Georgia vs Russia at the Beijing Olympics
On August 8th, while the Olympic teams were entering the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing at the opening ceremony of the XXIXth Olympic Games, Russian troops were entering Georgia, once a former Soviet Republic, now invaded by Russian Army, claiming they are acting as so called “peace-keepers”, like they always do. I will not write about this war aggression here, it has been said enough already, but if you want to find out what’s behind it all just read this article here: The Pipeline War. The did is certainly not in the spirits of the Olympics and I blame Russia for starting a war during the Olympic Games, when it supposed to be the other way.
I would like to remind you the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956 when Russian tanks invaded the streets of Budapest. After Russians bombed Hungary the national polo teams of Hungary and USSR met in Melbourne for a game which was later called “Blood in the Water match” or “Blood Bath”. The name was coined by the media after Hungarian player Ervin Zador emerged from the pool with blood pouring from under his eye after being punched by a Soviet player. That was a semifinal and Hungary won that game 4:0 taking the revenge in sports (they became Olympic champions back then), while Russians could not show a fair play even in sports. There was also a documentary about that event produced in 2006 by Quentin Tarantino and called “Freedom’s Fury“.
The Georgian Olympic team wanted to withdraw from the Olympics, but they decided to remain at the games and now the national Olympic teams of both countries will meat at the sports matches. The one I’m aware of is this one:
- On Wednesday, August 13th at 12:00PM there will be a woman’s beach volleyball match between Georgia and Russia scheduled as part of the 1st round.
北京欢迎你 - Beijing Welcomes You! (The Song)
Best wishes to 2008 Beijing Olympic Games! Beijing welcomes you (北京欢迎你) - is the welcoming song for the Olympics that begin today and is sang by various stars from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Korea.
Composed by Xiao Ke (小柯) & Lyrics by Albert Leung (林夕)
Here is the song’s lyrics in original and the translated version as well as names and lines for every singer:
1. 陈天佳 Chen Tianjia (that’s the girl who sang at the closing ceremony in Athens, remember?)
迎接另一个晨曦 带来全新空气
Greet the first sun rays in the morning and the fresh air that comes with it.
2. 刘欢 Liu Huan (he will perform later today the Olympics theme song at the opening ceremony together with Sarah Brightman)
气息改变情味不变 茶香飘满情谊
The air changes, but the taste of friendship never changes, just like the fragrance of the tea.
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Sergiu Turcanu: born 1978, Chisinau, MOLDOVA. Graduated in Management: BA UASM/Chisinau, MA ASE/Bucuresti,
PhD/quit Istanbul Univ. Amateur photographer, traveler & internet entrepreneur.
