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| Photo taken during the Olympic Parade in Melbourne on Aug 2012. |
Swimming: I started following swimming closely after the
last Beijing Olympics when Stephanie Rice ruled the pool and won three gold
medals. Even though he put a brave show it was sad to see her not win any
medals this Olympics. However she still got the attention of the media along
with Kobe Bryant. Michael Phelps gave us a golden farewell but my favourite
Olympic swimming moment is associated with James Magnussen, the Missile after
his trials in the 4X100 m relay he spoke to the media suggesting it was an easy
swim for him and something like he was not feeling the pressure. At that time,
the entire media was praising how confident he was. However, after the finals
when the aussie team came fourth due to him he was termed as over confident,
arrogant and cocky. Such is life, the world judges you by your achievements. Felt
sorry for him again when he missed the gold medal by 1/100 of a second.
Tennis: It was nice to see Federer pulling back his semi
final match against Del Potro. However was happy for Andy winning the gold in
front of his home crowd especially after the emotional Wimbledon
final. He thoroughly deserved this one.
Hockey: There were very high expectations from the Indian
Hockey team but they were winless in this Olympics. The most irritating part
was the blue turf with a pink border, not sure of the players but it was not a
good experience watching it over the T.V.
Basket Ball: Have always been a big fan of Basketball and the
timings of the matches suited me perfectly, I was able to watch the matches
early in the morning before I start for work. The game was Aus vs Russia was good
where Patty mills pulled off a blinder in the last few seconds. However, the
best game was Aus vs the dream team of USA,
the Australians showed the world that the team USA is beatable. Though the dream
team pulled it off in the 4th quarter, the final score line doesn’t suggest
how close the game was.
Athletics: I will start with the blade runner, Oscar
Pistorius. The first time I read about him I thought what Oscar to do with
Olympics. It is a truly inspirational story and hats off to the country and the
IAAF who has supported him to this level. It was heart breaking to see him not
run the 4X400 metres relay heats but it was nice to see the decision to allow
them to participate in the final. Looking forward to see him run on the big
stage. My best moment of Olympics 2012 is associated with Usain Bolt, not only
did he prove the world he is a living legend, he is cool and down to earth. It
was nice to see him stop the interview when the American anthem was being
played in the background, Respect. Looking forward to his visit down under next
month, hope I get the opportunity to meet the legend.
