Samit Sharma
Published August 12, 2016
Olá. Again.
This is gonna be a thing for a while now. At least till the 21st of August, when the Rio Olympics end. Portuguese is here to stay. For two more weeks. It doesn’t matter if it sucks. When watching Rio Olympics, you do as the Rionians(?) do.
The Games have been a bummer for anyone rooting for India. Good thing I’m side-rooting for the USA. It’s not something to be proud of, but they’re good at every freakin’ sport. After running through roughly half the contingent, India has produced a total of 0 medals. And except for Abhinav Bindra who lost the Bronze medal by .5 points, we were never even close. Team USA is number one on the medals tally. With 38 medals, of which sixteen are Gold. Oh they’re winning at everything. And it doesn’t look like they’re gonna stop.
Anyone who says participation is more important than winning is clearly a loser. Qualifying for the World’s biggest sports competition is a massive feat, something that athletes spend their lives preparing for. Losing at the grandest stage of them all has gotta sting, but when you’re defeated in a way that it looked like you never stood a chance, you’re a loser. And for god’s sake, why are equestrian events even a part of the Olympics. The horses are doing most of the stuff, not the humans.
Half of all news right now is about the Olympics, and half of that is about another Indian losing.
If you feel like asking ‘how does writing about that help?’, you should know: it doesn’t. Nothing helps. It’ll be a huge surprise for everyone if India’s total medal tally is in double digits.
I hate writing these rant-like emails more than you hate reading them, so deal with it. Sorry.
Tis, mate, was the Weekly Email Blast, email 73. Happy Weekend !!!
All Things Sam 