue, it is the Olympic Charter.” For this, the Burmese athlete will not go to Tokyo. There is someone who still has the courage to fight and sacrifice themselves for their ideals.

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