Side: Pro
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Thesis: Olympic games need to be run more safely for the protection of the athletes
Do you know that at least 9 people died at the Olympic games.
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Do you know that at least 9 people have died at the Olympic games or during their practice sessions before the Olympic games? In Whistler British Columbia Canada at the winter Olympic 2010, a luge racer named Nodar Kumaritashvili died during a practice run. Olympic games need to be run more safely for the protection of the athletes. Nodar Kumaritashvili grew up near ski hills and loved winter sports and started luge …show more content…
Andreas Toba a German, gymnast and in spite of his knee injury, still completed his practice on the pommel horse. He …show more content…
Eric Radford a 32-year-old from Balmertown,
Ont.,was battling an injury to his right hip that bothered him during a practice session, that was bad timing for Radford and figure skating pairs partner Meagan Duhamel. Was there anything IOC (International Olympic Committee) could have dune to prevent these accidents from happening?
What changes could the Olympics have? The Olympics should have stricter regulations around physical health conditions that may cause further injuries to the athlete. Having greater padding such as hay bails on sharp turns for road races and softer padding for impact absorption for gymnastics could prevent injuries. There should be more careful calculations and pre testing of tracks and curves, for example, in luge, bobsled and downhill skiing. Local athletes associations must ensure the safety of young athletes and parents make certain that they do so. For the protection of the athletes the Olympic games need to be run more safely.
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