August 16, 2004

NOW THAT SHOULD BE AN OLYMPIC EVENT:

Hong Kong Sports World Hit by Gambling Scandal (Benjamin Sand, 16 Aug 2004, VOA)

While doping scandals rock the Olympic games in Greece, police in Hong Kong Saturday busted an underground network of illegal sports gambling. Officers made almost a dozen arrests and seized over 150 athletes, many of them confined to bamboo cages.

The rules were simple, the first fighter to retreat lost.

Most combatants allegedly were pumped full of stimulants and fed an exclusive diet of cooked rice, flies and mosquitoes.

Police say hundreds of dollars in bets were seized at the Far East Friends of Crickets Social Club, which was proudly hosting a tournament of fighting insects from throughout the region.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 16, 2004 10:53 AM
Comments

Pretty much the opposite of the Democratic primaries, no?

Posted by: jsmith at August 16, 2004 11:45 PM

Except for the insect bit...missed that part the first time through.

Posted by: jsmith at August 16, 2004 11:46 PM

I doubt this would make the Olympics as described, but if they could fight in synchronized pairs...

Posted by: Peter B at August 17, 2004 9:05 AM
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