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1Cameroon: Olympic Escape – Blame the System, Not the AthletesKamerona: Ireo Antony Nandosiran'ny Atleta Tany Amin'ny JO Tao Londona
2This post is part of our special coverage of the London 2012 Olympics.Ity lahatsoratra ity dia ampahany amin'ny fandrakofan'ny Global Voices ny Lalao Olaimpika Londona 2012.
3[All links are to French-language articles, unless otherwise stated.]Ny rohy rehetra dia mankany amin'ny teny Frantsay raha tsy misy filazàna manokana.
4The London Olympics have been in full swing since July 27, 2012 and even if Cameroon has not won any medals, its athletes are still the subject of much conversation.Tena efa tao anatiny tokoa ny Lalao Olaimpika Londona 2012 nanomboka ny 27 Jolay ary, na dia tsy mbola nahazo medaly mihitsy aza i Kamerona, ireo atletany kosa tsy nikely soroka nanao izay hahafantarana azy ireo.
5This is because they excel in a ‘discipline' which many have already described as the “Europathlon” (the defection of athletes in London during the Games).Satria, namiratra tamin'ny « taranja » iray ry zareo, izay nomen'ny maro ny anarana hoe Europathlon (filefàna an-daharan'ireo atleta tao Londona nandritra ny Lalao).
6The story of the escape of seven of the 33 athletes representing the Cameroonian delegation has become fodder for the international press.Ireo fandosiran'ny atleta fito amin'ny 33 nandrafitra ny delegasiona Kamerone, no lasa nalaza teo amin'ny fampahalalam-baovao iraisam-pirenena.
7Even CNN and the New York Times [en] have reported on it.Na dia ny CNN sy ny New York Times aza (Angl) dia samy nanamarika io vaovao io avokoa.
8The European media, for the most part, point to an economic motive as the main factor behind these defections, which was also confirmed by the Cameroonian journalist Idriss Linge, on the website of the Journal du Cameroun:Ireo mpampahalala vaovao Eoropeana tamin'ny ankamaroany, dia nitanisa ny antony ara-toe-karena ho toy ny antony fototra nanosika ireny fandosirana ireny, tahaka izay anamafisan'ilay Kamerone mpanao gazety, Idriss Linge, azy rahateo ao amin'ny tranonkalan'ny Journal du Cameroun :
9Some British media noted that the defections could be justified by the desire of the athletes to establish themselves in Europe, an environment more economically viable than their home country.Ny gazety britanika sasany dia manipika ny hoe mety hanamarina ireny fandosirana ireny ny faniriana te-honina any Eoropa, tontolo iray azo iainana tsara ara-toekarena miohatra amin'ny any an-tanindrazany.
10To support this hypothesis, citing a source in Cameroon, the Associated Press recalled that, according to the IMF (International Monetary Fund), Cameroon is a country where many people live on less than 700 Central African Francs per day.Mitanisa loharano Kamerone iray ny masoivoho Associated Press (AP), mba hanohanany izay fomba fijery izay, nampahatsiahy fa i Kamerona, araka ny tatitry ny Tahirim-bola iraisampirenena FMI, dia firenena iray izay ny maro amin'ny mponina ao aminy dialatsaky ny 700 FCFA isan'andro.
11And they are not the only ones to have thought of this explanation.Ary tsy izy ireo ihany no mieritreritra toy izany.
12Abandoned stadium in Cameroon: photo by “10b travelling” on Flickr ( CC-License-BY-NC)Kianja haolo ao Kamerona: Sary avy amin'i 10b travelling ao amin'ny Flickr ( CC-License-BY-NC)
13These defections simply highlight the malaise which affects all Cameroonian young people.Tonga fotsiny ireny fandosirana ireny mba hampibaribary ny disadisa mahazo ny tanora Kamerone iray manontolo.
14Thus, according to the Cameroonian blogger Florian Nguimbis, these athletes are not to blame, but rather the entire system.Araka izany, raha ny filazan'ilay Kamerone bilaogera, Florian Nguimbis, tsy tokony homena tsiny ireny atleta ireny, fa ny rafitra iray manontolo mihitsy.
15He writes:Mikasika an'io dia manoratra izy hoe :
16It's rather sad, however, to see that our country has become a prison, from which everyone wants to escape at any cost.Mampalahelo na izany aza ny mahita ny firenentsika lasa fonja izay itadiavan'ny maro ny fomba hahafahany mandositra azy amin'ny fomba rehetra mihitsy.
17For what fault is it that we should blame these young people?Inona no azo anatsiniana ireny tanora ireny?
18That they have not tried hard enough?Ny tsy nahasahiany ve?
19They are at the Olympics, after all, and they got there through qualification.Efa mba tonga tany amin'ny JO aloha ry zareo, tamin'ny sandan'ny ezaka ho tafita.
20They are athletes.Atleta ireo.
21People who have taken their destiny in their own hands, and who have specialized in the practice of high-performance sport.Olona nandray an-tànana ny làlam-piainany ary nanokan-tena tamin'ny fanaovana fanatanjahantena avo lenta.
22But now it seems, in a sense, that the sustenance on which they were raised proved poisonous.Saingy izao, ny nono nantenaina hamoky azy ireo no hita fa voapoizina.
23One of them, Edingue, is a swimmer, and every day I wonder how this young man was able to go to the Games.Ny iray tamin'izy ireo, Edingue, dia mpilomano, ary isan'andro, manontany tena aho ny amin'ny fomba nataon'ilay tovolahy io hahatongavana tany amin'ny lalao olaimpika.
24Try as I might to remember, I can't recall seeing any Olympic-size swimming pool in our country.Nikaroka ihany aho tao an-tsaiko tao, fa tsy nahita dobo filomanosana manana fenitra olaimpika mihitsy teto amin'ity firenena ity.
25The same can be said about the larger part of the athletic contingent, the boxers.Toy izay ihany koa ho an'ireo mavesa-danja amin'ity andiany ity, ireo mpanao ady totohondry.
26I don't know if you have heard of Unity Camp, the boxing arena in Yaounde.Tsy fantatro na mba mahalala ny “camp de l'unité” ianareo, ilay tempolin'ny ady totohondry ao Yaoundé.
27An old, dirty building, dark and crumbling.Trano ntaolo be, maloto, toy efa hirodana, maizina.
28A creepy lair, that some sports enthusiasts somehow keep afloat, without means or materials, thereby creating youths who have only envy as motivation.Toerana iray tsy mahasalama akory izay ezahan'ireo vitsivitsy fatra-mpandàla ady totohondry mba karakaraina araka izay tratrany, tsy misy fitaovana na vola, hanomanany andian-taranaka tanora izay tsy manana afa-tsy ny faniriany ho toy ny hery manosika.
29But despite that, two of those boxers were medalists at the last All-Africa Games, including one gold medal!Saingy na izany aza no zava-misy, mpanao ady totohondry roa no nahazo medaly tamin'ireo lalao afrikana farany teo, izay volamena ny iray!
30He added, as if to justify their defection:Ary ampiany, tahaka ny hoe ho enti-manamarina ny fandosiran-dry zareo :
31How can we blame them?Ahoana no hanenjehana an-dry zareo ?
32Leaving the country becomes a necessity, a duty.Lasa filàna mihitsy ny filefàna, adidy iray.
33Leave, or die.Milefa na Maty.
34Leave, or see one's talent wither, becoming only a distant memory, during drunken evenings in a shady bar!Milefa na mijery ny talentany miala aina mandra-pahalàsany ho fahatsiarovana manelohelo mandravaka ireo takariva difotry ny alikaola any anaty trano fisotroana tsy manjary any… !
35This is not the fault of Cameroon, nor that of the majority of our people.Tsy henatra ho an'i Kamerona izany, na ho an'ny ankamaroan'ny vahoakanay.
36Those responsible are still there.Ao ireo tomponandraikitra.
37They lurk in the shadows, but we know who they are.Miafina ambany aloka nefa fantatra ihany.
38These vultures, these vampires, who slowly but surely drain the blood of youths, their hopes, their dreams.Ireo “vautours”, ireo “vampires” izay mitsentsitra tsikelikely saingy am-pahamalinana ny ràn'ny tanora, ny fanantenany, ny nofinofin'izy ireo.
39Leave these athletes alone.Ndeha hilaozantsika ireo mpanao fanatanjahantena.
40How many young people take advantage of a scholarship, and never return?Firy ireo tanora no misitraka vatsim-pianarana sy tsy miverina intsony?
41How many doctors go to do internships in Europe, and find that the scalpel is more manageable there than in Cameroon?Firy ireo mpitsabo mandeha manao fiofanana ka mahita fa mora kokoa ny mikirakira ny fitaovam-pandidiana “bistouri” any Eoropa noho ny ao Kamerona ?
42Then who is to blame?An'iza ny hadisoana ?
43In this video recorded in Cameroon before the start of the Olympic Games, and uploaded by YouTube user africaplay2012, boxer Thomas Essomba, one of the seven missing athletes, spoke about the problems he experienced during training.Talohan'ny fanombohan'ny JO, ny iray tamin'ireo atleta, ilay mpanao ady totohondry, Thomas Essomba, dia miteny momba ny olana natrehany nandritra ny fanomanana:
44Whether it is damaging to the image of the nation or not, many Cameroonians support these athletes.Manohintohina na tsia ny sarin'ny firenena, marobe ny Kamerone no manohana ireo atleta ireo.
45These defections should not be perceived as a betrayal to the nation, which used taxpayer money to pay for their stay in London.Tsy tokony horaisina ho toy ny famadihana tanindrazana ireny filefàna ireny, ny firenena izay nampiasa ny volan'ny mpandoa hetra mba handoavana ny fivahinianan-dry zareo tany Londona.
46They should rather be seen in a different light.Tokony ho maso hafa no entina mijery azy ireny.
47These athletes should not be blamed.Tsy ireny atleta ireny no tokony homena tsiny.
48At least not any more than the system in Cameroon, which pushes young people to migrate to Europe at all costs, or which justifies their desire to stay there, regardless of the dangers they may face everyday.Farafaharatsiny, tsy betsaka noho ny an'ny rafitra misy ao Kamerona izay manosika ny tanora hitady izay hifindràna any Eoropa amin'ny fomba rehetra, na ny faniriana hijanona any rehefa tonga any ihany ry zareo, tsy raharahaina izay loza mety ho atrehany isan'andro any.
49The same story is told by Josué Jean-René Mambo Moussio II, in comments published on Facebook. He believes that these athletes do not tarnish the image of Cameroon.Foen-dakolosy toy izay ihany, avy amin'i Josué Jean-René Mambo Moussio II izay, ao anaty fanehoan-kevitra iray navoaka tao amin'ny Facebook, mihevitra fa tsy manimba velively ny sarin'i Kamerona ireny atleta ireny.
50At least, no more than it already is:Farafaharatsiny, tsy betsaka noho izay efa ananany rahateo :
51But what image does our country itself present to the eyes of the world ?Fa mba sary toy inona moa no asehon'ny firenentsika, izy tenany mihitsy, eo imason'izao tontolo izao???
52To choose to live illegally in Europe, in the hope of a better tomorrow, or to live in Africa, where there is no hope?
53My choice is quickly made … there is poverty and misery … we have no right to judge people who are trying desperately to escape from a daily life of uncertain means. It's a matter of life or death, and I am proud of those people who have had the opportunity to make that choice, and who have chosen the possibility of life, versus a certain death.Raha hisafidy ny hiaina tsy manana taratasy any Eoropa miaraka amin'ny fanantenana ampitso tsaratsara kokoa, na hiaina aty Afrika tsy misy fanantenana, haingana be dia vita ny safidiko… fahantrana sy fahantrana no misy … isika tsy manan-jo hitsara olona manandrana amin'ny fomba rehetra hiala amin'ny isan'androm-piainana tsy azo antoka na amin'ny fomba ahoana na fomba ahoana, resaka na maty na velona ity, ary izaho dia mirehareha amin'ireny olona izay afaka nanana safidy ireny, ary nisafidy fiainana nofinofy, toy izay fahafatesana azo antoka.
54However, this phenomenon is not new, according to an Internet user on a Cameroonian online forum, who cites an article published in French newspaper Le Figaro:Na izany aza, tsy vao izao io trangan-javatra io no nisy, araka ny ambaran'ity mpikirakira aterineto ity, izay mitanisa lahatsoratra iray nivoaka tao amin'ny le Figaro momba io raharaha io, ao anaty sehatra iray kamerone fifanakalozan-dresaka :
55The disappearance of athletes at international competitions is a longstanding tradition.Ny filefàn'ireo atleta mandritra ny fifaninanana iraisam-pirenena dia efa fomban-drazana mahazatra hatry ny ela.
56During the Cold War, these defections were welcomed by Western nations.Nandritra ny ady mangatsiaka, tena noraisin'ny firenena tandrefana tsara tokoa ireny fandosirana ireny.
57At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, 45 Hungarian athletes took advantage of the competition to seek asylum, with the support of the United States.Tamin'ny JO 1956 tany Melbourne, hongroa mpanao fanatanjahantena niisa 45 no nanararaotra ilay fifaninanana iraisam-pirenena mba hangatahana fialokalofana, niaraka tamin'ny fanohanan'i Etazonia.
58But rich countries are no longer so hospitable, and now take a dim view of this recurring phenomenon.Saingy tsy dia tsara fandray tahaka izany intsony ireo firenena manan-karena ary efa maso hafa sy ratsy no itazànany ity fomba fanao miverimberina ity.
59However, the defections of African athletes at such events can sometimes also be for political reasons.Kanefa, ny anton'ny filefàn'ireo atleta afrikana mandritra ny hetsika toy itony dia mety koa indraindray ho ara-politika.
60And in that case, Cameroonians are not the only ones to have done so.
61This post is part of our special coverage of the London 2012 OlympicsAry amin'izay fotoana izay, tsy irery ry zareo Kamerone.