08/11/2012

First Tibetan Olympian wins medal for China

Chineserunner

LONDON –  On any other day and in any  other situation, the Tibetan exiles who gathered excitedly in groups next to  Buckingham Palace would never have come to cheer for an athlete wearing the  colors of China, a country they regard as their oppressor, a country that  invaded and has governed their Himalayan homeland with an iron fist for six  decades.

But this was exceptional. Because, apparently for the first time at an  Olympics, the athlete was one of them, a Tibetan.

Standing apart but, just this once, both wanting the same thing, groups of  Chinese supporters shouted "Jia You!" while the Tibetans yelled "Gyuk!" -- both  meaning, "Go on!"

The Chinese waved their red flags. The Tibetans waved the flag of Tibet that  is banned in China, with a bright yellow sun rising over a snow-clad mountain.  They could hear and see each other, but they studiously ignored each other,  too.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/08/11/first-tibetan-olympian-wins-medal-for-china/?test=olymp#ixzz23IS7jy39

Aug 11, 2012 9:58:53 PM | Current Affairs, Sports

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