No, that’s why it took on such political meaning - when the West was challenged. (We all know that West and East are by-words for “us” and “them”).
As for intimating I have disdain for the Paralympics, you’re entirely off the mark. Indeed, given its importance, in my view it should be fully integrated within the Olympic timetable and not made to feel forever second best.
As for intimating I have disdain for the Paralympics, you’re entirely off the mark. Indeed, given its importance, in my view it should be fully integrated within the Olympic timetable and not made to feel forever second best.