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That is just WAAYYY too cool!.... Wonder if other countries do anything like that... I just remember the story I heard or saw on tv of the 96 olympics' gymnasts and how they were housed away from the Olympic village and hardly allowed to eat. The men gymnasts sneaked them food!!! Wonder if the gymnasts are there???!!!

I don't understand how the US can get a boxing ring to Athens, yet there are still questions about getting vaulters their poles. You would think that airlines would be more cooperative with something smaller, like poles than something rather large, like a boxing ring (though it's most certain shrunk down when they take it apart)

For the next Olympics...maybe it would be better to send them on a slow boat to China! hahaha