OLYMPIC NIGHTMARE: Athletes in Tears Over Food and Living Conditions – The Lid

Before the opening ceremonies were even underway, there were vast and potent concerns about the Beijing Olympics. And unfortunately, at least some of these worries have turned out to be legitimate. some athletes were in tears

As athletes began to descend upon the Chinese capital, they were warned: Do not speak out against the Chinese Communist Party, or their myriad atrocities against humanity, lest you wish to become a victim of the subject of your activism. But it wasn’t the literal genocide that had athletes in tears this week…it was their own living conditions.