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Current mood: contemplative

BEIJING OLYMPICS
‘One World One Dream’

Some Facts:

1. of 304 participating countries, just 87 won at least one medal of any colour;

2. countries which didn’t win at least one medal of any colour did not rate a mention from the point of view of a country profile/information or in result reporting on the official olympic internet site;

3. countries were ranked by the number of gold, then silver, then bronze medals won, and alternatively in terms of total medals won, so the biggest and richest naturally featured toward the top … a fairer ‘one world one dream’ ranking would weight the medals – first gold, then silver, then bronze – per head of population then per capita annual income;

4. michael phelps did not attend the closing ceremony due to being in london fulfilling a ‘contractual’ obligation … whatever happened to the ‘amateur & friendship spirit’ in olympic sport? … i wonder how his usa team mates felt, particularly those who participated in his ‘relay’ golds?

5. this was the last time softball was contested at an olympics as it has been dropped as an olympic sport/event by the ioc in their wisdom effective from the next games (to be held in london in 2012) while boxing and martial arts continue to be retained!??! … er … what was that? … something about friendly games??

Mmmm…