All About London Olympics and Paralympics 2012

[ruohoo97]

Thanks for updating. I missed so many days!

[auntieM]

Missed out last night’s gals gymnastics… …upset de…

[pirate]

And that is probably why Japan is seeded higher than Singapore?

[concern2]

American flag flies away in Serena Williams' medal ceremony

(source:http://www.clarionledger.com/usatoday/article/56780134&usatref=sportsmod?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CAmateur/Pro%20sports%7Cp)

http://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/statuses/231762015490818048

American flag flew off during a medal ceremony

[fightingmom]

concern2:

American flag flies away in Serena Williams' medal ceremony

(source:http://www.clarionledger.com/usatoday/article/56780134&usatref=sportsmod?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CAmateur/Pro%20sports%7Cp)

http://twitter.com/jon_wertheim/statuses/231762015490818048

American flag flew off during a medal ceremony

Gosh ! How did that happen ? :shock: :?

Am sure everyone was shocked and then probably a bit amused later huh?

[concern2]

Yeah, as if that wasn't enough,

Here's another one:

Wrong Anthem Played at Olympics - Fencer
(source: http://en.rian.ru/sports/20120730/174865428.html)

The Hungarian national anthem was played wrongly at a medal ceremony at the Olympics in London, Hungarian fencer Emese Szasz said Tuesday.

The claim is the second dispute over protocol to hit the Games after the North Korean football team walked off in protest Wednesday when the South Korean flag was shown next to their faces on the scoreboard.

Szasz’s remarks concern a victory ceremony Sunday after Hungary’s Aron Szilagyi won gold in the men’s saber.

“In Hungary they are not happy. It was not only the pace that was too fast but it was also a little forced, aggressive,” Szasz said.

“I saw it on TV and I heard the wrong one being played,” she said. “Aron tried to sing but he couldn't keep up.”

The anthem had been approved by officials at Hungary’s National Olympic Committee, the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games said.

“A LOCOG spokesman said on Monday that all national anthems had been specially commissioned by LOCOG, recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and approved by each NOC,” a media release posted on the Olympic News Service said.

Szasz described herself as “very, very devastated” after she lost 15-12 to South Korea’s Choi Injeong in the second round of the women’s individual epee Monday.

[concern2]

One more, one more :rotflmao:


WRONG ANTHEM PLAYED FOR SPANISH OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAM
Posted by ddish81 on Jul 17, 2012 in NBA, New Post | 0 comments

Watch Video here:
(source: http://www.sweaterpunch.com/2012/07/wrong-anthem-played-for-spanish-basketball-team/)

Hang on, this one was posted 17 Jul, so not sure if it was held in London. :?

[concern2]

\"The flame's cauldron, a symbol of the Olympic movement, is supposed to burn for the entirety of the Games but organisers have confirmed it was put out temporarily so the 28ft high structure could be moved to the edge of the stadium.\"


Wa, can suka suka put out Olympic fire and move it one meh har? :scared: :rotflmao:
(source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180965/London-2012-Relight-Stunning-Olympic-flame-doused-relocated-relit-new-home--time-werent-billion-people-watching.html)

[concern2]

ksi:

Gosh.... The push against the Great Wall is pretty strong huh? If the Great Wall can be so easily pushed over, then it would not be one of the wonders in the world....

The Great Wall is defensive.

[ruohoo97]

concern2:

\"The flame's cauldron, a symbol of the Olympic movement, is supposed to burn for the entirety of the Games but organisers have confirmed it was put out temporarily so the 28ft high structure could be moved to the edge of the stadium.\"


Wa, can suka suka put out Olympic fire and move it one meh har? :scared: :rotflmao:
(source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180965/London-2012-Relight-Stunning-Olympic-flame-doused-relocated-relit-new-home--time-werent-billion-people-watching.html)

:yikes: