Posted by sportsbrotha on August 22, 2008
Congratulations to Rohulla Nikpai of Afghanistan, who won the first medal ever for Afghanistan. In a country torn by war it’s a little uplifting for the people to know that someone representing them achieved something on the world stage. He got the bronze medal in the men’s 58 kg Taekwondo competition.
He’s been promised a house courtesy of the government as well as a monetary reward. Not bad. And for a country whose people first were at war with the Soviet Union, and now there’s still fighting going on there, it’s sure to put a small smile on people’s faces.
So what did Nikpai have to say?
“I hope this will send a message of peace to my country after 30 years of war.” I hope so too.
Congratulations to Rashid Ramzi of Bahrain who won the first ever gold medal for the country in Track & Field. He won the men’s 1,500 M race.
For the first time, the U.S. Softball team lost a gold medal game. Well, the first time in the last 16 years to be exact. Japan stunned the U.S. women in the final 3-1. The only thing I can compare that to is having the rug pulled out from under you.
And I don’t know why I’m bringing this up, but this is something amazing. Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have not lost a beach volleyball game in 108 attempts. They are 108 for 108. Talk about a streak. They’ve won the gold in this year’s olympics as well as in 2004. I don’t really understand how you can win 108 straight in anything. I mean, you’re bound to have an off-day at some point, and the ball may just land the wrong way or something. 108 straight is a real feat.
Anyway, I’m about to read up on the investigation the IOC did on the Chinese gymnastics team.
Peace and love
-SB
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Wall-E said
Thats right kidd… me and Mustafa holdin it downnnn lool. Thanks for the post. Question: Is it a coincidence that the U.S. lost the softball finals during a time when there are talks of pulling the sport from the olympics due to their dominance? Or is it just an underdog success story?
ameer said
the sport is already pulled for the 2012 and 2016 games. this loss shows that the sport is now a “global” game, not one where the US team throws back to back no hitters. did the us team lose? yes. do i smell a concipiracy? slight bit. or then again, they just managed to blow a game. the USA’s dominance in sports does eventually decline (see CHinas medal count, 2002 world basketball championships, and 2004 athens olympic basketball). but the usa losing does help the long term goal of bringing softball back to the olympics, even if it is in 2020, when all of these players will be retired