Keep it up!! Make us proud.......

The sad part about the race was that it was dominated by commentary on Pistoriuos and not Santos. Even in victory that commentary was about Pistorious; it's as if Santos' victory was an afterthought. Very poor media commentary by the staff.

Felix Sanchez plays at 2pm Eastern US/ DR 7PM London time, semifinals !

Men's 400m Hurdles

you can watch here...

nbcolympics . com slash liveextra

@Basta,

nigga please. You wish as you're one :b

ATABEY => You're absolutely right.

BASTA => You're absolutely out of line.

Haters gotta hate.

@ Roy stone take a look at 400 houndres plane and I want your opinion , we as Dominican we are going to get there is matter of time and is not that far away... But the Dominican Republic goberment has to pass a low and the world that Avery Dominican born who which to represent. DR will be Wellcome .. Like Israel , uk , and some other country does,

Written by: juanb, 4 Aug 2012 11:53 AM
From: Dominican Republic


Haters gotta hate.

some guys are just a waste of oxygen. what can i say?

Awesome! :)

Good for this kid. I was just reading the daily news, and they don't even mention the winner of this particular competition; nonetheless congratulations to both of them.

Sorry, josearias, I didn't understand your question.

However if every athlete can represent any country he chooses, then which-ever country pays the most money will win the most medals. Dominican residents obviously don't have the talent to win but they have a president happy to divert sorely-needed funds to buy it. Are you happy about that?

The double-amputee has an unfair advantage over all the others. He has a spring action that can propel him fast forward past most others. And, his ankles don't get sore.

It's totally not fair to the others who worked so hard to get there. He should not be in this competition. Then again, it's all now about feel-good stories for TV rating.

Even the glory is being taken away from Santos. Sad :(

williom,
Maybe Lionel should offer to pay for the operation and prosthetics for any Dominican athlete to become a double-amputee and win the 1st truly Dominican gold medal (and take the money)? After all, cheating and steeling is a Dominican birthright.

Dang, Roy! Only you would come up with that idea. I hope Lie-onel is not reading your post. Yet, his wife could certainly use some more hats.

I have no problem with Pistorius getting all the media attention. What an inspiration he must be to all the amputees around the world, and the Dominican Republic has more than its share.

Roy the Haitian, keep hating sucker.

Something is better then nothing.

@ Roy stone is not a question is a right that a country is given like Israel or UK to any born of his citizen but especially Israel .. Any born israel by low has to represent Israel before any other nation , regardless in what country he or she was born ... And other thing DR is a poor country yes but I want you to watch the 400 meter plane tomorrow and you will find your answer.

josearias,

Please explain, how can anyone that is Israeli by birth, be born in another country? Did you really mean born of Israeli parents?

In my humble opinion, if someone adopts the citizenship of another country (to gain more benefits than just legal residency) then they should represent their adopted country.

ingle23,
Although I am of British descent, unfortunately I cannot trace my ancestry back to transportation to Australia. Those who can consider it a matter of pride, not shame. Many of these "convicts" were ordinary honest working folk, thrown into desperate circumstances by the unemployment in Britain resulting from the Industrial Revolution. By comparison, I suspect the much greater proportion of Dominican criminals are motivated by sheer greed and laziness. Yes?

Go, Santos, Go!!! : D

@ Roy stone , yes born of Israel parents. And remember I m trying to make a point about Dominicans born in USA or any other country

Pistorius being allowed to run is a perfect example of Political Correctness run amok.

Here we have a person of mediocre athletic ability competing at the Olympic level with the assistance of technology.

And if you are going to allow Handicapped people to compete in the Olympics then why do we still have the Para-Olympics?

Understood, josearias,
Success at the Olympics is a combination of "nature and nurture" - DNA and environment. Arguably an American born citizen, of Dominican parents has Dominican DNA, but his environment (training, motivation, diet, etc.) is American. This then begs the question - "to which country should we attribute his success?". Surely it should be divided between the two? And in what ratio?

This highlights a fundamental difference between Dominicans and Australians. Dominicans are defined by what their parents are, regardless of citizenship or where they are born. Australians consider anyone who adopts Australian citizenship (and all that implies) as Australian, regardless of who their parents are or what country they were actually born in. Don't you think that's better?

In my view, Pistorius is a sensational athlete - definitely not mediocre. According to the officials, he does not have an unfair advantage from technology. Even if he does, he is a wonderful role-model for amputees to look up to and be inspired and motivated. In this instance, this "politically-correct" decision was also a morally correct one too, and going by the interest he has created, probably commercially correct too. Win, lose or draw, he's a hero.

AC,

You hit it out of the park. So sad to see so many people get caught up in a wonderful story THAT BELONGS IN THE PARA-Olympics, as you correctly point out.

Few if any sane person is doubting the wonderful story of South Africa's Oscar Pistorius; the point is that his accomplishments are within the scope of the Para-Olympics, and NOT the regular Olympics where technologies come into play during the conditioning stages leading to the events, shoe wear and sports-wear, in genera are available to all!, etc.

It's a World PC moment. Perhaps next up are some fish fins to help Pistorious compete in Olympic swimming? And why stop there, how about bionic arm(s) for someone lacking one or two such extremities? Might help them compete in boxing? Where does it stop?

@ Roy stone that is a goog point , but in the case of (Felix Sanchez ) he was 2 times champion. In the NCAA trac and field games and he wasn't consider to make the Olympic team of USA , what do you do..in his case you go to your parents and try to explane that ,, right now there are a lot of athletic born in USA and educated in USA...... Representing other country , EX , NiGERIA , mans basketball team has 10 of 12 Players / and DR mans basketball team haved 3 who lost to NIGERIA at the preolinpic culification games by 5 points

says the eternal jackass , the Moron of Miami

Here we have a person of mediocre athletic ability competing at the Olympic level with the assistance of technology.

who says that he is a mediocre athlete? what proof do you have of that? are you aware of the athletic abilities required to operate on his prosthesis? were you born this stupid, or do you practice?

says Atabey

Written by: Atabey, 4 Aug 2012 10:54 AM
From: United States, NYC

The sad part about the race was that it was dominated by commentary on Pistoriuos and not Santos. Even in victory that commentary was about Pistorious; it's as if Santos' victory was an afterthought. Very poor media commentary by the staff.

what else is new? you are speaking about an American media outlet. the entire Olympics will be a 2 week commercial about the greatness of America. in the runup to the women´s 100 meters race, Dan Obrien was asked who he thought would win the race. he said that it would be one of the three America runners, even though the Jamaican girl, Shelly Ann Fraser, was the defending champion, and had run the fastest time in the world this year. he did not even mention her name. when Shelly Ann won, they interviewed the American that got the silver. it is nothing new. it is part of American zeitgeist. only American are important. besides, it is their tv station.

Santos competing today at 3:40 PM (east US, DR time) !

Men's 400m

Dready,

Yes, I understand. However, THIS IS DT!, and I think we have some space to ventilate our outrages.

BTW, you make no comment about, "Where does it end?" Bionic-arms for those lacking them? AC's point stands: South Africa's Oscar Pistorius belongs in the Para-Olympics.

and he did it again!!!!!!!

DR ! !!! f***!!!

Commercial television is about promoting the advertised products to the target audience. That means showing what they want so they will also watch the advertisements. It is not about providing an accurate, balanced coverage of the Olympics. If you don't want to see the Olympics from am American perspective, don't watch American commercial television.

Dready,
I am sure you are happy that Jaimaca is in 2nd place in the world (behind another British Commonwealth country - Australia's kid brother, New Zealand) based on gold medals per million population, with 0.6922
It is also 4th with 1.384 total medals per million population, ahead of Australia in 5th place with 0.9083
When weighting gold=4, silver=2 and bronze=1, then Jamaica is again in 2nd place with 3.8073 and Australia 6th with 1.5898
Congratulations!
simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html

josearias,
I confess I don't know much about spectator sports, but I can't fathom it out, how can someone who beat everyone on the American team (by winning a gold medal) NOT be considered good enough to be on that team?

ingle23,

So you've lived your entire life in USA? Perhaps that explains your ignorance of the rest of the world, especially Australia and the Dominican Republic. I have lived in all three countries, as well as many others. However I admit you have probably seen more American commercial television than all the television I've seen.

Regardless, what was the media's inaccuracy?

Written by: ingle23,
"FYI; I am a Dominican who had the opportunity of growing in the best of both worlds (Carol Morgan)."

I know many people who went to Carol Morgan. They all have 2 things in common. They are ignorant and illiterate in 2 languages.

US Television is going to broadcast an Olympics for an American Audience. The US audience didn't care about Santos but the self-absorbed cheater from South Africa. If you watch the BBC feed you will see the same thing.

I don't like the NBC coverage either as they are spending way to much time on non-sports like Gymnastics and diving and silly sports like Volleyball but I understand they have to satisfy the masses. At least I can watch the events I am interested in on-line as everything is being streamed on-line.

There are 1000's of people competing in the Olympics. There isn't enough time to give everyone special attention. Especially a young, unknown runner from a small nation. Hopefully he will change that in th

ingle23,
I didn't know Carol Morgan was in USA - or were you a student by correspondence? Pity they didn't teach you how to spell in English, since you are such an elitist academic snob.

@ Roy Stone his records speak for then self , go to NCAA. Track and field record to find out. The question is what you would done if that happen to you.

Electricity and Lightbulb - History

Thomas Edison's greatest challenge was the development of a practical incandescent, electric light. Contrary to popular belief, he didn't "invent" the lightbulb, but rather he improved upon a 50-year-old idea. In 1879, using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe, he was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting source of light. The idea of electric lighting was not new, and a number of people had worked on, and even developed forms of electric lighting.
HE TOOK PEOPLE OUT FROM THE DARK
WELL FOR MOST NOT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WHICH MANY SPEND 1/2 THEIR LIVES LIVING IN THE DARK
THE YEAR 1879, ITS NOW 2012 AND COMING UP ON THE YEAR 2013 BUT STILL PRES COME AND GO AND STILL NOT 24/7 LUZ AND NO EDUCATION, BUT WE HAVE THE CHOO CHOO TRAIN AND THE BLUE MALL. AND A FEW GUYS WHIO CAN RUN FAST SO WHAT?
ALL ABOARD LEOS CHOO CHOO.

hey! whats going on in the country down under?
man the great white sharks are eating up all the folks that like to go for a swim. 5 attacks so far this year. lol.

US Television is going to broadcast an Olympics for an American Audience. The US audience didn't care about Santos but the self-absorbed cheater from South Africa. If you watch the BBC feed you will see the same thing

SO IS ANY THING WRONG WITH THIS?

U WANT SANTOS LET THE DOMINICAN TELEVISION BRING HIS TALENTS TO THE DOMINICAN PEOPLE. MANY PEOPLE I MEET DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE THE DR IS
MAYBE IF U HAD PEOPLE LIKE STEVE JOBS AND THE I-PHONE AND MR MARK WITH FACEBOOK INSTEAD OF HAVING THE JAILS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE FULL OF DRUG DEALERS THEN MAYBE THE DR WOULD BE ON THE MAP,

u guys want respect from the world, but the truth of the matter is u guys have no respect for others and dont even have true respect for your selfs.
shame to be a dominican today.
steve jobs and his i-phone when u think about this their are 7 billion people in this world, hes the only one who had this idea the i-phone ,

but u guys cant even invent a f%*%ing can opener can u?
dumb people that are getting more stupid each day that pasts by

but u have the choo choo train that takkes people to the blue mall.
all aboard..

RoyStone,

I am an unabashed Elitist and proud of it.

BTW I use to live in the D.R. still visit frequently. My wife's family is involved in Education both in the D.R. and in the USA. I in all probability have met and interacted with more Carol Morgan grads than you have.


ingle23,

NBC's coverage is embarrassing.

says Atabey

BTW, you make no comment about, "Where does it end?" Bionic-arms for those lacking them? AC's point stands: South Africa's Oscar Pistorius belongs in the Para-Olympics.

well, since i prefer to rely on the opinions of people who actually went past the 5th grade, i will disregard the idiocies of anthonyc. there is no evidence that the guy gets an advantage from the prosthesis. the medical community does not agree that he does. if you can show me where it is ¨bionic¨, then i will agree. otherwise, join anthonyc in the dunce corner. imagine that oaf calling someone else ¨self absorbed¨:

but the self-absorbed cheater from south africa. if you watch the bbc feed you will see the same thing

cheater from s/a
u should talk about others when i fact the dr is one trash can where every thing goes, like the wild west days.
where men have sex with their own very young daughters, a country where the young people the kids look up too are self-make drug dealers
and u talk about others?
better u fix your s...t in the 1st place then talk about others when your at the bottom of the list when it comes to trash.

anthonyc is only calling the guy a self absorbed cheater because of jealousy. anthonyc wanted to be many things, but did not have the gifts to be much more than a loathsome, bottom feeding, lowlife. he wanted to be a race car driver, but he has no talent, and would be beaten to a pulp on a track by any average cab driver. that is the story of his life...a star , in his own mind, who has to watch others get the adulation that he would have gotten, if only he had talents.

went past the 5th grade

what 5th grade?
your every nice with your comments 5th grade land of fools who only think they know it all.
one trash can of an country in all respects.

if not for the drug sales and the real estate fraud they all would be shoe- shine boys on the malecon.

Hehehehehehe.


Living well is the best revenge.

says the guy who posted pictures of his watch in the forum

Written by: anthonyC, 6 Aug 2012 11:19 AM
From: United States
Hehehehehehe.


Living well is the best revenge.

depends on what you mean by living well. if you measure life by what you HAVE, you might be living relatively well. if you measure it by what you ARE, then you are in the pits, being a loathsome, lying, jealous, mindless, uneducated, stupid, untalented reprobate.

The only word i know in spanish is "luz" becuase creyole is my native language.

I'm tryin to learn english for 10 years now,but for some reson my spelin sucks.

i love florida an the USA,BABY!

i hate the fact that dr has olympik metals an haiti dosen't has any!