All About London Olympics and Paralympics 2012

[Way2GO]

concern2:

Korea wins Japan in soccer for the first time in history - the winning team is exempted from NS!!!!!

no leh, IIRC, S Korea has beaten Japan before during warm-up game for World Cup.
In competition, u r probably right.

d games between China, Japan, n Korea always very keen competition for national pride.

[Way2GO]

concern2:

Why So Many Olympic Athletes Are Wearing Colored Tape



The elusive material is called Kinesio tape.

Oh dat's wat it is.
Silly me thot it was for decoration! :slapshead:

[Way2GO]

Anybody here knows dis guy or wat happened in Seoul Olympics 1988?

Lawrence Lemieux
In position for a medal in sailing, he veered off course to save 2 other sailors in distress, sacrificing his medal hope in d process.
Wat sportsmanship!!!!
Give d man a Tiger ...ad infinitum...... :celebrate: :celebrate:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c667e50-adf7-11e1-bb8e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz23D3TDLok

[fightingmom]

Way2GO:

concern2:

Why So Many Olympic Athletes Are Wearing Colored Tape



The elusive material is called Kinesio tape.

Oh dat's wat it is.
Silly me thot it was for decoration! :slapshead:

Thanks for the explanation , concern2.

I have been wondering what's that too? :scratchhead:

[concern2]

Here's another one:


Why do swimmers have a string that hangs down from the middle of their goggles?

In the swimming, a few of the swimmers look like there is a string hanging from the middle of their goggles. At first we thought the guy hadn't cut the tag off his goggles, but then they showed another guy with the same type of white string hanging from the middle. What is the purpose of this?

The swimmers were wearing Swedish goggles, or a version of them, a type of goggles worn by elite swimmers because they can customize the fit. The string is used to connect the eye pieces. A little rubber tube is used between the eye pieces to cover the string and enclose the edges, but as you see, some swimmers have no problem with the edges hanging out.

(source: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/london-olympics-news-and-notes/1243987)

[concern2]

Why do table tennis players touch the table?


It's part ritual, part physical, and part mental.
Physically, the player is wiping the sweat from his hand onto the table in a spot that is not likely to be used during play (when wiping his hand near the net). This allows him to 'towel off' his hand without actually having to wait for the allowed 6 point towel off interval. When wiping his hand near the endline, the player is usually wiping off drops of sweat (or occasionally, small fragments of rubber from the bat) that have fallen on to the table.

Mentally, the time it takes to wipe his hand gives the player a chance to take a few extra seconds to compose himself if he needs it. Plus there is always the chance that it will aggravate and distract his opponent who has to wait for him to get back to behind the endline before the next point can begin.

Ritual wise - some players just get in the habit of doing it, and keep doing it whether they really need to or not. Just like how some players bounce the ball on the table or on their racket before serving - it's just part of the player's routine and he would feel strange without doing it.

(source: http://tabletennis.about.com/od/beginnersfaqs/f/wipe_hand.htm)
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I used to think it is some kind of 'pang tang'

[concern2]

Way2GO:

concern2:

Korea wins Japan in soccer for the first time in history - the winning team is exempted from NS!!!!!

no leh, IIRC, S Korea has beaten Japan before during warm-up game for World Cup.
In competition, u r probably right.

d games between China, Japan, n Korea always very keen competition for national pride.

You are right, seems it isn't the first time Korea wins in competition (whether over Japan or not I am not sure), but certainly not the first time winners are exempted from NS when it comes to major games like this!

[concern2]

Way2GO:

Anybody here knows dis guy or wat happened in Seoul Olympics 1988?

Lawrence Lemieux
In position for a medal in sailing, he veered off course to save 2 other sailors in distress, sacrificing his medal hope in d process.
Wat sportsmanship!!!!
Give d man a Tiger ...ad infinitum...... :celebrate: :celebrate:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c667e50-adf7-11e1-bb8e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz23D3TDLok

Wow, what sportsmanship indeed!

[Imami]

Way2GO:

Anybody here knows dis guy or wat happened in Seoul Olympics 1988?

Lawrence Lemieux
In position for a medal in sailing, he veered off course to save 2 other sailors in distress, sacrificing his medal hope in d process.
Wat sportsmanship!!!!
Give d man a Tiger ...ad infinitum...... :celebrate: :celebrate:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c667e50-adf7-11e1-bb8e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz23D3TDLok

This kind of folks are really admirable. :udaman:

[Daddy D]

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