Posted on 11 August 2012. Tags: Ahead, Balkan Country, Debutants, Games Medal, Gold Medal, Gold Silver, Guarantee, Montenegro, National Anthem, Nato, Nbc, Norway, Olympic Gold, Olympic Handball, Olympic Medal, Reason, Second Half, Serbia, Spain, Water Polo
Montenegro, part of the Serbia that NATO attacked in 1999 for no reason, will win a handball medal – either gold of silver, depending on what happens against Norway in the women’s handball finals! Olympic handball debutants Montenegro beat Spain 27-26 on Thursday to set up a final against reigning women’s champions Norway and guarantee [...]
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Posted on 05 July 2012. Tags: African Nations, Allyson Felix, America Article, American Star, Daegu South Korea, Dakar Senegal, Gold Medal, Independent Judiciary, Koffi, Medal Contender, Meter Specialist, Military Coup, National Heroine, Olympic Games, Olympic Gold, Olympic Medal, Republic Of Botswana, S 400, Voice Of America, Winter Games
Two fascinating articles shed light on my feelings about the Olympic Games. The Republic of Botswana (one of my favorite African nations for its continuous peaceful electoral history, never a military coup, respect for human rights and an independent judiciary, and enormously high standard of living compared to other African nations) has never won an [...]
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