Comments on: Olympics Medal Count by Country http://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Please Stand for the National Anthem of…http://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-15010 Please Stand for the National Anthem of… Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:16:01 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-15010 [...] you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or email alerts. Thanks for visiting!After the amazing interactive medals count map for the Olympics, The New York Times collects and links to national anthems of 27 different nations [...] [...] you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or email alerts. Thanks for visiting!After the amazing interactive medals count map for the Olympics, The New York Times collects and links to national anthems of 27 different nations [...]

]]> By: India’s Olympic drought ends (Update) | Ãœber Desihttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14950 India’s Olympic drought ends (Update) | Ãœber Desi Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:48:33 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14950 [...] Bindra’s momentous win, most Indian supporters would be overcome by national pride. There are some naysayers who will try to disparage Bindra’s achievement by stating in their “infinite [...] [...] Bindra’s momentous win, most Indian supporters would be overcome by national pride. There are some naysayers who will try to disparage Bindra’s achievement by stating in their “infinite [...]

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14948 Patrix Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:10:45 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14948 <strong>Sage</strong>, by that logic jumping off a 'desk' into the water and paddling like crazy is not a sport either. Huh, perhaps Phelps should be told that. Those Chinese also do some amazing things around a 'desk' that they strangely call a pommel horse or those Russians who love to leap off a 'desk' and land in a grand fashion throwing up their arms as if they did something great. Pah! You could do that with your eyes closed, right? Tsk Tsk...these desk Olympics are no good, I tell you. Sage, by that logic jumping off a ‘desk’ into the water and paddling like crazy is not a sport either. Huh, perhaps Phelps should be told that. Those Chinese also do some amazing things around a ‘desk’ that they strangely call a pommel horse or those Russians who love to leap off a ‘desk’ and land in a grand fashion throwing up their arms as if they did something great. Pah! You could do that with your eyes closed, right? Tsk Tsk…these desk Olympics are no good, I tell you.

]]> By: Sage Naradahttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14947 Sage Narada Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:41:37 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14947 No, certainly a gold medal is a gold medal. I never said some are worth more than others. I said Indians will never get a medal "[u]ntil the International Olympic Committee admits a sport that’s played from behind a desk...". Fortunately, they have. Thank you for helping me prove the truth of my statements! No, certainly a gold medal is a gold medal. I never said some are worth more than others.

I said Indians will never get a medal “[u]ntil the International Olympic Committee admits a sport that’s played from behind a desk…”. Fortunately, they have.

Thank you for helping me prove the truth of my statements!

]]> By: Santoshhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14946 Santosh Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:31:44 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14946 So that makes it less of a gold medal? Gotcha. By that measure, Bindra was screwed from the get go. If he won, all he did was stand and shoot better than anyone else in the world. If he did not, he could not even stand and shoot properly. So that makes it less of a gold medal? Gotcha.

By that measure, Bindra was screwed from the get go. If he won, all he did was stand and shoot better than anyone else in the world. If he did not, he could not even stand and shoot properly.

]]> By: Sage Naradahttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14945 Sage Narada Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:23:35 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14945 Santosh - Per your instructions: http://showhype.com/story/bindra_abhinav_india_got_gold_medal_men_s_10m_air/ As you can see, Mr. Bhindra is standing still and behind a desk. Were that desk removed, I doubt the outcome would have been the same. Santosh -

Per your instructions:

http://showhype.com/story/bindra_abhinav_india_got_gold_medal_men_s_10m_air/

As you can see, Mr. Bhindra is standing still and behind a desk. Were that desk removed, I doubt the outcome would have been the same.

]]> By: Santoshhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14944 Santosh Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:15:34 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14944 <blockquote>Until the International Olympic Committee admits a sport that’s played from behind a desk or restaurnt table, I don’t see Indians getting a medal in anything.</blockquote> Mr. Narad, Narayana Narayana. You might want to google "Abhinav Bhindra 2008 Olympics gold medal".

Until the International Olympic Committee admits a sport that’s played from behind a desk or restaurnt table, I don’t see Indians getting a medal in anything.

Mr. Narad,
Narayana Narayana. You might want to google “Abhinav Bhindra 2008 Olympics gold medal”.

]]> By: Sage Naradahttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14943 Sage Narada Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:10:45 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14943 Until the International Olympic Committee admits a sport that's played from behind a desk or restaurant table, I don't see Indians getting a medal in anything. Furthermore, for any sport which cannot be played while standing still, there ought to be an alternate medal system for the best explanation of why that sport wasn't worth winning, anyway. Cricket is definitely out. Experience indicates that the billion-plus population of South Asia would be humiliated by some country that would rather be playing football. Our best bets are chess, contract bridge, and palindromes. Until the International Olympic Committee admits a sport that’s played from behind a desk or restaurant table, I don’t see Indians getting a medal in anything. Furthermore, for any sport which cannot be played while standing still, there ought to be an alternate medal system for the best explanation of why that sport wasn’t worth winning, anyway.

Cricket is definitely out. Experience indicates that the billion-plus population of South Asia would be humiliated by some country that would rather be playing football.

Our best bets are chess, contract bridge, and palindromes.

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14900 Patrix Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:22:38 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14900 <strong>Santosh</strong>, the boxing contingent would be our next best hope but considering that those athletes are only medal winners from the Commonwealth Games, I've have little hope especially when we compete with Cubans, Iranians, and even Americans. <strong>Amit</strong>, I'm not even sure we'll get a medal if cricket is included. Remember how we had to struggle for the gold when kabbadi was included in one Asian games. Santosh, the boxing contingent would be our next best hope but considering that those athletes are only medal winners from the Commonwealth Games, I’ve have little hope especially when we compete with Cubans, Iranians, and even Americans.

Amit, I’m not even sure we’ll get a medal if cricket is included. Remember how we had to struggle for the gold when kabbadi was included in one Asian games.

]]> By: Amithttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14896 Amit Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:26:03 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14896 <i>Perhaps we should simply stop giving importance to winning at the Olympics or better still, not participate until cricket is included.</i> Or kabbadi. And gulli-danda. :) Perhaps we should simply stop giving importance to winning at the Olympics or better still, not participate until cricket is included.

Or kabbadi. And gulli-danda. :)

]]> By: Santoshhttp://www.ipatrix.com/2657/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14893 Santosh Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:40:23 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/olympic-medal-count-by-country/#comment-14893 Watch out for the boxing contingent this time around. But other than that I don't really see any contender. Watch out for the boxing contingent this time around. But other than that I don’t really see any contender.

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