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May 6th, 2008 — Fencing, Poland
We offer our condolences to the family and friends of two-time fencing Olympic gold medalist Witold Woyda. He passed away today.
From polskieradio:
Witold Woyda, one of the finest fencers in the history of Polish sport, has died in Bronxville, New York state, at the age of 69. Born in 1939, he took part in four Olympic Games, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972.
May 6th, 2008 — Bahamas, Scandals and Controversies
Hey Bahamas sports officials, give Chris Brown his money already. This is a he said, he said story which goes like this:
Chris brown won a bronze medal during the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He says that his medal entitled him to a $15,000 reward as stated in the rules. Bahamas officials denied his claim on the ground that there’s no such incentive rule. Chris says that an incentive rule was in place in 2006 but was removed in 2007; since he won in 2006 then that old rule should apply to him.
May 6th, 2008 — Canada, Wrestling
Just when I finished slightly making fun of those who quote Baron de Coubertin’s overused “not the triumph but the struggle, not to win but to take part”, I came across this story of Canadian Greco-Roman wrestler Ari Taub which made me want to bow my head in shame.
To understand why, here’s a list of things you should know about Ari Taub:
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May 6th, 2008 — Nigeria
The Olympian Blog has found its political idol. You can now rightfully accuse us of idolatry. Ladies and gentleman, met Nigerian President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, The Olympian Blog’s “Idol Extraordinaire”.
Why is he our idol, you ask? Because he directed/charged/ordered Nigeria’s Olympic athletes to win not less that eight gold medals during the Beijing Olympic Games.
May 6th, 2008 — 100 Meter Dash, Athletics, Jamaica
Is he a doper too? I know it’s unfair but that’s the first thing that came to mind when I read this:
Usain Bolt was on fire at Saturday night’s Jamaica International Invitation, posting a sizzling 9.76sec, the second fastest 100m time ever.
