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Over at the purple Y!, they're running down the all-time list of classic Olympic bloopers, starting with this poor guy:
A runner named Wym Essajas was the pride of Suriname, the first-ever athlete to participate in the Olympics from the country. Essajas was scheduled to compete in the 800-meter race, but he was given the wrong starting time. He decided to take a nap and ended up sleeping through his event, breaking the heart of his country. Suriname would have to wait another eight years to field another Olympian.
It's one thing to watch skiing just for the crashes, but the every-four-years thing just adds a soupçon of delicious pathos to a screwball story, don't you think?
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Slept through his event?
Oh, man, that’s just sad, especially since he was the first ever athlete fromm his country to compete in the Olympics.
"There's an angel on my shoulder, but the devil's at the wheel." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Feb 4, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions
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