Beijing Limpics

**Blackbuell** · 16th August 2008, 20:03

Originally Posted by 98tls

Bronze for Drysdale

Worth every penny.

Mahe did very well.

**98tls** · 16th August 2008, 20:06

Originally Posted by Blackbuell

Mahe did very well.

Hopefully more bling soon.All things considered a gold medal performance.He doesnt seem to well (on a stretcher) and hope all is ok.

**98tls** · 16th August 2008, 20:42

And another bronze.

**98tls** · 16th August 2008, 21:01

And a Gold.

**Trudes** · 16th August 2008, 21:02

**MadDuck** · 16th August 2008, 21:04

Takes the gals to show how to win

**Winston001** · 16th August 2008, 21:12

Yeah those twins were worthy winners. Felt a bit sorry for the German women - looked like a dead heat for gold.

**Winston001** · 16th August 2008, 21:42

Originally Posted by Maha

I didnt not know that Beijing use to be called Peking!
Something new I have leant today...Go the mighty Duck!

Actually the Chinese didn't change the name and most Chinese don't know that outside their capital city experienced a name change. Peking was a British translation of the name but after 1949 China adopted a more correct version = Bejing and in the 1980s the West adopted it.

**Maha** · 16th August 2008, 21:45

Originally Posted by MadDuck

Takes the gals to show how to win

The bloke handing over the medals said '' Hu wi chu wang chung''
Translation?...... ''We love to boogie''.....

**portokiwi** · 17th August 2008, 14:13

Originally Posted by portokiwi

Tonights the night..... I think we will get some

Ha I was close wasnt I we got

Well done NZ

**wysper** · 17th August 2008, 16:12

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

I noticed on stuff today, when I checked out the medal table they had listed us as Australia/New Zealand. Maybe they're just trying to make us look better! But I also kinda think that it sucks. We are NZ, we're a small country with a lot less competitors than most countries so we were never gonna win too many medals anyway!

There was an olympics (ages ago) where Australia and New Zealand competed as Australasia. Both nations are there as individual nations too.