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Topic: Beijing 2008 - Olympic Games Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 12:18 |
In less than a hour will begin the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony can be a wonderful spectacle never seen before and i hope that the entire games become the best in the history. Only can give congratulations to the chinese people (our fellows included ) because their effort and improvements they have done in past years. Good luck!!
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 14:40 |
A thread dedicated to the games is a good idea and this one should serve that purpose just fine. You do know that this will turn into the daily King Kang editorial section once he see's this thread. Still, we can post results, get involved in heated discussions over the scoring system in gymnastics and show our obligatory goodwill to the Chinese Olympic hosts.
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 15:29 |
It's not just a question of the scoring system in gymnastics, it's whether gymnastics should be in there at all. Might as well have ballet (and I'm a balletomane).
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 15:34 |
Just hope the air pollution doesn't affect too many athletes,
Chinese figures put them at tolerable (just) level. Other independent readings put them way over the danger mark.
Worrying
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 17:19 |
What an opening ceremony. My word what a spectacle. Its China's time, and I hope everybody else is generous enough to remember that.
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 17:19 |
The best torch lighting ever!
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 18:38 |
A bit like 1936, where i wasn't aboard, to take the wind out of your's sails.
Too bomabstic. Too finical.
If chairman Mao could have seen this, he would turn over in his grave.
Let's watch how it will go on....
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 19:35 |
What was Nazi about it Ulrich. Was it the "hope for harmony" or the pictures of the people of the world. Wait, wait it must have been that boy who saved some eathquake victims.
jeez!
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 19:43 |
that Iranian flag-bearer, Mullahs: Islam is in danger!
Tehran, 8 August (AKI) - Iranian religious figures have criticised that Olympic female rower Homa Hosseini was chosen as the flagbearer of Iran, calling the move a 'heresy'.
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 20:01 |
Originally posted by Sparten
Wait, wait it must have been that boy who saved some eathquake victims.
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That was very emotive, the giant sporter with that giant person, the children.
Pakistan received a great ovation from the public
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 20:09 |
Originally posted by Sparten
What was Nazi about it Ulrich. Was it the "hope for harmony" or the pictures of the people of the world. Wait, wait it must have been that boy who saved some eathquake victims.
jeez! |
A totalitarian regime tries to hocus the world. That was my comparison.
Here like there the world is led up the garden path.
Some doters of the IOC do a common thing with murders and rapscallions. A very interessting mixture,indeed...
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 20:11 |
Be good neighbours! Anyway, this must be our worst team ever, no boxers and we have a snowballs chance in hell in Hockey.
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 20:12 |
Great, great and great
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 21:32 |
Originally posted by Seko
A thread dedicated to the games is a good idea and this one should serve that purpose just fine. You do know that this will turn into the daily King Kang editorial section once he see's this thread. Still, we can post results, get involved in heated discussions over the scoring system in gymnastics and show our obligatory goodwill to the Chinese Olympic hosts. |
There is no way I can even try to follow or comment on every event like I did in Euro 08, so no worries.
Events and teams, I will try to follow; Football(of course), Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Hockey, Handball, Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, Archery, Swimming, and maybe some gymnasitcs...... Wow that's a lot, actually.
But once again I can't follow every match or team even in the sports that I'm interested. I will try to follow the Korean athletes as much as the coverage here in U.S. and my schedule will allow me to. Excited about U.S. Men's Basketball of course. Spain, Germany, China also. Hmmm they are all in the same group. Tough luck for China and good for Argentina. (EDIT, I can't believe France and China didn't make it) Also excited North Korean Women's Football team who are in the same group with Germany, Brazil and Nigeria, ouch.
Well, let the games begin!
P.S. Sparten, Pakistan doesn't have a good Hockey team this year? From what I can remember they usually have a strong team. South Korean Women's team is descent I think.
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Posted: 08-Aug-2008 at 21:49 |
For the summer olympics its all about swimming. Have to see how phelps does, though it won't be the same without the Thorpedo. (I would always root for him even against americans) I missed the opening ceremony, just not as interested this time around.
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Posted: 09-Aug-2008 at 04:47 |
its was brilliant at times, long winded and ho-hum in others. I'd it took over 4 hours from start to finish, surely that is longer than before.
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Posted: 09-Aug-2008 at 05:43 |
That was fantastic. A historical event that will always been remembered in Chinese history and the history of the Communist Dynasty. From now on, China is top dog.
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Indeed, I was very pleased with Pakistans great ovation from the Chinese crowd. Actually I made a list of all the countries that received big ovations (bear in mind the crowd is an international crowd, and not exclusively chinese) The best ovations went to: Pakistan Cuba Iraq Iran Great Britain Venezuela France South Africa Russia USA North Korea Switzerland (the commentator suggested this was for Federa) Italy Mexico Germany Australia Chinese Taipei (I was very pleased at this one) Chinese Hong Kong Singapore, and of course China I think that is a great list. Nice & mixed. But lastly, Go Palestine!
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Posted: 09-Aug-2008 at 06:14 |
I am watching womens volleyball. Brazil v Algeria. Whens
the swimmming?
King Kang, Pakistan team is horrid now. But even when we were good we always lost to S Korea. In '94 we won the world cup and champions trophy, and in both we lost to S Korea. Not mention the Olympic Semi Final in 2000.
Leo; Sydney was 4 hours as well. Parade of nations takes too long. I think they should end the all athelets march and replace it with just the flags bearer marching.
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Posted: 09-Aug-2008 at 06:42 |
Btw, the Icelandic Team counts 51 athlets, wheras the handball-team is the most promising.
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Posted: 09-Aug-2008 at 09:50 |
I have to say, this Olympic Games opening ceremony has to be the most sumptuous opening ceremony that has ever presented. In my view it is astonishingly beautiful (the art and set decoration and costume); artistically, it is almost perfection (its technical aspect) and exquisitely done (look at the details of these clothing!). It is just a wonderful representation of this culture and the culture's artistic heritage.
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