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Come discuss the 2008 Beijing Summer games with a couple of fanatics!
Thursday, August 19, 2004
YIKES!
During a sabre match today with US vs. France, the US competitor speared his opponent through the hand! The sabre cut through the glove by the French man's knuckles and came out his palm. After a 10 minute medical time-out, the French competitor returned to the match and WON! This moved Damien Touya to the gold medal match (duel?) where he did, in fact, win the gold. Isn't that amazing? If I were pierced thru the hand I would have fainted on the spot, not finished the match and moved on. That's one tough Frenchman!
During a sabre match today with US vs. France, the US competitor speared his opponent through the hand! The sabre cut through the glove by the French man's knuckles and came out his palm. After a 10 minute medical time-out, the French competitor returned to the match and WON! This moved Damien Touya to the gold medal match (duel?) where he did, in fact, win the gold. Isn't that amazing? If I were pierced thru the hand I would have fainted on the spot, not finished the match and moved on. That's one tough Frenchman!
