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Peru’s Olympic 13 Are a Horde Compared To…
I was feeling rather forlorn about Peru’s small Olympic delegation of 13 athletes. Then I stumbled upon Mashable’s “18 Smaller Olympic Countries to Root For.” Sean P. Aune writes: It’s easy to get wrapped up in all of the big name countries that go to the Olympics, such as the United States or Russia, but have you ever thought about those countries that don’t have as much money for a team or only have a few athletes who qualify? My family has a tradition of picking one or two of the smaller countries that can only send one or two athletes to the games, and sort of “adopting” them for…
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Peru’s Olympians, Part II
This story continues the coverage began in Keeping up with Peru’s Olympians, posted August 11. BEST PLACE TO VIEW LIVE OLYMPICS COVERAGE Log onto http://www.NBCOlympics.com for streaming videos and up-to-the-minute coverage of the events as they happen. The site is in English and is easily navigated. Now I can stop kvetching about the poor Olympics coverage by Peruvian television stations. WRESTLING RESULTS Barrera told reporters in Beijing that his elbow was seriously injured in an earlier match with China’s Yongxiang Chang, who applied an “improper” hold. Medal winners in the 74 k category are: Gold, Manuchar Kvirkelia (Georgia), Silver, Change Yongxiang (China), Bronze, Yavor Yanakiev (Bulgaria) and…
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