LONDON — The supporters and critics of expelled triple jumper Voula
Papachristou of Greece battled it out in a spirited debate — on
Facebook, where else? — with the rhetoric often turning incendiary and,
at times, profane.
She was kicked out of the London Olympics on Wednesday by the Greek Olympic Committee after a racist tweet. Social-media experts had thought that an athlete would probably land in some form of trouble because of a tweet during the Olympics.
But even before the opening ceremony?
She was kicked out of the London Olympics on Wednesday by the Greek Olympic Committee after a racist tweet. Social-media experts had thought that an athlete would probably land in some form of trouble because of a tweet during the Olympics.
But even before the opening ceremony?
