Olympic Games 2004 in Athens,Greece

I'm not saying the other swimmers aren't doing a good job here Wilso - absolutely not! Point is however that as it seemed, Inge de Bruijn was very fit and really able to go for some golden medals.

and today finally Croatia get first medal Bronze in weight-lifting.
But, these can be good Olympics for us...
Tennis double in semifinal, rowing pair in final, handball team undefeated and after three rounds already secured quarter final spot, and our Tamara Boros only remaining European in quarter finals of table-tennis tournament (actually, only non-Asian remaining).
And there's still Natasa Vezmar in taekwondo, and high jumper Blanka Vlasic that had compete in 15 meetings this year and was never below third place...

Good for you, MOU.

Instead, our synchronized divers finished in 5th place (both duos), our boxers have sistematically been eliminated (sometimes by the rivals, sometimes by the judges), our male soccer team is out (but it would have been naïve to expect something else), our swimmers break national records (while losing in the semis) and our archers get scared sh¡tless when they are winning, and blow the last arrow.
We knew the first week was going to be weak, but not as much.
Let's see what's left with real chances: we've got the speed and points race in women cycling, the olympic walkers (these fellers have only failed to win a medal once since 1984), Ana Guevara in the 400 mts, a sailor still in contention, our champions in tae kwon do, our divers in individual events, women's soccer alive but with little chance... and the hope for a miracle in those disciplines where Mexicans think Pierre de Coubertin's motto is still valid in 2004.

A joke recently heard on the streets of Mexico City:
"Do you know why we're doing so bad at the Olympic games?"
"Sure. Every Mexican that can jump, run or swim is already in the USA".

ah, yeah, you reminded me, our two sailors are still in contention too...

although this is the funniest sport ever

...and Germany: two gold medals ( Equestrian single and team) ,silver - , bronze medal (4x200m freestyle relay women ) 70 kg judo women , shotput women and kanu single men.

= Germany 9.

Now we comes...

Have you ever watched curling?

Synchronized swimming is peerlessly funny to me...

oh, those two are "great" too, of course

Yesterday has been the best day for the Dutch team so far: two golden medals (Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel - bicycling; Pieter van den Hoogenband - swimming), one silver medal (Edith de Bruijn - judo), one bronze medal (Mark Huizinga - judo). At the moment Mia Audina is competing for gold (table tennis), but I think it will be silver.

Now he is , 17th place, ( and Russia Alexaner Popow, 18th place) out of 50m Freestyle. Double sensation.

Just rub it in Anyway, Mia Audina has got herself silver, it seemed she was winning for a moment, but eventually her opponent was just too strong.

indeed

Germany: Gold for Manfred Kurzer at Shooting , before he breaks the world record


Germany is currently on place 6 in the medals rank, as I said: Now we comes

Stupid Zhermans ... :wink:

Perhaps overpaid and too self-confident as well.

However, still better than
:wink:

In one day, yes!

They won those medals in klootschieten, krulbollen, fierljeppen, plattebollen and what else? :wink:

Rick, table tennis is still not in medal phase, so either you dreamt about Dutch player called Mia Audina, or she is in some other sport?

It has been a medal in women's badminton, MOU.

Yes, Mia Audina won a medal in woman's badminton, not table tennis, I'm sorry MyOwnUsername, I had just read your post and I wasn't really thinking :wink: And Walter Hinteler: don't underestimate the Dutchmen! We're around place 10 now, with five medals with swimming alone, one with bicycling, one with badminton, three with judo. Ha! And we have great hockey players too!