as part of my sunday tv-gorging ritual, i watched a couple of beijing olympics events on the olympic channels. one that struck me most was the women's quadruple sculls event. it was a strong line up, with the hot favourite being the british team who took the lead all the way, with china, france, and germany following closely behind. the british looked set to take the gold, up till the last 750 meter when the chinese team just put in every strength in an attempt to catch up and surpass the lead. it was way intense. and they made it! took over the british team and emerged champion. it was truly an emotional moment. the women laughed and cried and laughed and cried some more. it was pretty amazing.
another event that stuck in my mind was the men's 8-men rowing event. it was a showdown between the american and the canadian team, with the usa being the former olympic gold medalist and the latter being the world champion in the same event. the canadians proved to be the resilient athletes they are, maintaining a substantial lead throughout and eventually emerging the event's champion. YAY CANADA!
caught some moments of the eventful singapore vs china table tennis match on the replay. 'twas okay but i guess it isn't as exciting when you already know the outcome.
anyway, end of musings for now. signing out.
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