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Day 6:
1. Yang Wei wins the long awaited gold medal for Mens All Around Gymnastics. The Chinese have performed poorly in Olympic competition and excelled at the Worlds for awhile now. This Olympic win is definitely an achievement for them.
2. France vindicated - smack talkin' Alain Bernard of France wins gold in the Mens 100 meter freestyle. Poor guy was pretty downtrodden after the spectacular relay finish, good to see him win the gold.
3. Zimbabwe sweeps - Kirsty Coventry has won 3 silvers in swimming. Way to go!
4. Japan sweeps - Kitajima takes the gold in both breast stroke events.
5. The Aussies have pulled away from the South Koreans in the medal count thanks to their swimming
6. USA beach volley ball are on a roll going into the medal rounds
That's it for this update. I have been browsing other events too these past couple of days such as softball, baseball, archery, hockey, and fencing. It's fun to watch other countries compete in not-as-mainstream events. Haven't seen much badminton yet but I hear it's absolutely thrilling. Anyone else watch some interesting events or other countries (non-home country events)?
Fun-fact: Michael Phelps consumes 14,000 calories a day to sustain his training regimen. It's not all health food either. The list of what he eats is staggering and frighteningly unhealthy. I gained a few pounds just looking at the menu of what he eats.
Enjoy the games!
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"The race is not always to the swift, nor battle to the strong, but
to the one that endures to the end."
"Demand more from yourself, more than anyone else could ever ask!"
- My recruiter
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