What are the negatives of the olympic games?

Question

I am doing a PMI on the olympics and cannot think of many negatives

Answer 1

Not enough drug abuser's , we need controversy . I'm betting the Jamaicans are on some amazing secret go faster drug as we speak!

Answer 2

Countries take it as an opportunity to protest...and John McCain runs lamebrain negative ads.

Answer 3

Too much commercialised and political involvement. Lesser countries could never hope to host the Olympics without criticism.

Answer 4

Did you know that ALL the reporters in china are followed 24/7. And if they try to interview locals outside of beijing, they are not allowed to do so?

Answer 5

Bad sportsmanship and finding out Gold medalists doped to win later on

Answer 6

The dubious air quality in china, the stringent ssecurity measures, the phoniness from China (lip-synching the opening ceremonies song becasue it was 'national security')