Yes,Greek Athlete kicked off from Olympic Games 2012 to make a racist tweet in her personal twitter account.Voula Papachristou who is a triple jump champion from Greece, just did one authentic tweet and it says,”with so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitos will be eating food from their own home”.The Twitter link of her account is HERE.
In her Tweet one special categorized people who are from Africa are emphasized. The Democratic left who are one of the three parties in the Greek Government has made a strong issue regarding this Tweet by Voula Papachristou and they think that Voula Papachristou is not eligible enough to represent Greece in the Olympic Games 2012 which going to be held in London.They have also told that Racist jokes or humor are not at all tolerated by the Greek Society.They have strongly said that for sure she will not be able to represent Greece in London Olympic Games.
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Voula Papachristou also aploziged about the joke that she has made in her Twitter account and her apology was like this ,“I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless joke I published on my personal Twitter account. I am very sorry and ashamed for the negative responses I triggered, since I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights.
My dream is connected to the Olympic Games and I could not possibly participate if I did not respect their values. Therefore, I could never believe in discrimination between human beings and races.
I would like to apologize to all my friends and fellow athletes, who I may have insulted or shamed, the National Team, as well as the people and companies who support my athletic career. Finally, I would like to apologize to my coach and my family. “
But the latest news is that the London Olympic Comitee has decided that Voula Papachristou will not be able to make her flight to London.
So,bad luck Voula Papachristou, the Greek Athlete kicked off from Olympic.Better luck next time and also be careful before doing any racist comment or joke !!
