[KS] RE: Olympic Partners?

[J. Kim]

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Isn't this the case in the U.S?!  I'm sure Koreans in the States are just
as frustrated by the lack of Korean athletes/events being broadcasted over
NBC/CNBC/MSNBC.


On Fri, 22 Sep 2000 maliang at wolmail.nl wrote:

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> Dear all,
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> 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 
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