"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:02:40 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


Even with all the controversy surrounding China favoritism, the USA has
kicked ass.

Well done.

USA!! USA!! USA!!

Although we seemed to have a problem in boxing - we should have kicked
major butt with the talent they took over, but it didn't turn out that
way.

And got to see some really interesting sports this time around - for
instance, I never knew there was male field hockey. Or handball which
is a kind of basketball/soccer/hockey hybrid which I guess is popular
in Europe. Some really good soccer matches and for once, they
actually covered the velodrome events instead of ignoring it.


I watched one of the handball contests .... I think it was Denmark
against somebody.

I don't think I had ever seen "handball" before. It struck me as a cross
between basketball and hockey.

Very athletic game.

Eisboch


Need to get out more. We played handball in high school, and also a gym I
belonged to in the 1980's had nice handball court. Local old guy was one
of the top players in the USA. As he said, Age and deceit bet youth most
of the time.


Not the same game. I think you are talking about handball played in an
indoor court where you smack a little ball up against a wall behind your
opponent.

This handball is played on a field the size of a soccer field. The goals
are caged nets, similar to hockey goals.

Eisboch