olympic football beijing 2008

[sev]

Olympics is made for big countries. You easily see USA dominating always.
Enno if we send 1000 or 0 , embarassment is always there.

[Les Taire]

Originally Posted by CPL

Lebanon is sending 5 athletes for this Olympics.

For comparison: Hungary that has about double the population of Lebanon is sending 171 athletes.

Until when will the Olympic Committee be hijacked by General Souhail Khoury who achieved nothing for sports and stretching athletes, but achieved a lot at stretching his pocket?

i don't think that is shameful....i think the fact lebanon is sending 5 is something to be proud of whether they win or lose.

lebanese has been plagued by war and instability and financial turmoil.

to be in the olympics one needs to have world class training facilities and also financial packages to the athletes who need to train during times people work.

in canada they pay Olympians like $25,000 per year so they can concentrate on training.

take for example UAE in the olympics- there ROyal family is sending 3 candidates to the olympics in 2008 (two women and i think the ruler of dubai (maktoum family)

lebanon has not won a medal since 1980 but other countries in the middle east have also not had success (syria for example).....

india in 2004 only had one medal and they have a billion people....

so taking into consideration lebanon's situation i would say 5 athletes, qualifying and competing against the best in the world is not something to be ashamed of.....

[CPL]

Good answer Les Taire, I am not ashamed of the 5 athletes of course. I am ashamed that we have sports and olympic committees who were never committed to sports. There are no events to bring attention to people, we want amateurs before we make professionals, we don't even have amateurs!

There are many things that do not require money to improve the athletic spirit.

Concerning Hungary, it is true that its communist past is basically its biggest factor in the olympic spirit. Should we switch to communism to have better athletes?

Let's take a country still communist:

Belarus, population is a bit more than double of Lebanon. GDP per capita is a bit less than Lebanon. Athletes: 41 times more than Lebanon (208 athletes).

[Hye4Lebanon]

I suppose its not about how well you do in the olympics, is how well you look in what you do in the olympics.

I say Long Live the Mozerland!

[dodzi]

Originally Posted by CPL

Good answer Les Taire, I am not ashamed of the 5 athletes of course. I am ashamed that we have sports and olympic committees who were never committed to sports. There are no events to bring attention to people, we want amateurs before we make professionals, we don't even have amateurs!

There are many things that do not require money to improve the athletic spirit.

Concerning Hungary, it is true that its communist past is basically its biggest factor in the olympic spirit. Should we switch to communism to have better athletes?

Let's take a country still communist:

Belarus, population is a bit more than double of Lebanon. GDP per capita is a bit less than Lebanon. Athletes: 41 times more than Lebanon (208 athletes).

How can you say that our former Youth and Sports Minister wasn't committed to sports???

I heard he was paying a lot of young men to keep training in a summer camp. They were actually preparing for competition, but they were either shot down by the army or arrested and awaiting trial... The head of that department was a guy by the name of Shaker el-Absi...

[CPL]

Originally Posted by dodzi

How can you say that our former Youth and Sports Minister wasn't committed to sports???

I heard he was paying a lot of young men to keep training in a summer camp. They were actually preparing for competition, but they were either shot down by the army or arrested and awaiting trial... The head of that department was a guy by the name of Shaker el-Absi...

Where are you living a dodzi walaw. Haven't you seen Hariri senior promising of great athletic future to Lebanon back in 1998?

[Sirius]

لينا كليكيان تفوز بالجائزة الذهبية الفنية للالعاب الاولمبية في الصين

06 آب 2008
فازت الفنانة اللبنانية لينا كليكيان بالجائزة الفنية للألعاب الأولمبية في الصين، والتي تتمثل بالميدالية الذهبية الفنية في المعرض الدولي للفنون الذي يسبق ويرافق أولمبياد العام 2008 الذي يقام في بيكين.
وقد فازت لوحة من بين ثلاث شاركت بها الفنانة كيليكيان في المعرض الذي يحمل عنوان"الألوان والأولمبياد"وعرضت فيه مئات اللوحات والمنحوتات لحوالى 700 فنان من 81 بلدا حول العالم .
وتتوجه الفنانة كليكيان يوم السبت في 9 آب الى العاصمة الصينية لتتسلم الميدالية الذهبية وشعلة الأولمبياد الفنية عن لوحتها الفائزة والتي اختارت لها عنوان "الكرة الأرضية في القرن الحادي والعشرين"
واشارت الفنانة كليكيان أنها رسمت هذه اللوحة في آب من العام 2006 ابان حرب تموز الاسرائيلية على لبنان، وعندما كانت في منطقة بولونيا في جبل لبنان مع مئات العائلات النازحة من جحيم القصف الاسرائيلي.

[M@rshall]

First and foremost, Congrats to Lina, at least a drop of honor in the ocean of athletic humiliation!!!
Second, i would be greatful if i can get the schedule of the olympic games,or any link or official website that could provide me these info
thanks in advance
Regards

[Les Taire]

Originally Posted by CPL

Where are you living a dodzi walaw. Haven't you seen Hariri senior promising of great athletic future to Lebanon back in 1998?

Lebanon has not won a medal since 1980, in fact I believe only 3-5 medals in the history of Lebanon.....

So it's not exactly fair to blame Hariri......

On the brightside, Lebanon has contested at almost every olympics (both summer and winter) since 1948

[dodzi]

Originally Posted by Sirius

لينا كليكيان تفوز بالجائزة الذهبية الفنية للالعاب الاولمبية في الصين

06 آب 2008
فازت الفنانة اللبنانية لينا كليكيان بالجائزة الفنية للألعاب الأولمبية في الصين، والتي تتمثل بالميدالية الذهبية الفنية في المعرض الدولي للفنون الذي يسبق ويرافق أولمبياد العام 2008 الذي يقام في بيكين.
وقد فازت لوحة من بين ثلاث شاركت بها الفنانة كيليكيان في المعرض الذي يحمل عنوان"الألوان والأولمبياد"وعرضت فيه مئات اللوحات والمنحوتات لحوالى 700 فنان من 81 بلدا حول العالم .
وتتوجه الفنانة كليكيان يوم السبت في 9 آب الى العاصمة الصينية لتتسلم الميدالية الذهبية وشعلة الأولمبياد الفنية عن لوحتها الفائزة والتي اختارت لها عنوان "الكرة الأرضية في القرن الحادي والعشرين"
واشارت الفنانة كليكيان أنها رسمت هذه اللوحة في آب من العام 2006 ابان حرب تموز الاسرائيلية على لبنان، وعندما كانت في منطقة بولونيا في جبل لبنان مع مئات العائلات النازحة من جحيم القصف الاسرائيلي.

Chou heyda? Ma fhemet chi, can someone explain?