The
grand exhibition of sports was over. From 27 July’12 to 12 Aug’12, this
carnival delighted almost all the people all around the world. This sports
jamboree also obtained the tag of greenest Olympics ever. For the first time,
women’s boxing was included in the programme. Women made their mark on the
Olympics like never before in London, the first Games ever to feature women in
all 204 national teams and all 26 sports. Three of the five biggest
delegations, the United States, China and Russia, brought more women athletes
than the men, and the women came through in a big way. US women won 29 of
America’s medal-table-leading 46 golds, while female competitors accounted for
20 of China’s 38. This statistics shows that women are no lesser mortals, when
it comes to the world of sports. They have edged out men in academics,
research, politics and now the Olympics of 2012 is the latest addition in their
already decorated mantelpiece.
After
16 full days of competition, 302 Olympics titles were handed out and 46 world
records were broken. More than seven million fans came out to watch Olympics
event. Among 10820 athletes, some of them went home with the label of legend;
Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps are popular among them. The duo proved that
champions are always champions. Like force, champs also follow the Newton’s 3rd
law. At the setback comes in their life, they react strongly and come out with
flying colours. Lightning Bolt was the first sprinter to defend both the 100m
and 200 m titles and was also part of the amazing team that broke the
world record in 4x100m relay by beating the clock in 36.84 seconds. By winning
4 gold and 2 silver medals, Phelps concluded the 2012 Olympics as the most
successful swimmer of the meet for the third Olympics in a row. Flying Fish is
the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals (18gold, 2silver and
2bronze). It is true that champions are not supernatural; they just fight one
more second when everyone else quits; sometimes that one second of effort gives
you the victory.
Winning
a gold medal in the Olympics is one of the biggest achievements for any
sportsperson. But the most important thing is not to win but to take part. Amid
a sea of athletes, Oscar Pistorius, Natalia Partyka and Im Dong-Hyun were in
the limelight and admiration for different reasons. Respect for this treble,
who had their disabilities, but refused to use it as an excuse. Oscar Pistorius
became the first amputee runner to compete at an Olympic Games. “Blade Runner”
participated in 400m and 4x400m relay race in which he qualified for the semi-finals
of the 400m and the finals of relay event and finished eighth out of a field of
nine. Natalia Partyka, born without a right hand and forearm, reached the last
32 of the London 2012 Olympic women's singles event in Table Tennis. Both won,
not the Olympics medals, but our hearts.
Im
Dong-Hyun is a legally blind but he set a new world record in individual and
team event and scores of 699 and 2087, respectively in the ranking round and
captured bronze medal in team events.
Passions
helps you enjoy the journey as much as achieving the goal. Passion is the lever
that helps lift the mundane to the extraordinary, the mediocre to the
excellent. This threesome had passion for their game. Oscar Pistorius said,” My
mother used to tell us in the mornings,’ Carl put on your shoes, Oscar you put on
your prosthetic legs’… so I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I
grew up thinking I had different shoes”. Hats off to this type of attitude.
This
Olympics will create difference in many people’s life. Everybody must take
inspiration from them. This trio will definitely boost up the morale of
handicap and disable person and become a role model too. Everybody should learn
a lesson from them that it is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult
is getting up and taking action. Some of us have great runways already built
for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is
your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those
who will follow after you.
To represent our country in a big arena is the dream of every athlete. But Liemarvin Bonevacia, Reginald de Windt, Philipine van Aanholt (Curacao formerly Netherlands Antilles) and Guor Marial (South Sudan) are unlucky. After the National Olympic Committee of the Netherlands Antilles lost its recognition by the International Olympic Committee and National Olympic Committee of newest 54th Africa’s country South Sudan had not formed, they competed under the Olympic Flag. Guor Marial said,” I will be wearing the Olympic uniform, but inside I will be holding the South Sudan flag in my heart. These are the people I will be representing at the Olympics.” What a love towards country.
All of us can only but imagine the feelings of medal winning athletes when their national flag is hoisted and the bands play their national anthem for them.
Definitely, this Olympics will give the new dimensions of athlete’s life and also encourage youngsters to choose athletics as a professional.
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