Diversity key factor in strong U.S. Olympic teams
Editor:
Other than the absence of an Olympic team from Russia, what might have been exceptionally noteworthy about the Paris Games?
Our American gymnastic teams stood out to me big time. Both the women and men displayed enormous ethnic diversity.
There is so much attention to our team leader among the women that it often goes unnoticed that the women’s team – much like the men’s – has high-profile Caucasian, African American, and Asian American components as well. One of the squads has an outstanding Hispanic American, too.
And it has long appeared that much of America’s ability to get it done internationally stems to a considerable degree from our ethnic diversity.
Sincerely yours,
Gary Kent
Albion
