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A South Korean fencer, Shin A Lam, got ripped off in her quest for a gold medal. What happened? She was up a point with 1 second. The time keeper didn’t start the clock when they were supposed to, and her opponent got the point to win. The time keeper? A 15 year old. The result? She didn’t get to the Gold of Silver round, and distraught, she lost in the fight for the bronze. Olympics have the saddest story. (1045theteam – Shin A Lam)
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Sgt. Adam Holcomb gets 30 days for racial hazing that led to a fellow soldier, Danny Chen’s suicide. Is it enough? (Washington Post – Adam Holcomb)
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Sammy Lee, diver, won an Olympic Gold in 1948. He had to practice in a sandpit because he wasn’t allowed in the same pools as the other athletes. First Asian American Gold. He just turned 92. (NBC – Sammy Lee) View more videos at: http://nbcwashington.com.
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A coward who uses grcritic@gmail writes: why is it always about race with giant robot? 8 badminton players were disqualified, do you have to call them out as being asian? I swear, the race fixation on this site is just sad, and thats why GR will always have a limited appeal, cause it always has to come back to ethnicity. Sad.
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My ears are still ringing from seeing Black Breath last week (and my neck is kinda sore, too) but that hasn’t stopped me from going to shows. Last night was Soul Asylum at the Troubadour.