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And topping up the sun-tan!shawcross da warrior wrote:Womens beach volleyball is the only thing im interested in....
best sport ever! FACT...
on holiday in lanzarote there was a beach volleyball tournement i was sat there form hours watching, obviousley for the good of the sport....
2am-3am tomorrow for the beach volleyball apparently, although I don't know if it's men or women.shawcross da warrior wrote:Womens beach volleyball is the only thing im interested in....
If the organisers cheat with the opening ceremony, having had years to arrange things properly, then should we be surprised if many of the athletes cheat as well? I've got particular views about China, which aren't really relevant to repeat on here, but I do wonder sometimes about what is in the minds of the leaders over there. For all that they want to be taken seriously by the world and get very very defensive at the slightest criticism of their policies, things like this just make me shake my head with disbelief. I've not watched any of the Olympics, and hearing stories like this just make me even less inclined to bother. The whole thing seems to be a bit of a pantomime, and I'm not at all excited about it being repeated over here in 4 years' time.From BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 556058.stm
A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming.
Wearing a red dress and pigtails, Lin Miaoke charmed a worldwide audience with a rendition of “Ode to the Motherlandâ€.
But the singer was Yang Peiyi, who was not allowed to appear because she is not as "flawless" as nine-year-old Lin.
The show's musical director said Lin was used because it was in the best interests of the country.
The revelation follows news that a fireworks display used during the opening ceremony was apparently faked.
They faced a dilemma because although Lin was prettier, seven-year-old Yang had the better voice, Mr Chen said.
"After several tests, we decided to put Lin Miaoke on the live picture, while using Yang Peiyi's voice," he told the radio station.
"The reason for this is that we must put our country's interest first," he added.
"The girl appearing on the picture must be flawless in terms of her facial expression and the great feeling she can give to people."
This is the second "fake" story about the opening ceremony
Viewers around the world saw a display in which 29 firework "footprints" travelled across Beijing from south to north.
But a senior official from the Beijing organising committee (Bocog) confirmed on Tuesday that footage of the display had been produced before the big night.
This was provided to broadcasters for "convenience and theatrical effects", according to Wang Wei, Bocog's executive vice-president.
"Because of poor visibility, some previously recorded footage may have been used," he told a daily press conference.