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May 22nd, 2008 — Tibet
Organizers of the Tibetan Olympics which we blogged about here have run into financial difficulties according to our reliable source. But we should give props to the organizers; after all they are what Baron de Coubertin was talking about when he said that the more important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. Go Tibet.
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May 22nd, 2008 — Canada, Figure Skating, Kayaking, Scandals and Controversies, Winter Games
They’re not really fighting but they’re also kind of fighting. Contradictory, eh? If you remember our earlier post, we reported that Elvis Stojko, a two-time figure skating Olympic gold medalist, urged Canadian athletes to boycott the Beijing Olympic Games in the name of human rights.
Adam Van Koeverden, world and Olympic kayak champion, is having none of it: “I respect Stojko and his opinion but I think he would have moderated his comments if he was headed to the Olympics to win a gold medal.” [cbcsports.ca]
May 22nd, 2008 — Taekwondo, Thailand
Thai taekwondo jins Buttree Puedpong, Chutchawal Khaola-or, and Chonnapas Premwaew (left) are good enough to win Olympic gold medals according to Pimol Srivikorn, president of the Taekwondo Association of Thailand (TAT).
If any of the three will win a gold medal, s/he will receive a bonus amounting to $314,000 as we noted here. Of the countries we’ve tracked so far, Thailand is awarding the richest financial incentive to its Olympic medalists.
May 22nd, 2008 — Beijing Olympics
The sign for the men’s restroom in Beijing’s National Stadium also known as the Bird’s Nest. Fortunately or unfortunately, the sign for the women’s restroom isn’t as, ehem, graphic.
May 22nd, 2008 — India, Tennis
India’s best Olympic medal hope, the tennis doubles team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes are not exactly best buds right now — Mahesh says he doesn’t want to pair with Leander because Leander is off doing other things instead of going to tune-up tournaments with him — but Leander believes that they can bring home a gold medal for the second most populous country in the world. [Ooops, sorry for the very long sentence.]
Will these two settle their differences in time to go for the gold? Let’s wait for the next chapter.
May 22nd, 2008 — Tibet
Because they are banned from participating in the Beijing Olympic Games, Tibetan athletes will be having their own Olympics. Organized by Lobsang Wangyal (left) the Tibetan Olympic Games will be held at Dharamsala in northern India starting 22 May to 25 May 2008. Jack Leenars has a report about the Tibetan Olympics here.
May 22nd, 2008 — Athletics, Drugs, Russia
Arrghh. Here’s another athlete we are including in our doper’s Hall of Shame: Russia’s Tatyana Lysenko, the world record holder for the hammer throw.
She failed a drug test according to the IAAF and has been banned for two years. She will miss the Beijing Olympics and her results from the past two years have been wiped off the record books.
