Thursday, August 09, 2007

24th Universiade~

Australia austria belgium thailand malaysia singapore russia suisse deutchland france china ghana south africa japan korea brazil liberia slovenia new zealand estonia south africa cyprus mexico chinese taipei mongolia latvia macau egypt germany bulgaria turkey canada iran afghanistan uganda sweden israel hong kong england serbia slovakia senegal ecuador spain el salvador fiji greece guinea france sri lanka lebanon macedonia georgia vietnam cuba italy portugal angola pakistan romania kazakstan oman morroco ukraine india indonesia armenia albania argentina algeria bahamas bahrain bangladesh azerjaban bolivia bosnia boswana cambodia cameroon czeh republic costa rica congo dominican republic denmark philipines gabon uae kuwait laos luxemburg madagascar montenegro nepal netherlands norway nigeria palestine oman panama paraguay peru qatar puerto rico romania rwanda comoros saudi arabia cook islands san marino sudan syria congo colombia burundi brunei benin namibia bermuda virgin islands zimbabwe yemen zambia kenya......

Those were the countries that i managed to take notice of, still missing like another 30 or so. World uni games has so far been an experience in a lifetime. The grandiosity of the event has far surpassed what i was expecting. There are about 10,000 atheletes here from all over the world, including some world class ones which from badminton we already have Chen Hong and Boonsak Ponsana. Today the badminton team will be competing in the team even, the first a round robin match between us Canada, Macau and China which only 1 team will proceed on to the next round. That basically gives you a view of what our chances are. Nevertheless, I am proud to be representing my country, spilling sweat (and blood) on its National Day, even though we are far away from its celebrations and atmosphere.

Happy 42nd National Day to all you folks out there!





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