Do we really need a study to tell us that richer countries win more Olympic medals? My mom will tell you that such a study is a waste of resources because the answer will obviously be, “Of course richer countries win more Olympic medals.” Now, the good folks at the Lingnan University in Hongkong obviously [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2008’
Beijing Air
Okay, maybe the air in Beijing is really bad if this photo is an indication. Photo by Peter Parks via LA Times.
Don’t Jog In the Smog
Are people complaining about Beijing’s pollution just a bunch of wimps? Or do they have a valid concern? Because I live in a polluted city, I initially labeled them as wimpy whiners. So I was like, “Silly people. I eat pollution for breakfast. If you want to live in a pollution free world then let’s [...]
Australia Predicts: Less Swimming Medals
Australia predicts that it’s medal haul in swimming during the Beijing Olympics will not be as good as its previous results. The problem? Seems like the guys (but not the gals) have not been delivering in recent international events. From The Australian: AUSTRALIA will need its men to lift their game to maintain its place [...]
Athletes Blogging the Olympics
Now that the International Olympic Committee has given permission to Olympic athletes to blog about the Games, who would you like to read? For us it would be Dmitry Tursunov. He’s one entertaining blogger who knows how to dish out on his fellow athletes. Too bad he’s not been updating his ATP site. We’d like [...]
