All About London Olympics and Paralympics 2012
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fightingmom:
nothing to be sad about she dumped the best coach Barry Prime she ever had. Her attitude is her greatest downfall.Oh no, Tao Li also didn't make it to the 100m butterfly finals :sad:
http://www.straitstimes.com/London/2012/Story/STIStory_827080.html
She still has 100m backstroke heats. Hope she can make it to the finals! :please: -
\"Sun Yang became the first Chinese man to win an Olympic swimming title by pulling away from Park Tae-hwan on the final two laps to secure the 400-meter freestyle in an Olympic record time. Then, 16-year-old Ye Shiwen smashed the world record in the women’s 400 individual medley by more than a second: all the more remarkable because she swam the last 50 meters in a faster time than the new men’s 400 I.M. champion Ryan Lochte swam his last 50 meters.
(source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/sports/olympics/yang-sun-of-china-wins-400-free.html)
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\"LONDON, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese swimming sensation Sun Yang upset defending champion South Korean Park Tae Hwan in men's 400m freestyle to win a historic Olympic swimming gold for China on Saturday.
Sun was behind Park in the first 200m, and narrowed the gap in the third 100m. He put on a devastating burst over the last 100m to overtake Park at 3:40.14, setting a new Olympic record.
Park posted 3:42.06 to settle for a silver and Peter Vanderkaay from the United States finished 3:44.69 to take a bronze.
Sun was the first male Chinese swimmer to claim an Olympic gold.
\"I felt the pressure because my coach is not in good health, so maybe he has been under more pressure than I am. I want to dedicate this victory to him,\" said Sun, who starred at last year's Shanghai World Championships as he smashed Grant Hackett's decade-old 1,500m world record .
\"I have swum my personal best time and I want to use this swim to tell the South Koreans (who were angry after Park was disqualified this morning) something. I want to show that we are good swimmers and we do not need to do anything other than swim in order to win,\" said a confident Sun.
Park was initially disqualified by a judge on the pool deck for a false start in the morning heats, after which South Korean media accused so-called referee conspiracy by a Chinese judge. However, it turned out to be a rumor as no Chinese judge was involved in the event. Later, Park was reinstated in the final after the FINA Jury of Appeal examined the protest lodged by the Korean Swimming Federation and made the decision based on the recommendation of the FINA Technical Swimming Commission.
Sun's performance in evening's final underlined his supremacy in the event.
Park, who hardly missed the final, said he was disappointed with a silver because he had waited a long time for this race.
\"I tried my best in the race. I don't want to say that what happened with having been disqualified was bad for my performance, but it was,\" he said.
\"I lost the race, but I am glad that it was an Asian who won. It is something we can all be proud of,\" Park said.
The gold medal is one of the most eagerly awaited clashes between Park and Sun. In London, Sun finally succeeded in the revenge after losses to Park in the 400m freestyle at the 2011 Shanghai World Championships and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.\"
(source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-07/29/c_131745377.htm)
Interesting drama there between the top male swimmers from both countries.
Hm...I wonder if our own sports council here will eventually change to adopt Asian consultants :siam: -
concern2:
Sun trains under angmo coach Denis Cotterell in Australia.
Hm...I wonder if our own sports council here will eventually change to adopt Asian consultants :siam: -
looking4Tutor:
Ya, I just heard from DH after I posted my comment. :rotflmao:
Sun trains under angmo coach Denis Cotterell in Australia.concern2:
Hm...I wonder if our own sports council here will eventually change to adopt Asian consultants :siam: -
CNA very slow, still no results showing on their results page:
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Phelps not looking as good from beginning. I had been wondering at the start of this Games how he'd do, after reading the following. Wonder if things can make a turn.
Michael Phelps Called Out By Teammate Tyler Clary For Not Working Hard, “Lack of Preparation” (11 Jul 2012, source: http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/07/11/michael-phelps-called-out-by-teammate-tyler-clary-for-not-working-hard-lack-of-preparation/)
Michael Phelps is the King of the Pool on top of the Mountain of Swimming. Or something. Whatever. Phelps already has to deal with fierce competition from rival – slash – teammate, Ryan Lochte in the pool. Now he’s got a youngin’ talk trash about him. That young fellow’s name is Tyler Clary and he says the man who owns more gold medals than anyone else in history doesn’t work hard enough. From The Press-Enterprise:
“I saw a real lack of preparation (from) him,” Clary said during an interview at the pool here where he trains.
“Basically, he was a swimmer that didn’t want to be there,” Clary said of Phelps. “They can talk about all of these goals and plans and preparation they have. I saw it. I know. It’s different. And I saw somebody that has basically been asking to get beat for the longest time.”
Asking to get beat, but nobody will take him up on the offer.
“The fact that he doesn’t have to work as hard to get that done, it’s a real shame,” Clary said. “I think it’s too bad. You see that all too often, where you get athletes that are incredibly talented that really take it for granted. I think the things he could have done if he’d worked as hard as I do would have been even more incredible than what he has pulled off.”
What would Clary like Phelps to do? Go back to previous Olympics, enter swimming events that don’t exist and break his own records? Even if he did, Phelps still isn’t trying hard!
“I’ve always called myself more of a blue-collar worker, as far as swimming goes,” Clary said. “I work my (butt) off all the time. That’s not to say that everybody else doesn’t. But the fact that I know I work harder than he does makes me appreciate every little goal and every little gain that I make.
Well Clary, you’ll have your opportunity to work harder in the pool during the Olympics. If he beats Phelps, yay! Hard work wins! If Phelps wins again (and again and again…) then oh well. Natural ability rules and Clary is the plucky underdog who never won. -
Seems that the Chinese gymnasts are not doing too well… …equipment fault…
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auntieM:
Seems that the Chinese gymnasts are not doing too well.. ...equipment fault..
Heard that this time round there are more newbies, so they also not expecting too much from themselves.
DH was sharing with me that US might be the winner this round. Sports is a part in the American lifestyle, whilst in China, they are selective on the athletes. Nevertheless, this is changing. -
concern2:
I have to disagree with this. They spend more time in the fast food joints and in front of the tv.auntieM:
Seems that the Chinese gymnasts are not doing too well.. ...equipment fault..
Heard that this time round there are more newbies, so they also not expecting too much from themselves.
DH was sharing with me that US might be the winner this round. Sports is a part in the American lifestyle, whilst in China, they are selective on the athletes. Nevertheless, this is changing.
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