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Trying to Watch the Olympics in Peru
I’m going through Olympic detox, here in Lima, where not even the cable channels broadcast the Games during regular day or evening hours. I’m still trying to figure out when I can actually view some extended programming; El Hijo claims there’s coverage at 1 a.m., but I’m not staying up to test his theory. Help me, people, I’m suffering here. I need my Olympics fix. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I enjoy the pageantry and the overt competitiveness of the Games. I’ve watched them since I was a kid in the United States, and now that I’ve moved to Peru, I’m happy to transfer my allegiance south of…
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Keeping up with Peru’s Olympians
Who are Peru’s Olympic athletes? For an in-depth look at the Peru delegation, in Spanish, visit this video by Carlos, of Peruanista, on YouTube: Here’s Carlos’ summary of how the atheletes have fared as of Sunday, as posted in “How Are the Peruvians Doing in Beijing?”: Claudia Rivero lost in Badminton to the French player of Vietnamese origin Pi Hongyan (5th in the world) by 2 to 0 (21-6 and 21-6). The match took place Sunday at 10:20 a.m. Beijing time. See the results here. View Claudia Rivero’s official Olympic profile here. Valeria Silva was disqualified Sunday in Swimming. Silva finished second in her group of Women’s 100-meter breaststroke, with a time of 1:11:64, which was not enough to qualify for…
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