Friday, August 22, 2008
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I was able to watch the battle between Tshomlee Go and the Australian taekwondo jin last Wednesday. I admit that I do not know everything about taekwondo. And to be completely honest, I do not how the scoring works. But when I saw the fight, I have come to realize that it does not take someone to be a taekwondo jin to know whether the kick landed on the opponents body solidly. The Australian even fell, and the Filipino commentator said "2 points yun!". But there was none. Not even 1. Nakakaawa talaga. :-(
Earlier this afternoon, I saw Toni Rivero's fight with the Croatian jin. My sister kaye and I were crossing our fingers and kept on cheering for Toni. But it just did not work. :-( The first two rounds were good but the Croatian was tougher. Naiwan na si Toni on the 3rd round. Hay, bokya na naman. :-(
Someone told me days before the Olympics, "winner ang makaka-gold sa Beijing. Milyonaryo na pag-uwi dito. Pero malalakas lang ang loob nyan mag bigay ng mga milyon na yan kase alam naman nila na hindi makaka-gold ang isa sa kanila". Hay, another harsh reality. Tsk tsk tsk.
Sabi ko nga, it does not only take pure heart in the Olympics. It takes a lot more. And whether we admit it or not, in the game of Olympics, biases and partialities are part of the game. Ask Onyok Velasco, ask Nastia Luikin, ask Tshomlee.
Check this and this out to know what I'm talking about.
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Incidentally, a Pinoy athlete bagged Gold in Beijing Olympics. The consolation came from the sport's demonstration event earlier today. Anyway, Congrats Willy Wang!
Earlier this afternoon, I saw Toni Rivero's fight with the Croatian jin. My sister kaye and I were crossing our fingers and kept on cheering for Toni. But it just did not work. :-( The first two rounds were good but the Croatian was tougher. Naiwan na si Toni on the 3rd round. Hay, bokya na naman. :-(
Someone told me days before the Olympics, "winner ang makaka-gold sa Beijing. Milyonaryo na pag-uwi dito. Pero malalakas lang ang loob nyan mag bigay ng mga milyon na yan kase alam naman nila na hindi makaka-gold ang isa sa kanila". Hay, another harsh reality. Tsk tsk tsk.
Sabi ko nga, it does not only take pure heart in the Olympics. It takes a lot more. And whether we admit it or not, in the game of Olympics, biases and partialities are part of the game. Ask Onyok Velasco, ask Nastia Luikin, ask Tshomlee.
Check this and this out to know what I'm talking about.
---
Incidentally, a Pinoy athlete bagged Gold in Beijing Olympics. The consolation came from the sport's demonstration event earlier today. Anyway, Congrats Willy Wang!
Posted by
rehabman
Labels:
Beijing Olympics,
News,
Olympic Medal,
Sports,
Toni Rivero,
Tshomlee Go
2 comments:
ang galing galing talaga..nawawalan nako ng pagasa ng biglang nabalitaan ko na we won ng gold sa wushu...ASTIg! and for the fact that "that" sport originated from china! it's like saying--IN YOUR FACE! AHAHA! ang maganda nun, may 5 Million pesos xa at isang brand new car.. whew! too bad, closing ceremonies na bukas... can't wait to see what london will do to match beijing... hehe
Actually, wushu is just a demo sport event. Yung medal ni Willy Wang, di kasama sa official medal tally. But I hope he's getting some incentives from the government and from everybody who made the promise.
Me and my sister were able to see the medal ceremony kanina. It gave us goosebumps, we sang with him, cheered and clapped. :-D
Sana next time a Pinoy athlete will finally get the elusive Olympic gold.
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