The Olympic Games opening last night was great. Enough said.
What I was really looking for is the entry of the participating teams. I was waiting to see the Saudi team, particularly. With 201 countries (a new record), I had to wait so long before the Saudis showed up. It was OK, as I had the chance to watch many, many other countries.
The Americans, who were afraid of the audience roars, had a really good reception. The opposite happened to the Iranians. Most of the audience kept silent, while some of them decided to roar. I don't know; is there something wrong with the Iranians? Are they the most hated country in the world? They had the worst reception last night.
The whole stadium cheered the Iraqis, who won their first match in football competition against Portugal. The Egyptians looked awful in their pale yellow uniform. The 16-year-old girl from Kuwait looked terrific in a traditional dress. But I don't think Kuwaitis were happy to watch a tattooed man wearing nothing but a mini-skirt following their team :)
When the Saudis came in, I was surprised to see Husein Al-Sebaa holding the Saudi flag instead of the Sydney 400mh silver-medalist Hadi Sou'an. I hope Sou'an is OK, as he is well qualified to win another medal for our country. I was surprise not because I could not see Sou'an, but also because the SAOC let a Shiite sportsman holds the flag. In a country that consider Shi'ites as second-class citizens, that was really surprising.
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What I was really looking for is the entry of the participating teams. I was waiting to see the Saudi team, particularly. With 201 countries (a new record), I had to wait so long before the Saudis showed up. It was OK, as I had the chance to watch many, many other countries.
The Americans, who were afraid of the audience roars, had a really good reception. The opposite happened to the Iranians. Most of the audience kept silent, while some of them decided to roar. I don't know; is there something wrong with the Iranians? Are they the most hated country in the world? They had the worst reception last night.
The whole stadium cheered the Iraqis, who won their first match in football competition against Portugal. The Egyptians looked awful in their pale yellow uniform. The 16-year-old girl from Kuwait looked terrific in a traditional dress. But I don't think Kuwaitis were happy to watch a tattooed man wearing nothing but a mini-skirt following their team :)
When the Saudis came in, I was surprised to see Husein Al-Sebaa holding the Saudi flag instead of the Sydney 400mh silver-medalist Hadi Sou'an. I hope Sou'an is OK, as he is well qualified to win another medal for our country. I was surprise not because I could not see Sou'an, but also because the SAOC let a Shiite sportsman holds the flag. In a country that consider Shi'ites as second-class citizens, that was really surprising.
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