So far, I've been singing the praises of Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, but another of the feel-good stories of these games is Azerbaijan's Elnur Mammadli. Competing in judo in the Under 73 kg category, his gold medal performance renders him a national hero in the Land of Fire.
I am reminded of the days of the original Dream Team as I check out a video of their gold-medal slaughter of Croatia. Ironically, they are facing Angola later today, the first team that the USA fought against in Barcelona.
Good times. Good times.
Yet another Olympian from a small country is Bejamin Boukpeti of Togo, His bronze medal will in an inspiration for many Togolais to take up kayaking. Boukpeti is now a hero in his homeland, like Mammadli from Azerbaijan.
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I sure hope Michael Phelps does not race like Big Brown in the Belmont when take care of the races today at the Water Cube. There are seven others swimming against him, and they all have Da'Tara's inspiration in their Speedos.
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The ladies must pull out all the stops against China at the Olympic Green in women's gymnastics. They must. Just like their volleyball counterparts need to get back on the winning track against Venezuela.
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