Beijing boxing bubble bursts

[monson]

Beijing boxing bubble bursts

Channaka de Silva reporting from Beijing
The artificially constructed pseudo image and the myth about a hyped-up possibilities of an Olympic medal for boxer Anuruddha Ratnayake crashed down to earth at the Olympics here when the Sri Lankan cut a sorry figure against a lowly ranked opponent from Brazil and lost by a massive margin.

The loss comes as a knock out punch for the country's boxing officials who bloated the mediocre talent of Ratnayake to the bursting level in the run-up to the Olympics. It would also provide a telling embarrassment to the corporate entities who spent millions of Rupees in erecting giant billboards and making fancy TV commercials to hype up Ratnayake's chances at the world's highest level.

Ratnayake's lanky opponent from Brazil Robenilson Vieira easily outpointed him using his advantage of reach to the maximum, as the Sri Lankan was found lacking in his technique to tackle a taller opponent.

Ratnayake later apologized and said he didn't know what happened. "I had great hopes for the Olympics. But I don't know why I failed to deliver when it mattered. I know I had the blessings of the whole of Sri Lanka.

I am sorry for disappointing them and failing to fulfil the expectations" said Ratnayake.

Vieira won the bout 13-3 on points, exposing bluff that made many Sri Lankans actually believe there was a chance for Ratnayake to win a medal. The Brazilian easily outsmarted Ratnayake and led 2-0, 6-1 and 9-2 at the end of the first three rounds.

Ratnayake was only the latest addition to Sri Lanka's embarrassing show at the Games as all five members of the team who have taken field so far lost without a fight in the first round of their respective competitions.

Only the two athletes Susanthika Jayasinghe, Nadeeka Lakmali and swimmer Daniel Lee who are yet to take part remain only Sri Lankans standing at the Games.

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[lkdood]

guys i posted before the Olympics started that no Sri lankan would win any medals

sadly my prediction is correct

Susanthika is also not running 100M

she is only running 200M

 

[zCexVe]

YOu know there is an old saying more the thunder,less the rain it gets.Remember ICC WC07?MAny things done.But lost.If it was normal the players would have saved the embarassing.
Our officials do these two things.
1.Hype the athletes,players bloat them up making them think they have real higher standards thus making their ability low and then make themselves way to more money,more field/world tours more shopping sprees.

2.Then players lose all the embarassing all the scoldings goes to players,they can't compete again of shame and they are mentally collapsed,then get some another player again bask under him.
Its people who go in individually can be trusted.Not the ones who officials claim great.

 

[ywicky]

guys i posted before the Olympics started that no Sri lankan would win any medals

sadly my prediction is correct

Susanthika is also not running 100M

she is only running 200M

But I'm sure Susi will not run 200M too!
She'll say something & cancel her ivent!

 

[henderson]

I anticipated that would happen, I do not expect single winnings in Olympics, you won a game in SARRC games does not means you are a Olympic winner.

 

[sampathf1]

yah... She'll doing like that...

W'll seee

 

[mimi1983]

YOu know there is an old saying more the thunder,less the rain it gets.Remember ICC WC07?MAny things done.But lost.If it was normal the players would have saved the embarassing.
Our officials do these two things.
1.Hype the athletes,players bloat them up making them think they have real higher standards thus making their ability low and then make themselves way to more money,more field/world tours more shopping sprees.

2.Then players lose all the embarassing all the scoldings goes to players,they can't compete again of shame and they are mentally collapsed,then get some another player again bask under him.
Its people who go in individually can be trusted.Not the ones who officials claim great.

COME ON GUYS...........THEY DID SRI LANKA PROUD BY ATLEAST PARTICIPATING IN THE OLYMPICS....FYI ALL THESE SPORTSMEN/WOMEN SACRIFICE THEIR WHOLE LIVES FOR THE SPORT, EVEN THEIR PERSONAL LIFE AND FREEDOM...YEAH TRUE THEY GET PERKS FOR IT, BUT THE THEIR INTENTION IS TO MAKE THE COUNTRY PROUD....
I DON'T THINK ANURUDHDHA WAS UNNECESSARILY BLOATED HE WAS RANKED 5TH AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS....SO THEIR IS A REASON TO HYPE....BUT I DO NOT RECOMMEND OVER HYPING....
IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT WE ARE A VERY SMALL COUNTRY WITH LIMITED HUMAN RESOURCES YET WE HAVE MADE THIS FAR IN WORLD SPORTS, I DON'T SAY THAT WE ARE PERFECT BUT WE CAN IMPROVE FURTHER FROM HERE....QUALIFYING TO COMPETE AT OLYMPICS ITSELF IS A BIG FEAT....
ON THE WORLD CUP..........WE WERE RUNNERS UP WHICH IS A BIG FEAT RIGHT ?
WE WON MORE MATCHES COMPARED TO WC 96 WHERE WE GOT AROUND 2 TO 3 WALK OVERS...BUT 2007 WC WE HAD TO FIGHT OUR WAY THROUGH WITH MUCH BETTER TEAMS....

 

[DANEWMEN]

he he, i though of it........!!!

 

[rangicool]

aiyoooo Mass wiyadam karapu money........Anuruddhata...........gagata kepu ini wage.....Tv adds walata...million keeyakda...? paper add walata....?


habai Chinthana ge nam podi podi article witharai giye...


thawa deyak..okkoma lost unain passe PARTICIPATING una ekath loku deyak kiyana eka nidahasata karanawak nemei..........