Columnist deserves medal for putting fireworks under the festival of folly

A GOLD medal to Terry Prone. Her blast of cool commonsense on the Olympic festival of folly was badly needed (August 18).

She could perhaps have given China some credit for so blatantly exposing the inescapable corruption — even the fireworks (that brilliant Chinese invention) now have to be faked.

Another medal is earned for her concise framing of the issue presented by the sight of youngsters reduced to calorie-drugged medal machines. What aspect of humanity does this express or validate? One obvious answer is “crude chauvinism”.