Stand up for the Lama!

With China cracking down hard on those peace loving Tibetans, it has been suggested concerned nations protest this Chinese oppression by boycotting the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing.

At jsb, our concern for Tibet takes a backseat to no one. Yet we agree that by boycotting the entire games it just punishes the athletes who have trained so hard, and deprives the billions of people who wait for four long years to witness the triumph and struggle that is the games of the olympiad. Still, just boycotting the opening ceremonies is hardly enough because the Dali Lama is really cool. So we recommend right-thinking nations also boycott the following events:

Synchronized Swimming
Water Polo
Archery
Badminton
Flatwater Canoe
Slalom Canoe
BMX
Mountain Bike
Equestrian
Handball
Judo
Sailing
Table Tennis
Winter Olympics