Naija, e be like say any time dem dey plan Olympics, security matter dey always dey enter ground like wetin we fit call national cake! Dis 2024 Winter Olympics for Milan Cortina no go be different o, as security don turn to main gist!
Since 1972 for Munich, na so dem don dey emphasize security matter for Olympics. For Paris 2024 Olympics, French government don gather security forces from all over di country. Dem don set everywhere well-well for di opening ceremony, as dem sabi how to secure big events like dis.
Some people dey hail Paris for security wey dem do well, as crime come drop as e no resemble anybody! Di operation show say planning and solid cooperation among agencies fit work! Now, everybody dey look how dem wan carry dis Paris model waka follow for future big events.
But on top dis Milan Cortina games wey dey come from February 4-23, Italian officials don promise say dem go secure everything well, but it no dey easy, because US officers go join di security team! Na here wahala don start, sha!
Some of dem US security officers go come from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), wey dey protect athletes abroad. Dem don help for many past events, but toju, dem still get some bad name wey dey follow dem, and Italians dey waka dey fear. People don tire to see dem US officers like say dem be di new police for town.
For di matter, Italian left-wing mayor, Giuseppe Sala don talk say dem HSI na like paramilitary goons wey dey terrorize! Wide yawns don turn to protests for di host cities. People dey vex well-well, as dem no wan give US officers chance to spoil di fun.
Meanwhile, dat security matter dey cause serious wahala inside Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni government, as Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani dey defend di presence of US officers. Dem go discuss anything wey touch security matter for the games, while spectators dey boil premeditated unrest. Di competition to secure di games don turn to another level of Olympics!
As if dat one no dey enough, tension dey brew as Trump-like presence dey follow di games, too. In no be small, because Denmark dey protest against di whole thing, while dem veterans dey showcase their anger against US operations from Iraq and Afghanistan. Make interview dey sweet, dem dey play ice hockey after all this wahala!
Na wetin be di meta-essay? E dey like say maturity for international sports way don dey run for decades go meet stiff necks! Global rules go see dem US competitors fit wear dia colours without wahala. But na wetin about di Belarussian and Russian athletes wey dey face bans and scrutiny after di Russian invasion of Ukraine? E mean say sports politics don dey scatter everywhere!
Despite all these determiners, wahala dey for di Winter Olympics, as dem say athletes from Israel go come participate despite di political matters wey dey468. Di IOC and FIFA don defend dia rights, but gbege fit still show face.
As we dey enter di eve of di Milan Cortina games, it go hard to see if security wahala go cope with di motto wey dey emphasize ‘faster, higher, stronger – together’. We go all de shine our eyes well-well, make dis Olympics waka no turn to bigger trouble!
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