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Cheer for the home team

By B.J. Drye, Managing Editor

Sunday, August 17, 2008 The only event that can top the thrill of the presidential election every four years is the thrill of cheering for your country in the Olympics every four years.

This has been a year that has brought us a barrier-breaking nomination process, one where we saw a woman and a black man fight for the Democratic nomination, and in November we will most likely see a historic event in either the election of the first black president or the oldest president ever.

The Olympics have also brought record events, most notably the story of Michael Phelps quest to tie or break Mark Spitz record of seven gold medals in one Olympic Games. Phelps has already become the owner of the most medals ever by an Olympic athlete and on Friday night he tied Spitz’s record. By the time you are reading this, Phelps may have his eighth gold medal, making the record his own.

I always enjoy watching the Olympics. I watch it for the events we don’t normally get to see everyday. This week I managed to sneak in a little glimpse of the table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, archery and wrestling. I also like to watch some of the track and field events, such as shot put, pole vault and discus. The only problem is that most of these events, along with fencing, judo, sailing and others, don’t get nearly as much coverage as swimming, gymnastics, tennis, boxing or soccer.

But we can’t gripe too much about some events not being covered. I mean, the NBC group of networks will show more than 1,200 hours of Olympics coverage, and cable customers can catch up on certain events with On Demand channels.

What about water polo, handball and shooting?

Which of the events do you think belong in the Olympics?

I’ve heard that baseball and softball are on the way out. What could we replace them with?

I know a few people who would like to see checkers added to the competition. I know I would jump at the chance to win that crown … or gold medal.



B. J. Drye is managing editor of The Stanly News and Press. Write him at P.O. Box 488, Albemarle, NC 28002. E-mail snaponline25@carolina.rr.com.

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