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Michael Phelps Spots Estranged Father Poseidon In Stands
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SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEFAugust 11, 2016
VOL 52 ISSUE 31 Sports · Family · Olympics ·Rio 2016



RIO DE JANEIRO—Immediately recognizing the booming, thunderous voice he hadn’t heard since he was 5 years old as he warmed up ahead of his first heat in the 200-meter individual medley, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps reportedly spotted his long-estranged father, Poseidon, God of the Sea, cheering for him Thursday in the stands of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. “All right, Michael, go get ’em, son!” said Poseidon, who reportedly caused the arena’s windows to rattle and walls to shake as he bellowed and clapped with approval while Phelps stretched next to the pool. “Everybody, that’s my son out there! I love you, Mikey!” Sources confirmed Phelps appeared crestfallen after turning to acknowledge his father before realizing that the King of the Deep had instigated a fight with the parents of Italian swimmer Federico Turrini and impaled the couple on his trident.
 
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A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony

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So, Chinese diver He Zi has won the silver medal in diving and is getting her medal. What better way to cap off the ceremony than to get a marriage proposal. Wait, what ? Yes, her boyfriend Qin Kai, also an Olympic diver, proposes immediately after the anthem.

Question: Does this take away from the limelight of his fiance's big Olympic moment and of the other medal winners ? Does this put tremendous pressure on the bride to be to say yes ? Would you want to have such attention paid to a special moment in your life ?

Apparently the other medal recipients don't mind:

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The relieved groom to be:

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Article source: Rio 2016: A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony - BBC News
 
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‘Occupy Golf’ Movement Interrupts Brazil Olympics
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by JEN LAWRENCE14 Aug 20165

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O Globo, officials claim the area had previously been “environmentally degraded,” and the construction required significant clean-up. The city is currently fielding a lawsuit against the construction.

O Globo noted that no one was arrested in conjunction with the protest. However, there was one arrest made unrelated to the protests. “In the vicinity of the Olympic Park, military police arrested a man on the Avenue of the Americas. According to police, he was a scalper selling tickets for various attractions.”

Although Golf Digest has said the course will show well on TV, the reality of the situation is far from what you see on TV. Golf Digest reported, “Even the golf course was rushed, but designer Gil Hanse, who simply refused to be defeated by bureaucracy and delays, and superintendent Neil Cleverly, who brought Zeon fairways from Texas and Seashore Paspalum greens from the University of Georgia, performed a minor miracle. It’s a very good course that will show beautifully on television.”
'Occupy Golf' Movement Interrupts Brazil Olympics - Breitbart
I have a pithy comment posted there.
 
A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony

_90763169_dc922c61-fea2-4306-8b49-27dd134ccad1.jpg


So, Chinese diver He Zi has won the silver medal in diving and is getting her medal. What better way to cap off the ceremony than to get a marriage proposal. Wait, what ? Yes, her boyfriend Qin Kai, also an Olympic diver, proposes immediately after the anthem.

Question: Does this take away from the limelight of his fiance's big Olympic moment and of the other medal winners ? Does this put tremendous pressure on the bride to be to say yes ? Would you want to have such attention paid to a special moment in your life ?

Apparently the other medal recipients don't mind:

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The relieved groom to be:

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Article source: Rio 2016: A marriage proposal at the Olympics medal ceremony - BBC News
I think it's sweet! :hearteyecat: And I think every diver at this Olympics should have gotten a medal just for diving into that skanky pool of green yuck!
 
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