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Re: Throwing Matches at the Olympics
I have a hard time saying that throwing a match to gain better seating is a negative. In fact, we see athlete's in MANY other sports not give their all in every match all the time.
If the ultimate goal in the Olympics is to win Gold, then you would expect to see this behavior.
Here are a couple examples. How often do we see swimmers and sprinters hold off on their best performance during prelims? They do just enough to get into the Semi's and conserve there energies for when they need them. It's common, almost expected.
So, where do you draw the line?
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