OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS

I was lucky enough to have business in Beijing in the summer of 2006 and witnessed the build up to what will be the most amazing world-wide spectacle (sporting or otherwise) of the decade and quite possibly the century. China and the Chinese China is well known as an ancient ... Read review

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Beijing 2008; experiences in China (summer 2006)

Advantages: China is going to give the world an amazing show
Disadvantages: are the chinese people going to suffer?

...Beijing? I hope that the Olympics will drive China to demonstrate greater respect for human rights (http://hrw.org/campaigns/china/beijing08/)

I think it is hard for the people of the western world to understand the Chinese mentality. It is a world of juxta-positions where obvious wealth is set next to absolute poverty, which just heightens absurdity of the ambitions of this powerful nation. The ritual and persecution of Chinese ancestry ...
...in or before the Beijing Olympics as this represents the pinnacle of sporting endeavour and these athletes are the role-models for a generation of young people.

The Team GB rowers have achieved gold medals for many successive Olympics, with a tradition in the men's coxless four, with Redgrave, Pinsent et al and the new version who are currently undefeated (and still improving).


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hert1137 28.02.2007 (04.03.2007)
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Olympic Commentary - Part I

Advantages: great performances
Disadvantages: swimmers were poor

...won Gold at FIVE consecutive Olympics - FANTASTIC. It should definitely be Sir Steve when he returns. He is an inspiration to sports people, both in this country and throughout the world. So modest and realistic, not the big headed boastful sports `jock' that he would have every right to be. Matt Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell all played their part in this piece of sporting legend. Then our Women's four won a silver, right on the line. Good ...
...our Mens' Eight, number one in the world this year, rightfully and confidently winning the Gold in their event. BRILLIANT. Now it was the turn of the track athletes and some great servants of the British athletics scene over the years. Steve Backley, multi medal winner at World and Olympic Championships for a decade looked like he had, at last, won the gold, when he threw the javelin to a new Olympic record - just under 90 metres! But, world record ...

flashpointz 29.09.2000 · Read full review
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When do the Brits start in the Olympics ?

Advantages: we've got the talent, facilities, money
Disadvantages: where's the guts, desire, determination?

At last, the Olympics are upon us. Great show so far put on by Sydney. GO AUSSIE, GO AUSSIE, GO ! And they are too. Just magic in the pool with "Thorpedo" Ian Thorp winning a grab handful of medals in the first four days. As always USA are getting their fair share of medals, as befits the top sporting nation in the world. But hey, come on now, it's about time you felt sorry for us Brits. We're now up to EIGHT medals.....wooooooohooooooo! Four in ...
...King in the Breaststroke, 3rd Olympics for her, should make the final said the pundits. She finished 7th and last in her heat, swam over 3 seconds SLOWER than her PB! She was interviewed just afterwards, she wasn't too upset, "I did my best". RUBBISH. If you are at the Olympics, an event you have been working towards for 4 years at least, you MUST be at your peak. Swim a PB to get to the semis, another PB to make the final. Either way, swim a PB, ...

flashpointz 21.09.2000 · Read full review
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Gold, Silver, Bronze...

Advantages: worldwide event
Disadvantages: only every 4 years

...Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Winning medals is all what the Olympics are about, it sadly doesn´t help you at all if you end up 0.01 seconds behind third place in the men´s downhill event, you don´t get any recognition at all, no award ceremony, no flowers, no medal, no hymn - even if you´re only two hundredth of a second behind the winner! The Irish skeleton racer Wrottesley was one of those unhappy, who was dreaming ...
...a third place in the first run, too bad that a swiss guy took it from him in the end... It truly makes quite a difference when compared with all the other championships, where sometimes (in pro golf) even rank 75 earns you a couple of $$ to cover expenses for traveling and for your caddie. Naturally I´m very fond of our best skier Steff Eberharter, who finally completed his olympic task when he won gold in the men´s giant slalom. Winning his third ...

herbb 22.02.2002 · Read full review
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Sydney Olympic Village (Ledgendary Place)

Advantages: Spectacular / interesting / historic
Disadvantages: Going there makes me wish I was in 2000 olympics!

...in Sydney is where the Olympics took place and is kept in an immaculate condition with events still been held there and memories of the 2000 games clear in every corner of the vicinity. You can go there to have a look around and it was much more interesting than I had expected. I did not appreciate how magnificent everything was, how neat and perfect, Sydney had not let up on anything it was amazing to walk around the place. The set up is incredible! ...
...around here. What the Olympics did for Sydney was really quite outstanding, totally stating to the world that Sydney can host a major event in style and the Olympics went off without a hitch. Tourism shot up in Sydney since the year 2000 and I believe the Olympic park is another of the must-see places in Australia. On arriving at the Park it feels like a land at a theme park. Its basically a miniature world with lights lighting up the trees, signposts ...

bendontgamble 21.01.2007 · Read full review
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Fancy sports costumes - UNFAIR!

Advantages: Some people out there are given Nike and Adidas advantages.
Disadvantages: The essence of sports - goodwill, fairness and sportsmanship

Recently there has been some article regarding the US and UK Olympic teams using sports costumes designed by Adidas and Nike. The costumes are said to be able to aid the athletes in their competitions and hopefully improve their achievement. I think this must be the WORST thing to do. Why should the atheletes from richer countries gain an advantage over their poorer counterparts? A win brought by fancy costume is hardly a win at all. Sports should ...
...Not the sad athletes who depend upon fancy costumes to win their matches! This is not some fancy fashion show. Those athletes might use these costumes for training but the costumes shouldn't be allowed for the matchs. Unless everyone wears the same costumes. What is this world coming to? Are the sports officials being given free Adidas and Nike merchandise? I can think of no other reason for this discrimination over athletes from poorer countries! ...

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I'll admit I was a bit vague on the issues between China and Tibet. I know that China invaded, the Dali Lama had to leave and now China is in charge. When recently watching the BBC evening news , I was shocked to see that China was televising, to its nation a report about the Olympic torch. China reported that there had been no problems and the torch had safely made its way through the UK. The Chinese people when questioned by the reporter had no idea about what was happening outside of their own country. However, unless you were hiding away in cave in the back of beyond, you would have seen countless celebrities and ex atheletes bombarded by protesters as they travelled through central London. Surrounded by British police and Chinese body guards, you could hardly see the poor runners that had to hold on to what became a symbol ...

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