The results obtained by Romanian athletes at the Milan Olympics fall within the usual line. No surprises, no terrible disappointments, just participation. "The important thing is to participate, not to win” is a famous unofficial motto of the modern Olympic Games, taken over by Pierre de Coubertin from a bishop of Pennsylvania. The Olympic motto about the beauty of participation was designed to ennoble sport, not to justify mediocrity. For us, however, it has become, for years, a comfortable