Olympics

I haven't really kept up with the olympics this year. I know that it is going on and I know who the star performers have been, but I haven't sat at the TV each night and watched it avidly. The newspapers tell me that viewership has been up this year compared to Sydney in 2000. For me the track and field events have always been the star attraction. I watched some of the 100m heats on Sunday at V's place on his big screen HDTV. I really was pulling for the guy from Portugal who eased to victory in both of his heats. Ultimately, another US runner won. I was looking for Maurice Green's name at the top of the list. Before the games, he bragged about how fast he was and how he would ease to victory. But apparently on Sunday, that was all talk and no walk. He earned a bronze instead.

I had high hopes for the Indian hockey team, but they flattered to deceive. I think they managed just the one win against South Africa. So they'll return home to brickbats and I am sure the Indian hockey board will fire all the coaches as they seem to do now after every failed tournament.

I believe an Indian shooter won a silver. And now he is a hero in India. And he should be. But it is pathetic that a nation of almost 950 million people can only produce one medal winner. China on the other hand while it rivals India in population size has far outshone us with several medals. They were running second in the medals standings a few days ago.