#188 paralympics 080906-17

There was great publicity on the Olympic Games…but somehow, the next big Paralympic Games from September 6th-17th slips international attention! Is this because the Paralympics is not a politizing medium??!!! Glad the Torch will grace different locations in China. (from chinadaily.com.cn) These paralympians are able to use the same facilities in the Olympic Village built for the Olympic Games. However [...]

#187 singapore olympic medalists

Today’s athletes or olympic silver medalists awarded $750K! Tan Howe Liang, olympic silver medalist in 1960, was given a $10K by NTUC Income today but he was not rewarded at the time. Then, Singapore was not a rich nation… Considering the first olympic medalist, there must be some form of commendation. (channelnewsasia.com} How I wish Tan Howe Liang is officially rewarded for [...]

#181 olympic champions

The secret to these champions at the Olympic Games is sheer dedication, persistence and diligence (hard work), tears and disappointments together with the faithful support of one’s loved ones like mother or father. It’s not the intake of special foods or drugs which the world record breakers in Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt! Their diet is as [...]

#180 bronze for india’s unsung champion boxer

In post #152 Vijender Kumar was cited on BBC page as one who will compete at the Olympic Games ’against the odds’. The 22-year-old has returned with a bronze medal. What an achievement for one true to his calling and vocation in sports in spite a lack of support from sponsors or government — his dedication, persistence and hard work…together with the support [...]

#179 an exceptional 29th olympiad in beijing

The achievements accomplished by many athletes were beyond expectation…what contrasting backgrounds the two ‘icon’ athletes who broke the world record. Usain Bolt, 21, 6ft 5in tall, track event, hails from Jamaica…an island in Caribbean Sea with a population of 2.7! Michael Phelps, 23, 6ft 3in tall, swimmer who won 8 golds comes from the US where the continent has topped [...]

#178 nation-switchers to olympics

Is it unpatriotic to switch nationality to participate in the Olympic Games a dream many young cherished when they were found to have talents in the field of athletics? Take for instance, the table-tennis paddlers, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu and Tang Tianwei who clinched the silver medal for Singapore – if they had remained in their country of [...]

#177 jamaica won 6 golds at 2008 olympic games

Jamaica is an island (area 4244 sq mi or 10,991 sq km) in Carribean Sea. She received independence in 1962 and has a population of 2.8 million. Literacy rate is 79%. Yet the Jamaicans both men and women won gold medals in track events at this Beijing Olympics. Usain Bolt is the fastest runner in [...]

#176 china gymnasts falsify age?

I heard on BBC that China’s gymnasts who won gold were under age. Was there deliberate oversight in submitting the age on their part? There is always confusion for those outside of China to know the age of the China Chinese. Even for one who is born in Singapore, growing up, I was always confused about my [...]

#175 the true olympian spirit

That capture my heart are not just the medal winners but that put a smile on my face and lift my spirit. Japan’s Ai Fukuhara  who lost to China’s best table-tennis player Zhang Yining, said beamingly: “I played very well today and I’m very satified. I demonstrated everything I learned in the training, so I give myself 90 points (out [...]

#174 ‘Palestinian swimmer beats all odds’

Palestinian Zakia Nassar is a true Olympian at heart and she deserves a gold medal for her spirit and valor…indeed she has fulfilled her Olympic dream. I lifted this from chinadaily.com.cn… A 21-year-old Palestinian swimmer embodied  the Olympic spirit and fulfilled her lifelong ambition to compete at the Olympics last week and she deserves a gold medal for [...]