[KS] RE: Olympic Partners?

[maliang at wolmail.nl]

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Dear all,

As a non-Korean in Korea, the Olympics may be a cause of frustration. Although 
I have seen some coverage of (North) Korean boxers, judokas and archers, it's 
virtually impossible to see athletes from other countries in action, unless 
they're up against Korea. There is virtually no coverage of games NOT involving 
Korean athletes, and the overall idea is that the ranking of Korea counts, not 
the Olympic spirit (if there ever was one). When a game involving Korea has 
ended, they repeat it unless the outcome is very negative. For example: Has 
anyone seen the final match between Indonesia and (South) Korea? It was 
broadcast last night, but has today not been repeated, probably because Korea 
lost. The same happened when in the finals a Japanese judoka beat a (South) 
Korean so quickly (5 seconds) it was - I assume - embarrassing. 

Don't get me wrong. I love watching Korea's successes, but it all just seems a 
bit unfair, especially to the Korean players who fail to win a medal and who 
lack the cute looks of a 17-year old (Korea's rifle-shooting silver medallist). 

I just checked KBS. They're now (3 PM) showing Korea's (women's) hockey team 
play Australia on KBS 1 and repeating this morning's winning final (archery) 
match against Italy on KBS 2. On SBS it's... the Korean women's volleybal team 
in action. (sigh...)

Roald Maliangkay