For thousands of years the Greeks celebrated the coming of a tradition which brought all the Hellenic tribes together. Wars and disputes were stopped as the different city states send their athletes to compete in the games which lasted for a period of two weeks in Olympia south West of the Peloponnese.
The Olympic spirit lives on and London is fortunate enough to be holding the games this year with many young people throughout the world arriving here to compete. London which is one of the most diverse cities in the world is bringing the spirit of the Olympics and diversity together.
There are some who correctly criticise some aspects of the commercialisation of the games and I for one do not agree that the event should have anything whatsoever to do with either Coca Cola or bloody MacDonald's. It is also wrong to allow for the exploitation of workers who have produced a lot of the products on sale for below minimum wage pay. But beyond that the games is an opportunity for the whole world to celebrate diversity, that is what the Olympics is all about. Lets celebrate what we have in common and ignore our differences.
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