Olympics

Sitting on my chair, having a big potato wafers bag in one hand and the remote in the other, I was constantly altering the frequencies of my TV set. To my amaze I switched through a hundred channels at a speed of 2 channels per wafer, which at the end became too speedy for my potato bag to finish itself. So I started flipping again. Channel 21, 22,23,,,32,33....Hey! what is this, a group of girls were playing a musical instrument. It was quite amazing as I had never seen such an instrument. What is this?, I said to myself. After a few minutes the focus shifted to other team of people playing some other bizzare instrument and then the whole picture came with well decorated and artistic special effects setting ablaze the Olympic ground.

Oh! Yes, today is the eighth day of the eighth month of the year two thousand and eight i.e. 08/08/08 -- the starting ceremony of the Olympics. Grabbing another bag of my favorite potato chips, I got glued to the Opening ceremony of the Olympics. What a sight it was, dancers, performers, musician, lighting, flags, VIP's,....everyone was in a festive mood. There seemed to be chaos all round and then it all seemed to be a part of a bigger circle leading to the symbol of Olympic games. The name 'Olympic' comes from the Greek city of Olympia, where the first games were held in 776 BC. From this date on, Olympic games have seen many ups- & downs. At one time, there was a total boycott of these games, war situations and the most modern, unethical ways to increase one's performance.

Every fourth year, one of the participating countries is given the duty to host these games. It is an honour and matter of prestige to host these games. This year, China is hosting these games in the ancient city of Beiging.

Some Facts:

Sports ------28

Medals------303

Torch Relay kms--137,000

Fireworks --- 33,866

Performers --22,000

Costumes ----15,153

Raincoats-----10,000