Tragedy at the Olympics

Liu XIang is out of contention at the Beijing Olympics!

I was sitting at home studying today, but I couldn’t help but turn on the television to watch the 110m hurdles heats.  As a Singaporean Chinese, I wanted to see how the only Chinese olympic gold medallist for track fared on his home ground.  However, drama struck!  Liu Xiang looked uncomfortable when he was entering the stadium and he was limping a little.  He did attempt to run, but he pulled out after a false start and it was clear that he was suffering from an injury.  It’s one of the greatest disasters the Chinese people have seen at the Beijing Olympics.  Spectators started leaving the stadium after he pulled out because their sole reason for going down today was to watch him.  A star has plummeted from the heavens…

I’ve been following the olympics very closely.  I’ve watched diving, gymnastics, swimming and the list goes on.  Usain Bolt was super cool when he ran the 100m sprint and broke the world record.  He even had time to turn around and look back at his opponents.  Michael Phelps was also uber cool.  He almost lost a gold medal during the 100m butterfly.  He won by a mere 0.01 secs.

I must not forget to congratulate Team Singapore too for winning a medal after 48 years.  Yes, our beloved country took 48 years to win another silver medal.  It’s a good thing China introduced the table tennis team event to win an extra gold, by doing so we won a silver.

I just love watching the olympics and I’m supporting China for it’s bid to be at the top of the gold medal tally.  They have already collected 35 gold medals so far!