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I generally catch some swimming and gymnastics. Congrats to the US women earning Gymnastics Gold and to that “Flying Squirrel” Gabby Douglas for the All-Around title. Boy, is she something to watch on the bars!
Kudos to the swim team as well.So, so proud of the USA athletes; they are once again practically blowing away the other countries in most fields. The swimming and gymnastics are my favorites, and I felt sorry for the the male gymnasts and surprised they practically fell apart, but the girls were gold once again, and Gabby Douglas is a little fireball. So glad she won the all-around. I think right now we’re ahead in the all-around medal count, and expect the U.S. to once again rule when the track and field events start, which is today.
And again, congratulations Michael Phelps —- you’ll be going out in style as THE most decorated U.S. Olympic athlete of all time.
16 yr old Chinese swimmer with the buffed up bod? She swam her last length faster than Ryan Lotche (sp). Uh, I don’t think so under natural circumstances. That girl is definitely on illicit doping.
she’s passed every test they’ve given her so far; but, they are watching very closely for any signs of illegal activity.
I think these days it would be extremely difficult to be using performance enhancing drugs at the Olympics. They are so thoroughly tested that, unless China has come up with some new drug that escapes the tests, it would certainly be discovered. She passed the drug test. Phelps coach, Bob Bowman, said he didn’t think her time for the 400 was impossible.
From what I’ve read, they are tested randomly before they go and again after winning. I don’t know if this is for every event but it certainly is for the ones that require strength or endurance (which pretty much covers everything). This year Olympic sponsor GlaxonSmithKline will do over 4500 tests in their near-by lab.
that runner from South Africa with the double amputee? Was really cool watching him run with those prosthetics. Nice story.
I read there was concern, and where some even questioned (but not challenged) his being allowed to even qualify for the Olympics, because they thought the way his prosthetics were constructed and curved, that gave him an "advantage" over the other runners. Did anyone else hear that? I just could not believe my ears when I heard the announcer talking about it. Shame on those who thought this way.
because I tend to agree and don’t think ignorance has anything to do with it. Why isn’t he entered in the other Olympics for, and I don’t want to use this word but I don’t know what the correct one is, "handicapped" athletes? Special Olympics? I have seen races involving people wearing prosthetics which makes for a more level playing field.
I don’t know if it does or doesn’t give him an edge but I can understand how some might think it could. Especially if he comes in first. And, if he didn’t think he could win, why would he even enter? Lots of questions there.
are referring. I heard the story and was also wondering why he would be allowed in XXX Olympics. As more discussion of the situation went on, my concerns were never really answered. I missed the competition where he ran, so I don’t know how he finished. They never showed any interviews of other athletes for their opinions…and that really is where the decision should start; afterall, they are the ones who will be competing against him. Obviously, it was resolved as he did compete.
Maybe people should Google him and read his biography before passing judgment on what he should or should not be doing. He’s run in 4 Paralympics and has been a double leg amputee since he was 11 months old. Other athletes praise him for his strength and courage. He’s not bionic. There are no sensors or devices in his legs that would give him any "advantage"; just his own desire to compete in a sport he loves. His name is OSCAR PISTORIOUS, a 24-year old from South Africa.
It’s "Paralympics." The present formal explanation for the name "Paralympic" is that it derives from the Greek preposition παρά, pará ("beside" or "alongside") and thus refers to a competition held in parallel with the Olympic Games. The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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