If it tried to illustrate the hypocrisy and injustice of the IOC stripping Thorpe of his medals due to a summer of semi pro ball, that effort was slow to take root. Finally the IOC reached the correct decision.

The inclusion of pro athletes in the modern games is to me almost as reprehensible as transmen in women's sports. Professionals don't belong in the Olympics.

The USSR was worst violator, followed by E Germany and Czechoslovakia. USSR and Czech hockey was professional, only under their communist regimes, they were technically "military."

Worst of all was the 1980 mens basketball final that featured the USSR pro team against our college athletes. It was a close game. But at the end the Russian was allegedly fouled and given FOUR tries to sink a free throw and win the game by a point. Next Olympics featured the NBA Dream Team who tore open every asshole they played. Toyed with their prey like a cat. Jordan was at his peak. Jabbar was there too. Sent a loud and clear message to the USSR.

E Garmany was the original transgender abuser with their steroidized menwomen track and field humanoids.

Some of that came from nationalism of the games, using sports to show national superiority. China does that now in many ways.

Where ever politics rears its ugly head, the worst in humanity follows. It's as predictable and inseparable as greed.