No sports fans in our household so the Olympics are pretty much a non-event as far as we’re concerned. It is not that I think sport or athleticism is complete rubbish, I just get turned off by all of the fanaticism, commercialism and media saturation. It is just too much, so I switch off completely.
I heard the opening ceremony was a fabulous spectacle, but the toxic smog levels in Beijing are still a concern despite the measures to try and reduce them.
Another issue is the protesting for human rights, which concerns Chinese policies restricting freedom of speech and access to information; persecution of opposition; and relations with Taiwan and Tibet.
If nothing else the Olympics does put a spotlight on all the bad things happening in China.