The world we live in today
Tennis star Sinner’s no sinner,
But Phogat is, and no winner,
Sinner’s sans intention,
She should learn a lesson,
Are rules for the First World’s honour?
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Happenings |19.08.2024| world, today
Poet’s note: The tennis star Sinner was found positive twice for a banned substance. But his was not an intentional crime, and so he is pardoned. Yet Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat was not only disqualified for the final but was stripped of her silver medal she won for being 100 grams in excess weight (a glass of water or urine would account for this difference). Sometimes ‘rules are rules’, and sometimes not so. When suits, one should look for motive or intention! But then, this world is full of double standards.
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