An Amazing Olympic Games!

Well, the Olympics are finally over and what an amazing set of games they were! Of course they were full of controversies and mishaps as usual but this was truly an impressive array of some of the best and most determined athletes on the planet.

As a track fan I was awed by the perforamances of the Jamaican sprinters (male and female) and in particular the new onslaught of world records by the youg and exuberant Usain Bolt! This young man could have absolutely obliterated the 100m world record into the stratosphere if he would have just ran through the line and kept his celebrations until after her crossed the finish line. The following link is to a spoof on how ridiculous his early celebration was:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzSpPaCIG0g

However, 9.68 isn't so bad. In the 200m he did not dissapoint and actually ran the entire race with grit and determiniation; Michael Johnson's mark of 19.32 was no easy mark to beat and Usain was fortunate to run 19.30. Who knows though, fresh, Usain might have the potential to run sub 19 seconds in the 200m; the track and field world will have to wait and see. This kid is truly a freak of nature!

And then of course there was the swimming. What an unbelievable performance by Phelps! I just hope all these athletes (yeah right!) are drug-free but I'm not going to be shocked if any post-Olympics shockwaves hit the world about people being busted. It's an ugly and unfortunate part of high-level sport.

Also impressive was the seemingly ageless Dara Torres; wow! Not a bad physique. The beach volleyball wasn't hard to watch either!