Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Olympic Blackout

Winter Olympics is in high gear in Torinio, Italy now and there is hardly any coverage in the Indian press. Why is that? Is it because, there is no Indian participation?

Related links
Olympic site
Torino Olympics
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6 comments:

  1. sathishTue Feb 21, 05:46:00 PM

    I think there is Indian participation.. atleast 2-3 atheletes are representing India.. I read about it in 'The Hindu' a few weeks back.. but, unable to get that link now..

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  2. AnonymousWed Feb 22, 11:20:00 AM

    US Radios covers it actively.. I never knew there was hockey team in US... After hearing the new yesterday, thats when I know... :)

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  3. Ram ViswanathanWed Feb 22, 01:36:00 PM

    Satish
    Is that so.. Still, Little or no coverage in the Indian media about the winter Olympics..

    Rathin
    Sure.. US is leading the medals tally.. I am Melbourne now.. and there is lot of coverage here too..

    Ram

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  4. sathishWed Feb 22, 05:31:00 PM

    http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=237514&cat=Sports

    Infact there are 4 athletes from India participating - see the link above..

    btw, one person named shiva keshavan was/is seen as a strong candidate in luge event.. (alas, he finished 25th in the finals for this event) - http://www.slate.com/id/2136338/

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  5. Ram ViswanathanFri Feb 24, 04:11:00 AM

    Sathish

    Thanks for the info

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  6. AnonymousSun Oct 08, 11:38:00 AM

    Enjoyed a lot!
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