Who's excited? The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games just started today (8/8/08 at 8:08pm). India doesn't have the same kind of obsession that I feel is fairly common in the US. Maybe because their two most popular sports have no Indian representation this year - cricket because they don't have it in the Olympics and field hockey because the Indian team failed to qualify this time around.Luckily we have pretty good coverage on Indian TV and are also able to access the online channels online thanks to work. I'm excited to see some good races in the pool and lots of records fall. I don't know what it is about the Olympics, but I'm a total sucker for watching hours and hours of coverage (regardless of the sport) and getting *really* fired up with a new sense of patriotism.
In Dharamsala, I saw posters all over the place protesting the Games based on the humanitarian issues in Tibet and the human rights violations. I definitely acknowledge and understand there are a lot of issues that could be worked out, but in the true spirit of the Olympics, it's time for some of the greatest athletic feats in the next few years.
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I loved watching the Olympics...of course your prediction was right an records FELL! Phelps was huge here as I'm sure you saw from the TV coverage. Bolt was also a big story.
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