You guys probably didn't see my EDITs:
1: Only one non-Asian country (Denmark) has won Gold, but Denmark, GB and the Netherlands have combined for 10% of the medals.
2: It's only been in Olympic participation since 1996, so "EVER" is relatively speaking
3: Denmark is the only non-Asian country to have double-digits in badminton participation in every Olympics from 96-08. So part of the problem is the field is stacked with Asian countries. EDIT: Though the field is comprised of those who qualify, so maybe it's the entire sport that is stacked with Asian countries.
EDIT 4: Why are the Asian countries so good at the "reaction time" sports (e.g. Badminton, Ping-Pong), but (most) can't compete athletically in so many other sports? It's an interesting observation.
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Perhaps they have good reflex/hand eye coordination but lack brute force/power? We suck at ping pong too apparently! UNACCEPTABLE! I demand a stimulous package where we spend billions of $ on these sports we suck at. Benefit? It will probably create more jobs than the previous stimulous package and we actually might win some olympic medals in 2016 in Brazil.
So what all constitutes fouls then? Because the whistles seem to blow every 5-10 seconds, sometimes almost nonstop.
Another question, what are the green and red lines for? I'm assuming the red line is sort of like a "do not pass/offside" boundary for the players.
All good points, and I have to agree with that observation. Not sure why.
Big upset there water polo is like Hungary's national past time. Although that makes me re-think how impressed I was with USA's friendly win over Hungary recently?
USA water polo on now bitches!
Holy cow! Womens weight lifting. Just broke the Olympic Record. Wow!
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BAD 1st quarter for team USA but tied 1-1 goalie playing well keeping us in it early
Anyone playing fantasy olympics pick em on ESPN. Right now I have 11 points good for 94.8%
3-2 USA after a "Power Play" goal. LMAO no clue what you call it after an "ejection" or whatever they call it
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