Summer Olympics – London 2012 – Round Up 3
Step aside Michael Phelps, yesterday all eyes were on Jamaica’s Usain Bolt as he raced to retain his 100 meter title, which he did with ease. There were some serious contenders in yesterday’s race; Justin Gatlin was on the track after a ban due to a doping case back in 2004, he came in second, Yohan Blake (a fellow Jamaican sprinter) came in third. The most disappointing runner on the track last night was Asafa Powell (also of Jamaica), he came in dead last, which was really surprising.
Over at Wimbledon, I am 100% convinced that Roger Federer let Andy Murray win the final. Considering the fact that the Olympics do not change international rankings, and do not really mean much to someone like Federer (also he beat Murray a few weeks back during Wimbledon). I firmly believe that he just decided to play like a complete novice. Andy Murray walked away with the gold medal, Federer took the silver and the bronze medal went to Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina. The Williams sisters won the women’s doubles gold medal, and the pair from Belarus took gold in the mixed doubles event.
The equestrian event was extremely entertaining yesterday over in Greenwich Park, it was day two of the jumping qualifiers. After an ok performance in the first round, Egyptian rider Karim El Zoghby needed a flawless round to qualify for the final. Even though he rode extremely well, he finished his round with 5 penalty points and did not progress to the next round. In the top spot at the moment are the Saudi Arabian team, they’ve only got 1 penalty point between the four of them! (That’s really good, for those of you that know nothing about this sport).
Wrestling, Weightlifting, Sailing, Shooting, Gymnastics, Fencing, Diving, Cycling and Badminton all awarded medals yesterday but I was busy watching the equestrian event and track and field. China is at the top of the scoreboard currently, with 30 gold medals, followed by the USA with 38 and Great Britain with 16.
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