Tonight has concluded 17-days long China Olympics. As expected,
closing ceremony was as spectacular as ever, just like the
opening ceremony.
It was sad to think that the Philippine team hadn't had tiny wee bit of luck to bring with them into the Olympics game; thus, ending up with not even a single bronze medal to carry home. But, to all who got saddened by this devastating turnout, there is one thing to cheer about - Wing Wang won in the
Wushu demonstration event at the Olympics Sports Center held on Friday.
Wing Wang, though the name sounds foreign, is a Filipino who made us a little proud by winning and bringing home a gold medal; albeit the Wushu demonstration wasn't officially included in the list of Olympics game and therefore will not reflect in the 2008 Olympic Games' official medal tally. At least, we found consolation in Wang for the loss of PI team. And I knew that feat wouldn't go unnoticed by the Filipino people, and the government, for that matter, when the team finally gets back home. I'm even betting he'd be declared hero of the Philippine Olympics Team.
For more information, Wang bagged the gold medal, beating 20 other competitors at the men's nangun and nanquan event. Two other Filipino wushu competitors, namely, Benjie Rivera and Mary Jane Estimar, did us proud by grabbing bronze medals after besting their respective opponents in the opening round.
So, cheers for these athletes!
