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If the lead defines the subject as a matter of state policies, then the non-state parties (pro-Tibet protesters, terrorists etc.) should be excluded - unless there is evidence that these parties are funded/backed/organized by a state. Can you say this about Maradona's lucky day?
And, likewise, anything that is included must be tied to a particular state action and properly referenced. England and Wales Cricket Board cancelled a game. Fine. But it's not a matter of state policy unless there is evidence that the state (who? PM? Her Majesty?) intervened directly and pressed the board into submission. If some folks act on their own - is it really state diplomacy? NVO (talk) 20:26, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
OR concerns
Not wanting to upset anyone, as clearly a lot of work has gone into this, but this article flags up some OR issues for me. There are a lot of unsourced assertions which seem to constitute OR:
"Going as far back as the 1936 Olympics, Hitler used this as a stage to promote Aryan superiority for Germany with his ideological belief of racial supremacy. The Olympics were used as a method of hardening the German spirit and instilling unity among German youth. It was also believed that sports was a "way to weed out the weak, Jewish, and other undesirables."[1] As a result, many Jews and Gypsies were banned from participating in sporting events." - it is believed is a little weasely. As for the German spirit bit, that is a massive generalisation - who did that? Can somebody confirm that? (If this was in the memorial site ref, that link appears to be broken).
"The Olympics is the greatest political usage of sports for diplomatic means." - according to who? It may seem obvious to some, but we really need some authoritative citation of this.
"Once again, in 1968, the global stage of the Olympics was used to show the world the plight of the African-American during the civil rights struggle in their home country. The famous Black Power salute was performed by Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the medal ceremony in Mexico City." - It is asserted here that "the Olympics was used to show the world the plight of the African-American during the civil rights struggle" - that's a big accusation, can we get some confirmation si vous plait?
Again, this isn't meant as an insult, but constructive criticism - I don't want to go sticking tags all over the place until someone has the chance to clean it up a bit. All the best – Toon(talk)23:25, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Some sources
You may find some of the following peer-reviewed journal articles useful -
other articles such as Wojceich Liponski's The 1988 Olympics as a Catalyst for Changes in the Attitude of Polish Society toward the Republic of Korea and Thomas Domer's The Cold War and American Sport, 1953-1963: Efforts of the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations in Sport, Physical Fitness, and International Athletics may also give some background on various topics. 86.21.74.40 (talk) 03:21, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
