The demise of the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is the mountain top of the athletic realm. After all, when you consider the thousands of young people who dedicate their lives to become a participant in those games and the millions of spectators who eagerly wait every four years to watch these wonderful athletes perform, it must be a world event.

Then came Paris.

In the opening ceremony, when then mockery of the “Lord’s Supper” — which in my mind had nothing to do with the Olympics — it avalanched the entire ceremony into the cesspool of humanity.

Shame on the International Olympic Committee.

To add to the stench, the committee allowed a man into the boxing ring against real women. Unbelievable!

Again, shame on the International Olympic Committee.

I’m deflated. Never again will I be able to so totally enjoy an event that nearly unites the world.

Shame on the International Olympic Committee.

Paul A. Lillengreen

Davenport