So the fact that our nine athletes even qualified for the Olympics is to be commended. Recently, there were reports by certain widely circulated English newspapers in the country reporting on our athletes’ performance at the Olympics, using outrageous headlines. It is necessary to report what happened, but there is a way to report: By simply stating the facts,” she pointed out. “Even their visual coverage captured some amazing moments and accomplishments, however modest, by our athletes,” Gunawardena informed us. “After all, these athletes have gone through the qualifying rounds; it’s not like they were parachuted to the Olympics,” he said.

Source: The Nation August 03, 2021 19:07 UTC