Keeping Score  Olympic Politics Hurt Female Athletes     • Share
• Read Later Sue Ogrocki / AP              Some women's sports
suffer at the Olympics because only a few countries are any
good.  The idea (not always adhered to) is not to have sports
that are a forgone conclusion.  In a few years, as more
countries can field decent softball teams, there will be more
chances.  I personally favor not limiting the number of sports,
but capping the number of medals available.  Medal-heavy sports
would have to compete hard to maintain their slots, while a
sport like softball would only have to justify one medal.  This
would cut down on the gold-hounding that the US does in
swimming, and the Chinese do in diving and shooting.  People do
actually watch swimming and diving, but not near enough to
justify all the events awarding medals.   I dont even know why
people still pay attention to the McCokalympics.    While I
enjoyed the article and found it insightful, I totally disagree
with the headline... female athletes