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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 4, 2012 23:56:12 GMT 3
10K metres: What a disaster!
One more time, to coaches and runners: Kenyans don't have what it takes for a hot finish!
OK, I'm a little unhappy, but never mind. We congratulate you for your great efforts at representing our country. Better luck next time!
What we wait for is the 3K steeplechase. The day we don't win this is the day we will know that this country has run out of all juice, except that required for "eating".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2012 0:14:36 GMT 3
10K metres: What a disaster! One more time, to coaches and runners: Kenyans don't have what it takes for a hot finish! OK, I'm a little unhappy, but never mind. We congratulate you for your great efforts at representing our country. Better luck next time! What we wait for is the 3K steeplechase. The day we don't win this is the day we will know that this country has run out of all juice, except that required for "eating". otishotishI too watched the race. I was hoping the Kenyans would do it again. But I'm happy the Black British guy that Somali man won. Watch out Kenya, Somalia can make runners! Viva Somalia and her peoples scattered all over the world!
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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 5, 2012 0:43:34 GMT 3
Kathure: You are obviously trying to make the best of it, and I too am trying to do that! But it's still a bitter loss for Kenya. I have for years observed both Masai and Farah, and I know the former has what it takes to have won this one. Go back 6 or 7 years ago, and you will find Farah as a decent guy at 1500m and 3000m. The bit that hurts is that it's Kenyans who taught him how to run: although much is made of his training in Oregon, he only made the big jump when he decided to train in Kenya and with Kenyans. I really feel like weeping, wailing, tearing out my hair, gnashing my teeth .... but I know that in a few minutes there will be some entertaining bit on one of those Miguna threads.
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Post by phil on Aug 5, 2012 11:57:06 GMT 3
EAT Olympic action coming up
Marathon Women-1:00pm; 100M Semi’s -9:45pm; 1500m Men Semi’s-10:15 pm; 3000m Steeplechase Final-11:25pm; 100M Final-11:50pmNixon Kiplimo Chepseba (C) of Kenya steps over Diego Ruiz (L) of Spain and Carsten Schlangen of Germany after a collision during their round 1 men's 1500m heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 3, 2012.Ethiopia's gold medal winner Tirunesh Dibaba, center, is flanked by Kenya's silver medalist Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego, left, and Kenya's bronze medalist Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, right, for the women's 10,000-meter run during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 in London.
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Post by jakaswanga on Aug 5, 2012 14:07:31 GMT 3
Titchaz, Please I can not manage to find single free photos of this sensational gymnast. The Afro-American Gabby Douglas who swept the board in all-round gymnastics. Here are the series of photos. www.wtsp.com/news/photo-gallery.aspx?storyid=266542But I felt very sad. Because it is always the same story when it comes to sports in the USA. Th e first black athletes to smash the colour-bar are so terrifyingly good, that it would scare off good talent. I mean in boxing in the beginning, a black had to knock out the white opponent cold, or the judges points would automatically favour the white, even when he was groggy on his feet. In football, the quarterback position was off limits for negroes --coz it required brains . When men like OJ Simpson became quarterbacks, people were spellbound. They [the first black quarterbacks] ran like speers, caught ball from whichever angle, mowed down opponents like Sherman tanks, and consumed white women days on end! Every touchdown was a ho scored!In Tennis we had the historic Williams sisters --Haha, Serena won gold at the Olympics, making mince meat of Russian blond Maria Sharapouva. (where are the pictures! damn it!) In ice-skating, Shanny Davis holds five world titles, and defended them all. Blacks can not skate, he was told first time he showed interest. I will learn, he shrugged, and went to learn in the wild. Ice Hockey too has its tales of ceiling crashers, just like the famous baseball. I forget his name, but he hit them with accuracy and repetition like nobody ever hit them in history. This is the background which brought tears to my eyes watching Gabby Douglas. The look of intense concentration in her eyes was of a woman turning, gymnasting for all the little black girls who had the talent but never got the opportunity. The tears of Halle Berry recieving and Oscar on 'behalf all those women history never recorded, yet they had what it takes!'Gaby Douglas was in a flow. You could see on the looks on everybodys eyes, even the judges: this was gold. But it was gold for ghosts too.
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Post by Titchaz on Aug 5, 2012 16:11:53 GMT 3
Titchaz, Please I can not manage to find single free photos of this sensational gymnast. The Afro-American Gabby Douglas who swept the board in all-round gymnastics. Here are the series of photos. www.wtsp.com/news/photo-gallery.aspx?storyid=266542But I felt very sad. Because it is always the same story when it comes to sports in the USA. Th e first black athletes to smash the colour-bar are so terrifyingly good, that it would scare off good talent. I mean in boxing in the beginning, a black had to knock out the white opponent cold, or the judges points would automatically favour the white, even when he was groggy on his feet. In football, the quarterback position was off limits for negroes --coz it required brains . When men like OJ Simpson became quarterbacks, people were spellbound. They [the first black quarterbacks] ran like speers, caught ball from whichever angle, mowed down opponents like Sherman tanks, and consumed white women days on end! Every touchdown was a ho scored!In Tennis we had the historic Williams sisters --Haha, Serena won gold at the Olympics, making mince meat of Russian blond Maria Sharapouva. (where are the pictures! damn it!) In ice-skating, Shanny Davis holds five world titles, and defended them all. Blacks can not skate, he was told first time he showed interest. I will learn, he shrugged, and went to learn in the wild. Ice Hockey too has its tales of ceiling crashers, just like the famous baseball. I forget his name, but he hit them with accuracy and repetition like nobody ever hit them in history. This is the background which brought tears to my eyes watching Gabby Douglas. The look of intense concentration in her eyes was of a woman turning, gymnasting for all the little black girls who had the talent but never got the opportunity. The tears of Halle Berry recieving and Oscar on 'behalf all those women history never recorded, yet they had what it takes!'Gaby Douglas was in a flow. You could see on the looks on everybodys eyes, even the judges: this was gold. But it was gold for ghosts too. Jaluo hebu fanya urafiki na yule jamaa anaitwa google mazee....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2012 15:44:51 GMT 3
Kathure: You are obviously trying to make the best of it, and I too am trying to do that! But it's still a bitter loss for Kenya. I have for years observed both Masai and Farah, and I know the former has what it takes to have won this one. Go back 6 or 7 years ago, and you will find Farah as a decent guy at 1500m and 3000m. The bit that hurts is that it's Kenyans who taught him how to run: although much is made of his training in Oregon, he only made the big jump when he decided to train in Kenya and with Kenyans. I really feel like weeping, wailing, tearing out my hair, gnashing my teeth .... but I know that in a few minutes there will be some entertaining bit on one of those Miguna threads. Farah's win is a good morale boaster for all people of Somali decent. Somalia needs breaks like singing superstar and composer K'naan and more of Farah. Kenyans taught him how to do it and win? That's good neighborliness. Share skills with those in your region! Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika!
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Post by Titchaz on Aug 7, 2012 19:56:08 GMT 3
Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi celebrates after winning the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi (L) competes in the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi celebrates after winning the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi celebrates after winning the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. Kenya's Ezekiel Kemboi (R) and France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad celebrate after winning respectively gold and silver in the men's 3000m steeplechase final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 5, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO
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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 8, 2012 0:02:57 GMT 3
This will probably turn out to be one of Kenya's worst performances at the Olympics. That 1500m race! Aiiieee!
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Post by nalinali on Aug 8, 2012 0:40:25 GMT 3
This will probably turn out to be one of Kenya's worst performances at the Olympics. That 1500m race! Aiiieee! 1500 was a disaster. Never seen or heard of Kenyans coming last in this race, ever. Today I did. I don not mean to sound wild, but it might be tempting to ask whether or not our athletes are on some sabotage run.
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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 8, 2012 1:02:47 GMT 3
This will probably turn out to be one of Kenya's worst performances at the Olympics. That 1500m race! Aiiieee! 1500 was a disaster. Never seen or heard of Kenyans coming last in this race, ever. Today I did. I don not mean to sound wild, but it might be tempting to ask whether or not our athletes are on some sabotage run. That performance felt like Tyson punching me in the get. My kids, who have not grown up in Kenya, always look for things to be proud of about Kenya. (We had quite a celebration when Obama won.) Now, they have been watching the Olympics, and they keep hearing that Kenyans are the greatest runners in the world. After the 3000m steeplechase and the 1500m semis, our local TV station had long digressions on Kenyan running---all the usual stuff about high-altitude training, the camps near Eldoret that people from all over the world attend, etc. Today, we cut short our bike-rides so that we could get home in time to watch the 1500 finals. Aaaiiiee! What answer could I give to the question "dad, what happened to the Kenyans"? I don't think our athletes are sabotaging anything. Perhaps, they have come to believe the "myth" and think they must win "by definition". I am also inclined to believe that there is a multi-faceted malaise affecting this country, at all levels, and the performance at these Olympics is just one symptom.
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Post by tnk on Aug 8, 2012 9:23:39 GMT 3
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Post by omundu on Aug 8, 2012 11:40:59 GMT 3
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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 8, 2012 16:19:20 GMT 3
Omundu: The behaviour of the officials is part of the malaise I was referring to. Why were all the officials in Bristol with just a handful of athletes when most of the runners were still in Kenya? They were keeping alive the Kenyan tradition of grabbing freebies (a vacation at the taxpayer's expense) and eating (the daily allowances). To that add the "I am in charge and I am important" attitude that has recently wrecked a promising career in the judiciary. The writer is definitely right that something drastic needs to be done about NOCK. As for the athletes if they deliberately performed badly as form of protest, than that was poorly thought-out. Apart from how it reflects on them, they are hurting their pockets: these days athletes make money year-round from all sorts of "circuit" competitions, and an Olympic medal means that a person commands higher fees in these.
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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 8, 2012 16:38:37 GMT 3
The more I think of this, the angrier I get, although I am not entirely sure who I should be angry with. The issue here is much more than about medals. First, athletics is the only thing that brings Kenya together despite the endless tribal divisions and class differences. When we see our athletes doing well on the world stage, we all forget our differences and take genuine pride in being Kenyans. Looking at some of the comments on the Standard article, we now have the opposite effect, with some people claiming that this is related to KAMATUSA's suggestion that "their people" might not go to the Olympics. Second, athletics (especially long-distance running) and game are the only things Kenyans are really known internationally. (Tea and coffee used to be included, but these days a lot of places produce good qualities of those.) We should be doing all we can to continue to highlight both. The game in the national parks are a huge tourist draw and one of our biggest earners, and athletics adds to the draw to tourists. I know this directly because following a local TV program on where our athletes train, quite a few people have told me that they now know about the Rift Valley and would like to visit it as tourists. Ironically, while many of the world's athletes would like to train in Kenya, and quite a few of the leading ones do, we take our people to train in Oregon!
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Post by phil on Aug 8, 2012 20:02:49 GMT 3
PM Raila Odinga just arrived at Kenya House kenyahouse.or.ke/index.php in London. In an interview with local and international media PM Odinga just announced that Kenya is entering the bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. If Kenya won the bid for the 2024 Olympics, it would be the first ever African country to host the Olympic Games.
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Post by OtishOtish on Aug 8, 2012 21:41:59 GMT 3
In an interview with local and international media PM Odinga just announced that Kenya is entering the bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. If Kenya won the bid for the 2024 Olympics, it would be the first ever African country to host the Olympic Games. He, he, he ... Never let it be said that Raila has no sense of humour. But perpahs we should try to be positive, think big, and support our Prime Minister. The bid for the 2012 Olympics cost the UK about $25 million. I'm not sure we have enough free change lying around. While asking for aid for other things from the UK, perhaps Raila could also include the bid as some line item. As for the billions needed to actually host the games, I can only imagine what we'll tell the bid committee. We'll beg and borrow on a hitherto unknown scale? Anyway, good to see the PM generating the ideas that match the grandeur of our new parliament buildings! Perhaps later he will come down to the little matter of our team's performance in London.
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Post by emali on Aug 9, 2012 0:01:56 GMT 3
In an interview with local and international media PM Odinga just announced that Kenya is entering the bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. If Kenya won the bid for the 2024 Olympics, it would be the first ever African country to host the Olympic Games. He, he, he ... Never let it be said that Raila has no sense of humour. But perpahs we should try to be positive, think big, and support our Prime Minister. The bid for the 2012 Olympics cost the UK about $25 million. I'm not sure we have enough free change lying around. While asking for aid for other things from the UK, perhaps Raila could also include the bid as some line item. As for the billions needed to actually host the games, I can only imagine what we'll tell the bid committee. We'll beg and borrow on a hitherto unknown scale? Anyway, good to see the PM generating the ideas that match the grandeur of our new parliament buildings! Perhaps later he will come down to the little matter of our team's performance in London. ;D Greece problems started with the 2004 olympics it's not easy for an advanced economy much less one that is anything but developed...we are still struggling with traffic lights for christs sake...The closer the elections get the more I question a Raila presidency...
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Post by tnk on Aug 9, 2012 0:42:45 GMT 3
He, he, he ... Never let it be said that Raila has no sense of humour. But perpahs we should try to be positive, think big, and support our Prime Minister. The bid for the 2012 Olympics cost the UK about $25 million. I'm not sure we have enough free change lying around. While asking for aid for other things from the UK, perhaps Raila could also include the bid as some line item. As for the billions needed to actually host the games, I can only imagine what we'll tell the bid committee. We'll beg and borrow on a hitherto unknown scale? Anyway, good to see the PM generating the ideas that match the grandeur of our new parliament buildings! Perhaps later he will come down to the little matter of our team's performance in London. ;D Greece problems started with the 2004 olympics it's not easy for an advanced economy much less one that is anything but developed...we are still struggling with traffic lights for christs sake...The closer the elections get the more I question a Raila presidency... [edited] note that the budget for hosting the olympics in london is estimated at $25b the beijing olympics was a record breaking $44b and by all standards may not be achievable anytime soon by any nation. compare that to greece which was just under $13b reading the beijing story here and how the costs kept escalating reminds me of our own projects that start off with a modest budget of sh.10.00 for the entire project including salaries, vehicles, materials and misc items for the workers, their grandkids and future great grandkids. however as soon as the project takes off the figures multiply in hundreds and total cost at end of project for each line item has a minumim of 9 zeroes e.g chairs 2,000,000,000 up from the previously budgeted sh.2.00 anyway epiac1216.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/the-total-cost-of-the-beijings-summer-olympic-games/www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2008/08/22/london-admits-it-cant-top-lavish-beijing-olympics-when-it-hosts-2012-games
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Post by akinyi2005 on Aug 9, 2012 4:30:22 GMT 3
hehehe, we 'successfully' hosted the 1987 AAG i say it's about time we went for something bigger . i think our sportsmen excelled in various sports, thanks to the excitement and build-up to the 4th All Africa games. perhaps this is the kind of motivation we need to revive some of the sports that we once excelled in during this period. hard to believe that harambee stars was then a regional powerhouse. what of the hit squad with akina napunyi(rip), the mens hockey team, volleyball, gor (nelson mandela cup)..... yeah....as long as we keep away the dick berg types, 2024 Olympics doesn't sound bad at all -after all we'll be swimming in petrodollars .
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Post by einstein on Aug 9, 2012 4:45:32 GMT 3
hehehe, we 'successfully' hosted the 1987 AAG i say it's about time we went for something bigger . i think our sportsmen excelled in various sports, thanks to the excitement and build-up to the 4th All Africa games. perhaps this is the kind of motivation we need to revive some of the sports that we once excelled in during this period. hard to believe that harambee stars was then a regional powerhouse. what of the hit squad with akina napunyi(rip), the mens hockey team, volleyball, gor (nelson mandela cup)..... yeah....as long as we keep away the dick berg types, 2024 Olympics doesn't sound bad at all -after all we'll be swimming in petrodollars .[/color] ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by jakaswanga on Aug 9, 2012 21:41:18 GMT 3
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Post by jakaswanga on Aug 9, 2012 22:08:13 GMT 3
DAVID RUDISHA! GOLD!
You have to go back to Ben Jipcho and Kipchoge Keino in Mexico City! when Kenyan runners set the stadium alight with every step like David Rudisha has just done in London 2012! THUNDERBOLT!
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Post by Titchaz on Aug 10, 2012 0:54:21 GMT 3
DAVID RUDISHA! GOLD! You have to go back to Ben Jipcho and Kipchoge Keino in Mexico City! when Kenyan runners set the stadium alight with every step like David Rudisha has just done in London 2012! THUNDERBOLT! Kenya's David Lekuta Rudisha poses next to the record board after winning the men's 800 final during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London. Rudisha clocked a new world record of 1min 40.91sec.
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