Summer Olympics News » Wrestling http://summerolympicsnews.com Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Well, that’s not really the Olympic spirit http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080814-well-thats-not-really-the-olympic-spirit/ http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080814-well-thats-not-really-the-olympic-spirit/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:45:59 +0000 Jill Manty http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080814-well-thats-not-really-the-olympic-spirit/ An angry Swedish wrestler threw down his bronze medal on the podium and walked off, saying he was quitting wrestling. Ara Abrahamian was angry over officiating in an earlier bout. He said that he wanted the gold, and a bronze was a failure.

Wow, you don’t see that very often in the Olympics, do you?

Here’s a video (sorry it’s not in English, but YouTube pulls all the NBC stuff— you’ll get the idea, though):

]]> http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080814-well-thats-not-really-the-olympic-spirit/feed/ 0 What can you watch tomorrow? Monday, August 11 http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080810-whats-can-you-watch-tomorrow-monday-august-11/ http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080810-whats-can-you-watch-tomorrow-monday-august-11/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:31:25 +0000 Jill Manty http://summerolympicsnews.com/index.php/20080810-whats-can-you-watch-tomorrow-monday-august-11/ Late night on NBC you can watch women’s volleyball and women’s 100m breaststroke semifinals. During the day tomorrow, it’s women’s water polo, men’s beach volleyball and more qualifying rounds for swimming. Then in primetime, Michael Phelps his march towards Olympic history in the 200m free. Teammates Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin have a chance to medal in the men’s and women’s 100m. Also on during primetime, U.S. women’s beach volleyball with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, the men’s team gymnastics final, and the men’s 10m synchro platform diving final.

MSNBC is broadcasting a full day tomorrow, as well, including women’s tennis, women’s handball, women’s basketball, women’s water polo and women’s volleyball. (Incidentally, U.S. women’s water polo is pursuing their third straight Olympic gold medal.) Men’s badminton (where U.S. competitor Raju Rai may actually have a chance), weightlifting and men’s archery are also available for viewing.

CNBC will be showing men’s beach volleyball, boxing, and women’s softball.

USA is broadcasting women’s beach volleyball, rowing, men’s tennis (featuring Wimbledon champion Rafael Nedal), women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball.

Oxygen will be covering gymnastics and equestrian.

Online, you can see archery, badminton, basketball, fencing, handball, field hockey, judo, rowing, sailing, shooting, softball, tennis, water polo, weightlifting, and wrestling.

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