Catching a Recap of the Beijing Olympics
I was pleased to see the team handball prelims on the recap of the Beijing Olympics this morning. I first came into contact with team handball in 1984 at the LA Olympics. If you aren’t familiar with it, here’s a little video introduction:
It is a very exciting, fast-paced game. My family and I really loved watching the event, and it has always made me a bit sad that it is so difficult to find on the sports networks. It seems the only time I ever get to see it is when during the Olympics.
This morning I got to watch a little bit of a men’s team handball match. Sadly, I saw China get beat. Poland gave them a real drubbing, beating the Olympic hosts 33-19.
Shortly after, I got to see a victory for China too. In Judo, Xian Dongmei won the gold medal. It was great to see her win the gold in front of the home crowd.
Men’s basketball is on now, with China facing off with the US. Yao Ming’s reception when he came into the arena was amazing.
It’s shaping up to be a fun Olympics!
