2,000 years ago in ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were named after Olympia, the first place of hosting, and it is the largest and most influential sporting event in the world.
The purpose of the Olympic Games is to promote the dissemination and exchange of cultures of various countries through competitive sports. Each Olympic Games adheres to the concept of fair competition, mutual understanding and mutual assistance, friendship and solidarity, and is committed to providing more communication platforms for people who love sports.
However, in the 80s, this fair and open international event became deformed. In order to achieve better results, female athletes were forced to become pregnant before the Games, and after the Games, they were faced with the difficult choice of having children or having an abortion.
This is not only a disregard for the Olympic spirit, but also a physical and mental harm to women.
The first examples of this phenomenon were at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
American diver Juno Irvin performed well in the competition, winning bronze and being revealed to be three months pregnant.
However, her excellent results were not recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and were punished severely.
In contrast, McCormick, who was also pregnant, was praised and affirmed as a benchmark in the world of sports.
In the study of scientist Renard Hirsch, pregnancy was thought to be an informal stimulant, and the physiological changes that women experience in the early stages of pregnancy make their bodies more functional.
However, this theory is not widely accepted because its arguments are insufficient. Although other studies have pointed to the positive effects of pregnancy on the physical functioning of female athletes, pregnancy abuse was common at the Olympics in the 80s.
In this twisted competitive environment, many female athletes excel on the field due to pregnancy.
However, this unfair practice hurts the dignity of the Olympics and also causes great harm to women. Even if the veracity of these statements cannot be verified today, the disrespect for women that existed at the Olympics in the '80s is still deeply deplorable.