I’ve been slightly alarmed by a few stories currently in circulation that have taken a rather derogatory tone towards the value of an Olympic medal.
Instead of focusing on the sense of pride and achievement that winning a medal at an Olympics can bring, the articles I’ve read are instead focusing on the net worth of a medal, which as it turns out is £3 for Bronze, £210 for Silver and wait for it, £400 for Gold.
Who cares, do you really think that someone who wins three gold medals in London will be thinking hmmm, if I sell these I can get over a grand for them.
The most satisfying thing about most athletes competing at the Olympics is that they aren’t like other sports people driven by money and fame, all they care about is coming away with a medal and circulating articles about how much medals are worth if you were to sell them is a real cheap shot.
Whatever level these stories are meant to be working on whether their meant to be tongue-in-cheek or serious, I’m afraid they fail and we could do without them.
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