EU Olympic Triumph
- August 30th, 2008
- Posted by Lee Duffield
Once again the European Union won the Olympic Games hands down.
Had the twenty-seven countries’ medals tally been aggregated, in the manner of, say, the Soviet Union in days gone by, world Olympic sports domination would be close to no-contest.
It might be a tribute to sports culture, good policy on health and fitness, or a plain outcome of having money and time to spend on sport, but the medals tally from the Beijing Olympic Games is telling a story of success for Europe. … Read More »
Some sporting action in Europe has seen green and gold supporters out in force this week.
Leaders of the European Union have said Chinese action against Tibetan protestors is creating “difficulty” over the Beijing Olympics, though they have said no to a boycott.
A democratic exercise in Serbia – re-election of the “pro-Western” President, Boris Tadic (3.2.08) – has seen the country edge significantly closer to membership of the European Union.
An Hungarian Member of the European Parliament Pl Schmitt has been gathering support for his campaign to get three weekly sessions of PE into schools programs — as a response to indications of increasing obesity among children. 
Efficient’s win today in the Melbourne Cup has not really checked the internationalisation of that national event — a high-stakes distance race that patriots have found far too attractive to raiders from Asia and the EU. 
Europeans began the week thinking about migration in Switzerland; anxiety on the Bourse; possible software changes; and life after the Rugby World Cup.