The Olympics have started a week ago. We finally have a chance to see history being made tomorrow if our country’s fastest swimming torpedo can clinch a medal in the finals and beat Michael Phelps too 🙂
One has to give kudos to Brazil for being able to get this Olympics off the ground. Even as its economy is suffering badly and they can ill afford to spend precious funds to organize the Olympics, they have managed to prepare Rio in time for the games which will be watched by almost everyone on planet Earth. Coupled with the political mess they are in at the moment, no one could have assumed that they could pull it off. President Dilma Rousseff has been suspended, pending impeachment trial of budget manipulation. The ongoing Petrobras scandal is also implicating many politicians currently holding positions in the coalition government. The rich and middle class who traditionally rule the country are now facing a political backlash from the rest of the population (sounds familiar? Philippines Duterte, US Trump/Clinton). The people have had enough of the corruption and are rising to get their voices being heard. When the Olympics are over, I would not be surprised if the country goes into a full blown political meltdown.
Meanwhile, we are anxiously waiting for tomorrow morning to see if Schooling can claim glory for our country. I wish him all the best!
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