tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post2227305437277317022..comments2024-03-12T06:26:20.751+09:00Comments on japan running news: Hyundai, Adidas-Sponsored IAAF Gold Label Beijing Marathon Bans Japanese Citizens "For Their Own Safety" (updated)Brett Larnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13416317533206849280noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-86809043913922844532012-11-14T01:33:15.118+09:002012-11-14T01:33:15.118+09:00What's most interesting about this is not the ...What's most interesting about this is not the link between sport and politics per se - indeed that has been a feature of Olympic sport since forever - but the fact that this is happening at the amateur level. A marathon encourages ordinary people to sign up and participate, people who do not necessarily go to represent a country. I am not precisely sure what it is that either the athletic noncoupablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651265003820316818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-24438277385822746632012-11-12T13:55:58.659+09:002012-11-12T13:55:58.659+09:00Although this is the highest publicity race, along...Although this is the highest publicity race, along with Shanghai, the banning of Japanese runners in races throughout China has been the rule since the Diaoyu Island fiasco. It is entirely politically motivated and I hope that IAAF and AIMS strip Beijing of its official label for their actions. All of us in Shanghai are on pins and needles waiting to see what will happen. Many of the races that Joe, Shanghainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-9565736957214166112012-11-11T07:22:37.621+09:002012-11-11T07:22:37.621+09:00Down with Evil communist backward thinking Sino.Down with Evil communist backward thinking Sino.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-7257495438899704812012-11-11T03:57:05.557+09:002012-11-11T03:57:05.557+09:00Save the day Larner!!! We know you won't do A...Save the day Larner!!! We know you won't do ANYTHING about this injustice because you have no balls. You are a coward. Go run to the Koban and say "HELP ME!!! SAVE ME!!! MAYEROFF IS PICKING ON ME!!! I'M SCARED!!!"Jason Mayeroffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-78384841789529034892012-11-10T19:52:49.881+09:002012-11-10T19:52:49.881+09:00Reckon Japan should protest this, but do nothing t...Reckon Japan should protest this, but do nothing to ban Chinese runners in Japanese marathons. Just make sure the world knows about it and leave it at that. <br /><br />This shows a level of stupidity that people need to be aware of and the Chinese themselves need to know that no other country would consider such a unfair and provocative act!Samurai Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295160713705142193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-14727165999926407772012-11-10T19:25:39.626+09:002012-11-10T19:25:39.626+09:00Go China!Go China!yuzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506887802174553845.post-20953119203261716602012-11-10T17:54:25.272+09:002012-11-10T17:54:25.272+09:00This is racial discrimination at its worst, linkin...This is racial discrimination at its worst, linking a political issue to a sporting event, but then I'm not surprised as it comes from a regime that has always linked sports to politics. I really can't see this as an IAAF-sponsored event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com