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One of Mexico‘s biggest sports stars, runner Ana Guevara, is predicting doom and gloom for Mexico in the 2008 Olympic Games, and lashing out at the government for their lack of interest in sports in general:

The destiny of Mexico for the 2008 games in Peking is already decided: it will be a catastrophe,” said the Pan American champion Ana Guevara, who stated that no one cares about sports in the country, including the Public Education Secretary, Josefina Vázquez Mota, and the president of the republic, Felipe Calderón.

She reminded [reporters] that after a meeting a few weeks ago with government officials and several athletes, there has been no change, leading her to conclude that there is no interest on the part of authorities in rescuing sports.

Guevara is referring to the controversy surrounding Mariano Lara, head of the Federación Mexicana de Atletismo, who Guevara accused of corruption. Lara received a 4 year suspension last month, but Guevara fears he might be pardoned, telling reporters “If they pardon Lara, that will speak to how corrupt everything is.”

In protest, Guevara had already said that she would not be participating in the 2008 games.

Via / La Jornada