Why did so many US atheletes leave Behjing before the Olympics were over?

Question

Why did so many US atheletes leave Behjing before the Olympics were over?

Answer 1

Because they just lost in the gold medal standings.

Answer 2

well, i was going to say that some left early to prepare for up coming sport events. but if they represent any of the americans here on yahoo answers, i d say they left cuz nbc told them they would die if they don;t

Answer 3

Most of them probably had personal and business plans that prohibited them from remaining in Bejing to complete the closing ceremonies.  That's how I saw it, because the field basically looked sparse compared to the opening ceremonies.  It looked like some athletes from all countries could not stay in China until the end.

Answer 4

Didn't want to get randomly stabbed in the streets?

Sick of the smog?

Wanted to wear a free Tibet t-shirt without getting assaulted by and taken away by plain-clothes MP's?

Plenty of reasons...

Answer 5

Who in their right mind wants to hang out in China longer than needed???

Answer 6

they couldn't stand coming second on the medal tally. It was too heart breaking.  

Answer 7

because we are already training to kick your azz in London 2012 as we did in Beijing bit#hes!!!!  

Answer 8

Because they wanted to. The only reason why they went there was to participate. After their event is over, it is their call to leave or stay.

Answer 9

Because there was no reason for them to stay any more, they were through competing, and some of these athletes are students. Most of the schools and universities in the US are opening this week ( some opened last week) and classes are going to be starting soon at a lot of them. As for some of the equestrian athletes, these people are adult professionals with jobs and businesses to run, and people working for them. They have payrolls to meet and lessons to teach, and there are still some major competitions left in the year to get ready for. Also, the horses which were at the Games are going to shipped back to the US, where they will be sent into the quarantine station in upstate New York for at least a month, if not two. While the horses are in quarantine, the riders have to go and see them and train them, etc, to be sure they are healthy.

Another reason a lot of athetes probably left early is because they were tired of the repression they were constantly experiencing in China, not to mention the pollution there. The Chinese are not exactly the friendliest of peoples, and I can't blame our people for wanting to come home early. It's just fortunate that the government there is allowing athletes to come home without trying to detain them, etc., for political reasons.

Answer 10

..because they wanted to??

Answer 11

sore losers?

Answer 12

i think they have another event somewhere and to celebrate with family

Answer 13

because they wanted to go home to their families. it's not because they were sore losers, or didn't enjoy being in China, it was because they wanted to go home and celebrate being in the Olympic games.  

Answer 14

its not only us atheletes!!! most of the irish team went aswell except for the boxers and a few others!!! we only had a small team!!! of 50 or something like that!!! the irish atheletes who were running only flew in 2 days before there event and left when they were out of their events!!!