Children take part in Bhopal's own Olympics to protest Dow

Bhopal:  Survivors of the deadly 1984 Bhopal gas leak are holding a “Special Olympics” with children suffering birth defects from the tragedy.

The event on Thursday is intended to shame Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical Co a day before the London Games begin. The activists say Dow owes them compensation for the industrial disaster and have campaigned to have them dropped as a sponsor of the games. [caption id=“attachment_391849” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Bhopal is organising its own Olympics to protest Dow. Reuters.[/caption] Dow says it has no liability because it only bought the company responsible for the plant after the cases had been settled. Bhopal activists say their protest games will include a crab race, a 25-meter sprint and “assisted walking.” They are also trying to embarrass the British for what they say is a lengthy history of oppression of their former colony. AP