So his race was compelling stuff, especially when viewed from beneath. After 75 metres, fatigue made Eric s short stroke so frighteningly abbreviated that for a moment he threatened to travel backwards. But just when it looked like a good idea to alert the life guard, he made it. It was fab. A petite female weight lifter squares up to the 130kg.
Games are global.
Which only makes it all the more mysterious, of course, that of the 200 countries who paraded at the opening ceremony, holding their camcorders up for us to admire, the usual suspects are dominating the medals. But the answer is no, actually, it isn t. When the Olympics were first staged in ancient Greece, of course, the winning was all. There were no seconds and thirds as consolation prizes, and no records kept. The Greeks had competitions for everything, and were tough on losers.