Skraćena verzija članka o kojem sam pisao pre par sati:
(Newser)
– Michael Phelps' razor-thin victory in his seventh race is raising
sticky ethical questions because the Olympics' official timekeeper is
also one of Phelps' sponsors, the New York Times
reports. Making matters worse, the timekeeper, Omega, and swimming's
governing body won't break with protocol and release underwater images
of the finish. They insist there's "absolutely no doubt" Phelps won and
note that Serbia dropped its protest after seeing the images.
“This issue may end up being very damaging to Phelps, Omega and the
USA," said a sports ethicist. "Sadly, it could have been avoided with
careful thought and basic ethical advice.” Omega probably doesn't want
to set a precedent of having to release images of every close finish,
but many say it should do just that. "It gets rid of all doubts and the
conflict of interest sitting there like the elephant in the room with
the corporate sponsor," said one sports historian.-----------------------------------------
Dakle, Omega je
odstupila od "uobičajenog protokola" (!) kada je odbila da objavi fotografije kraja (u)trke. Iako su mi "balkanske teorije konspiracije" posebno odvratne, moram da priznam da ovo postaje zanimljivo!
Na drugoj strani, potpuno podržavam i razumem Čavićevu odluku da se uzdrži od daljih žalbi višim instancama (teško da bi mu iko zamerio da je to i uradio). Taj njegov potez je već naišao na veliko odobravanje svetske sportske javnosti čime je momak osvojio neverovatno puno poena koje je nemoguće kvantifikovati. Jedno je sigurno: "Čavke" je postao svetsko ime!
još nešto. Iskreno, nisam očekivao da će se jedne ugledne američke novine ovoliko baviti ovim "slučajem". Što, opet, samo potvrdjuje ono što sam napisao ua prethodnom pasusu.