Olympics

Watching the Olympics here isn't much different...except now that track and field events are taking place. For those who have watched the recent 100M men's final, you'll see that there were many Caribbean runners (only 2 of the runners were from non-Caribbean/West Indian countries). For the first week of the Games, we saw much of the NBC feed of the events, but now we have a Caribbean feed with local commentators who prove to be much more relaxed than the Americans (it sounds like we're watching Cricket). The "local" feed is from Barbados, but when T&T athletes perform, the local news channel chimes in to give feedback or results.
"We" have 28 athletes in the Olympics, most track and field athletes, 3 swimmers, 1 shooter, and 1 ping-pong player.
This morning, watching the men's final, the neighbors were screaming the whole 10 seconds of the race, and when the Trini came in second, there was much celebration. The radios are declaring "Richard Thompson Day." I don't believe any runner has medaled since Hasley Crawford (for whom the national stadium is named) in 1976 got a Gold in 100M.