rolekz - it's obviously better for home-grown talent to win the medals rather than 'acquired' talent, but I believe what Qatar and Bahrain are trying to do is accelerate the home-grown process by using these acquisitions to win medals and inspire the countries' youth. And until the IOC change the rules to stop it happening then there's no reason why Qatar and Bahrain can't continue.
Oh, and Qatar is training female athletes, but they are yet to reach the IOC qualifying standard for the Olympics. I expect London 2012 will be a different story.
rolekz - it's obviously better for home-grown talent to win the medals rather than 'acquired' talent, but I believe what Qatar and Bahrain are trying to do is accelerate the home-grown process by using these acquisitions to win medals and inspire the countries' youth. And until the IOC change the rules to stop it happening then there's no reason why Qatar and Bahrain can't continue.
Oh, and Qatar is training female athletes, but they are yet to reach the IOC qualifying standard for the Olympics. I expect London 2012 will be a different story.