That kind of commentary earns you a spot on my ignore list right out of the gate. The IOC is systemically anti-semitic as an organization. That is perfectly clear to everyone and has been for years. I no longer watch the Olympics, summer or winter because of the grotesque commercialism and political nature the games. I prefer to play sports instead of watching them. There are just better things to do.
July 29, 2012 SouthAmerica: This was an Olympic opening ceremony worth watching â this was a spectacular show by any measure. Opening ceremony Olympic games 2008 Beijing <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JsDY1Ha83M8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> ***** 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Dt_l9AZMKzg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> .
hughb: southamerica, your posts seem weird. hughb: but maybe it's me, not you. hughb: no, it's you, not me. hughb: unless you're writing a screenplay.
maybe all those kids were there as a way of inspiring other kids to be more active in sport, Jem. I hope the blunder and the telling off that Romney got didnt make you turn off the telly.
Sorry, thats a real bad argument. Even if some jerks do want an opening ceremony dedicated to Israel (which would be totally dumb), you MUST remember the opening ceremony is organised by the host country, NOT the IOC. Anyway, if the IOC were anti-semitic, they would state that Israel are not allowed to participate. Eitherway, interesting to see that you and AAA (probably the same person using a different log-in) are trying to turn a global, and peaceful competition in to a 'poor pathetic Israel' debate. This only displays why the world generally cant stomach the Israelis and your persistent belly aching. The Olympics is perhaps the only event that draws the world together in peaceful competition. That should be celebrated. How typical of Israelis to try and disrupt that! Shame on you. And you question why some people are anti-semitic! Duuurrrh!! So I'm on your ignore list. Boo hoo!
OK, I get it that you are one of the losers I put on ignore and this is your pathetic attempt to score some imagined points. So I will respond this once, then back to ignore for you. The point of having an observance for the Israeli athletes was that they were murdered by terrorists at the Munich Olympics 40 years ago. So it is not just some random gesture but is an integral part of Olympic history, if a shameful one. The reason the tribute to the dead Brits was relevant is that the IOC head had said the opening ceremony was not an appropriate venue for commorating the slain Israelis. So it was OK to commerate slain Brits, just not Olympic athletes who were killed during an Olympics. Odd reasoning to any reasonable person with any compassion. You of course provide the real reason when you vomit up your anti-semitic hatred. I am well aware it is widely shared in europe, the more so now that europe and particularly the UK is becoming a muslim-dominated third world sewer.
July 30, 2012 SouthAmerica: Common sense tells me that we should not be surprised and we should expect that the countries with the largest number of participants also should win the largest numbers of medals by country during the Olympic games. Medal count for 2012 London Olympics http://www.london2012.com/medals/medal-count/ 2012 London Olympics Around 10,500 athletes from 204 countries National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate: Name of country (number of athletes of that country participating on 2012 London Olympics) Afghanistan (6) Albania (12) Algeria (42) American Samoa (5) Andorra (6) Angola (34) Antigua and Barbuda (5) Argentina (137) Armenia (25) Aruba (4) Australia (410) Austria (70) Azerbaijan (53) Bahamas (24) Bahrain (12) Bangladesh (5) Barbados (6) Belarus (165) Belgium (115) Belize (3) Beni (5) Bermuda (8) Bhutan (2) Bolivia (6) Bosnia and Herzegovina (6) Botswana (4) Brazil (258) British Virgin Islands (2) Brunei (3) Bulgaria (63) Burkina Faso (5) Burundi (6) Cambodia (6) Cameroon (33) Canada (277) Cape Verde (3) Cayman Islands (5) Central African Republic (6) Chad (3) Chile (35) China (380) Colombia (104) Comoros (3) Congo (7) DR Congo (4) Cook Islands (8) Costa Rica (11) Côte d'Ivoire (10) Croatia (108) Cuba (110) Cyprus (13) Czech Republic (133) Denmark (113) Djibouti (6) Dominica (2) Dominican Republic (35) Ecuador (36) Egypt (113) El Salvador (10) Equatorial Guinea (2) Eritrea (12) Estonia (33) Ethiopia (35) Fiji (9) Finland (55) France (330) Gabon (24) Gambia (2) Georgia (35) Germany (392) Ghana (9) Great Britain (541) (host) Greece (104) Grenada (10) Guam (8) Guatemala (19) Guinea (4) Guinea-Bissau (4) Guyana (6) Haiti (5) Honduras (27) Hong Kong (42) Hungary (157) Iceland (27) Independent Olympic Athletes (4) India (83) Indonesia (22) Iran (53) Iraq (8) Ireland (66) Israel (37) Italy (284) Jamaica (50) Japan (293) Jordan (9) Kazakhstan (114) Kenya (47) Kiribati (3) North Korea (51) South Korea (245) Kuwait (11) Kyrgyzstan (14) Laos (3) Latvia (46) Lebanon (10) Lesotho (4) Liberia (4) Libya (5) Liechtenstein (3) Lithuania (62) Luxembourg (9) Macedonia (4) Madagascar (7) Malawi (3) Malaysia (30) Maldives (5) Mali (6) Malta (5) Marshall Islands (4) Mauritania (2) Mauritius (11) Mexico (102) Micronesia (6) Moldova (22) Monaco (6) Mongolia (29) Montenegro (33) Morocco (67) Mozambique (6) Myanmar (6) Namibia (9) Nauru (2) Nepal (5) Netherlands (178) New Zealand (184) Nicaragua (6) Niger (6) Nigeria (55) Norway (64) Oman (4) Pakistan (21) Palau (5) Palestine (5) Panama (7) Papua New Guinea (8) Paraguay (8) Peru (16) Philippines (11) Poland (218) Portugal (77) Puerto Rico (24) Qatar (12) Romania (103) Russia (436) Rwanda (7) Saint Kitts and Nevis (7) Saint Lucia (4) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3) Samoa (8) San Marino (4) São Tomé and PrÃncipe (2) Saudi Arabia (19) Senegal (31) Serbia (115) Seychelles (6) Sierra Leone (2) Singapore (23) Slovakia (46) Slovenia (65) Solomon Islands (4) Somalia (2) South Africa (125) Spain (282) Sri Lanka (7) Sudan (6) Suriname (5) Swaziland (3) Sweden (134) Switzerland (102) Syria (10) Taiwan (44) Tajikistan (16) Tanzania (7) Thailand (37) Timor-Leste (2) Togo (6) Tonga (3) Trinidad and Tobago (30) Tunisia (83) Turkey (114) Turkmenistan (10) Tuvalu (3) Uganda (16) Ukraine (237) United Arab Emirates (26) United States (530) Uruguay (29) Uzbekistan (54) Vanuatu (5) Venezuela (70) Vietnam (18) Virgin Islands (7) Yemen (4) Zambia (7) Zimbabwe (7) ******************************************* Number of athletes by country participating on the 2012 London Olympics in descending order: Name of country (number of athletes of that country) 1) Great Britain (541) (host) 2) United States (530) 3) Russia (436) 4) Australia (410) 5) Germany (392) 6) China (380) 7) France (330) 8) Japan (293) 9) Italy (284) 10) Spain (282) 11) Canada (277) 12) Brazil (258) 13) South Korea (245) 14) Ukraine (237) 15) Poland (218) 16) New Zealand (184) 17) Netherlands (178) 18) Belarus (165) 19) Hungary (157) 20) Argentina (137) 21) Sweden (134) 22) Czech Republic (133) 23) South Africa (125) 24) Belgium (115) 25) Serbia (115) 26) Turkey (114) 27) Kazakhstan (114) 28) Denmark (113) 29) Egypt (113) 30) Cuba (110) 31) Croatia (108) 32) Colombia (104) 33) Greece (104) 34) Romania (103) 35) Mexico (102) 36) Switzerland (102) 37) India (83) 38) Austria (70) 39) Ireland (66) 40) Bulgaria (63) Note: On the above list we have 8,025 number of athletes from only 40 countries participating on the 2012 London Olympics number of athletes from 40 countries = 8,025 athletes - 76% number of athletes from 164 countries = 2,475 athletes - 24% Total number of athletes from 204 countries = 10,500 athletes - 100% number of athletes from 40 countries - 20% number of athletes from 164 countries - 80% Total number of athletes from 204 countries - 100% *** 2012 London Olympics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics .