Beijing Olympics 2008: 4x100 Men's Swimming Finish
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In summary: I can't remember which, was originally predicted to beat.For all your Olympics related posting. In summary, the exciting swimming and badminton matches were exciting, but the equestrian events were not interesting. The NBC website has the opening ceremony footage for those who want to watch it.
It'll get lost in the mix, but Nigeria's bronze in the women's 4x100m Relay has to be a contender for the biggest upset of Track & Field.
They were 18th in Olympic qualifying where only the top 16 qualify for the Olympics. Two qualifying teams (Cuba and Finland) withdrew, elevating Nigeria to the last qualifier for the Olympics.
Then they win a bronze when only two of the top 5 teams in the world actually finish the final (US, Jamaica, and Great Britain all dropped batons in either the semi's or the finals). It looked like Jamaica took out Great Britain in the next lane during their botched hand-off in the final.
The 4x100 is a wild race. In 6 races between both the Mens and Womens, a third of the field either dropped their baton or were disqualified for running out of the exchange zone.
The bibs with USA written in crayon were a fitting touch on a night where both US teams wound up dropping the baton.