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Faster, Higher, Stranger Or The Jaal Olympic Awards |
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1. The Agony of Defeat Award: Light-heavyweight boxer Gurcharan Singh after finishing his quarterfinal bout 12-12, but losing on the referees' countback. 2. Bore of the Draw Award: The Indian hockey team after being held 1-1 by Poland in the dying seconds of their last league game, thus losing a berth in the semi-finals. 3. Strength in Numbers Award: The Indian contingent which consisted of 72 sportspersons, 82 officials and 24 journalists. Plus sundry hangers-on. All for one bronze. 4. The Baron Pierre de Courbetin Award: The Indian contingent again, for living up to the original ideals of the founder of the Modern Olympics: "The important thing is not winning, but taking part." 5. The Kingfisher Beer Drinker's Award: To Karnam Malleswari, for proving you can win a medal even while imbibing the stuff that cheers. 6. Quote of the Olympics Award I: To Karnam Malleswari again: "I am a Brahmin. How can they say I drink beer?"  7. Quote of the Olympics Award II: To shooter and gold medallist Michael Diamond to an Australian colleague who just missed gold: "You dickhead."8. Quote of the Olympics Award III: To virtually every medal winner: "This is like a dream come true." 9. Quote of the Olympics Award IV: To Games spokeswoman Liz Smylie after an Olympics vehicle was hi-jacked by two escaped convicts: "It's a prisoner's job to break out of jail." 10. Catch of the Olympics Award: To the 19-year-old Sydney apprentice jeweler who grabbed Maurice Greene's shoe after he flung it into the crowd following his victory in the 100 metres. It was auctioned on the Net for a cool $100,000. 11. Five in a Row Award: British rower Steve Redgrave for winning his fifth straight gold medal, despite suffering from diabetes. 12. Spouse of the Olympics Award: To Redgrave's wife, doctor of the British rowing team who has threatened to walk out on him if he does not give up the sport. 13. Screw-up of the Games Award: The gymnastics officials who placed the vault two inches too low in the women's section leading to a number of upsets and spills.  14. Miss of the Games Award: Australian hockey player Brent Livermore who muffed the stroke in the semifinal shootout against the Netherlands, which saw them, reach the final.15. Lesson-to-Us-All Award: Famine and war-stricken Ethiopia, the world's second poorest nation ending with eight athletics medals, including gold and bronze in the Marathon. 16. Shop-till-you-Drop Award: To all visitors to Olympic Park, one in 10 of whom visited the Olympic Super Store, running up sales of over $10 million. 17. Show-Oafs of the Olympics Award: The US men's 4x100 metres gold medal winning team, for stripping off and flexing their muscles at the crowd after their triumph. 18. Gold Medal of the Olympics Award: To Australia, for putting on the best Games of them all. 19. Best Story of the Games Award I: To Marion Jones. So what if she finished with 'only' three gold and two bronze? What an effort! 20. Best Story of the Games Award II: To Cathy Freeman for winning gold in the women's 400 metres, despite the weight of the nation's expectations on her shoulders. RECENTLY ON JAAL: You Have The Right To Be A Volunteer The ICE ICE Baby A Tale Of The Jungle King The Secret Autonomy Report Report When Batsman Became Betsman India's Human Genome Projectile Stone Age Flaws In ICE Age Laws A Dry Spell For Policy Planning Lara's Theme Dotcom Bubble Gum: Burst Or Bust Inside A VIP Cell A To Do About Dos A Dress Code For Klintonji Al-Faridi Gnuman was in Sydney recently to participate in the cud-chewing competition but was ejected as he grazed on the wrong sort of grass SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS ARTICLE: |
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