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Re: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

#281 Postby lurkey » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:04 pm

For Fact789:

Behind the science of Olympic backgammon ;) (a inside chat joke . . .)
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#282 Postby CajunMama » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:36 pm

Watching the closing ceremonies, my daughter commented that the 2 drums up in the air looked like big wheels of cheese. :lol:
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#283 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:53 pm

CajunMama wrote:Watching the closing ceremonies, my daughter commented that the 2 drums up in the air looked like big wheels of cheese. :lol:


I was thinking the same thing. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

#284 Postby Ivanhater » Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:59 pm

Well what an amazing olympics, so many memories will be taken from these games...see you again in 2012 London! :flag: :flag: :flag:
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#285 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:07 pm

Ivanhater wrote:Well what an amazing olympics, so many memories will be taken from these games...see you again in 2012 London! :flag: :flag: :flag:


Amen!! I dont think London can top Beijing though. Now, on to football, politics, and school!!
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#286 Postby tomboudreau » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:35 pm

Ivanhater wrote:Well what an amazing olympics, so many memories will be taken from these games...see you again in 2012 London! :flag: :flag: :flag:


Don't forget, Vancover is 2010...and a lot of the events should be shown live in the states.
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#287 Postby RL3AO » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:08 pm

536 days until Vancouver.
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Re: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

#288 Postby Cyclenall » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:32 pm

Parts of the ending ceremonies reminded me of Christmas day for Whovill in Dr.Suess's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".
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#289 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:43 pm

Cyclenall wrote:Parts of the ending ceremonies reminded me of Christmas day for Whovill in Dr.Suess's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".



LOL me too!! I was kinda thinking of the oompa loompas too! :lol: :lol:
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Re: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

#290 Postby HurricaneBill » Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:47 am

Next up......

2010 Winter Olympics: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2012 Summer Olympics: London, Great Britain, United Kingdom

2014 Winter Olympics: Sochi, Russia
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Re: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

#291 Postby lurkey » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:23 am

tomboudreau wrote:
Ivanhater wrote:Well what an amazing olympics, so many memories will be taken from these games...see you again in 2012 London! :flag: :flag: :flag:


Don't forget, Vancover is 2010...and a lot of the events should be shown live in the states.


and at a reasonable hour too. . . same thing for 2016 . . .
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Re: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

#292 Postby lurkey » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:43 pm

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92PESQ80&show_article=1

Castro defends athlete who kicked judge in face
Aug 25 01:36 PM US/Eastern

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HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro on Monday defended the Cuban taekwondo athlete who kicked a referee in the face at the Beijing Olympics, saying Angel Matos was rightfully indignant over his disqualification from the bronze-medal match.

Taekwondo officials want Matos and his coach banned for life from the sport. But Castro expressed "our total solidarity" for both Matos and his coach Leudis Gonzalez.

Matos was winning 3-2 in the second round when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov, and was disqualified for taking more than his one minute of injury time.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge and then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden, who needed stiches to repair his lip. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.

Taekwondo officials called Matos' behavior an insult to the Olympic vision. Matos' coach countered that the match was fixed and accused the Kazakhs of offering him money.

Castro said the alleged bribery attempt gave Matos good reason to expect the judges to treat him unfairly.

"They had tried to buy his own coach," Castro wrote in his essay published in state media. "He could not contain himself."

Cuba is accustomed to winning golds in boxing, but settled this year for four silver and four bronze medals. Overall, Cuba took home only two golds, down from nine in Athens four years ago.

"I saw when the judges blatantly stole fights from two Cuban boxers in the semifinals," Castro wrote. "Our fighters ... had hopes of winning, despite the judges, but it was useless. They were condemned beforehand."

The ailing, 82-year-old ex-president also noted that defections have taken their toll, blaming "the repugnant mercenary actions" of promoters who lure Cuban boxers off the island with lucrative contracts.

And Castro hinted that big changes could be in order for Cuban sports, pledging a serious review of "every discipline, every human and material resource that we dedicate to sport."

"Cuba has never bought an athlete or judge," Castro wrote, adding that Cubans need to begin preparing now for London in 2012. "There will be European chauvinism, judge corruption, buying of brawn and brains ... and a strong dose of racism," he predicted.
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