Are you ready for the 2012 Summer Olympics from London? Before you get too comfortable and find all the channels of NBCU that have something on them and making a schedule, The Olympic committees often have little idiosyncrasies that affect athletes and the locals. The Internatiuonal Olympoic Committee is often more interested in protecting its brand rather than support the athletes.
The 1996 Olympics in Atlanta is a an example. Before the games began, one of the Olympic committees threatened to sue a Greek restaurant in Atlanta called the Olympic Restaurant. They claimed trademark infringement. The Atlanta committee agreed and forced the restaurant that had been in business for 50 years with the same name was forced to change its name. Crazy, yes? Well, check this out.
A married couple who are good enough to be in the Games in London have been told by one of the Olympic Committees that they could not live together during the Games. Yes, a married couple could not stay together during the events. On the other hand, according to the couple, Russell and Lauryn Mark, gay couples were free to cohabit during the Olympics. The Australian Olympic Committee has refused to enter the fray and support its athletes.
The couple says they are being discriminated against because they are heterosexual.
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