I'll start out by saying this has nothing to do with Michelle Smith.
She won 3 gold medals and one bronze at the Olympics in 1996. Regardless of whether you think she cheated or not they are there in the record books and are a matter of fact.
My problem is with the reporting of our current olympic success. Journalists routinely declare that it's a first gold for a female competitor representing Ireland or even more commonly state it's our first gold in 20 years (http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2012/0813/333464-jacqui-hurleys-closing-thoughts-on-london-2012/).
That is factually incorrect.
In short, I don't care how you airbrush Michelle Smith from our olympic history so long as it is not through denying facts.
She won 3 gold medals and one bronze at the Olympics in 1996. Regardless of whether you think she cheated or not they are there in the record books and are a matter of fact.
My problem is with the reporting of our current olympic success. Journalists routinely declare that it's a first gold for a female competitor representing Ireland or even more commonly state it's our first gold in 20 years (http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2012/0813/333464-jacqui-hurleys-closing-thoughts-on-london-2012/).
That is factually incorrect.
In short, I don't care how you airbrush Michelle Smith from our olympic history so long as it is not through denying facts.