The Olympic’s, a world wide sporting event which has been practiced since the Greek times and even has stopped several wars, is witnessing a leadership mess. Not many people ever heard of a leadership role in the Olympics, or even of an Olympic committee. The role of the president of this committee is in charge of insuring that any government and country that host the Olympics follow certain laws of human rights. The previous president which was in charge during the Olympics which were hosted in Beijing, China, had to face much backlash due to the numerous reports of host rights violations, “including abuses of domestic migrant workers who were building Olympic infrastructure and a harsh clampdown on civil society and media, with punishment (including imprisonment) for those trying to protest” (Worden). These offenses caused the removal of the old Olympic president. The new president will now have to prove that he/she is able to withstand this position and ensure that the host country’s follow the laws. Already, Russia, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, has passed laws which target lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and repeatedly abused migrant workers which are in charge of building the Olympic venues. Will the new president be able to take charge and fix the present issues?
