What a month! So much happening and never enough time to sleep!
First, the London Olympics. That was the first time I paid that much attention to a multi-sport event. Even when India hosted the Commonwealth Games, I didn't really bother (which was probably just as well, considering what a debacle that turned out to be.)
I am that essential piece to every sporting puzzle, the spectator. I'm a walker, but I don't think the unusual walking style of the athletes in the racewalking event is really my thing.
Part of the goal for the organisers was to have an event that was not quite so destructive. From the London 2012 website "When we bid to host the 2012 Games, we made a radical proposal to the International Organising Committee. We weren’t only going to put on the biggest sporting event in the world; we were going to hold the world’s first truly sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games, leaving a legacy far beyond the departure of the Olympic Flame." So, how green were the Games? The Telegraph did a piece about that. Not so bad while the Games were still on. I haven't seen any post-Olympics pieces yet though.
Next, Eid. In this part of the world, and across it, Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. In India, the only people who really pay attention to the month of Ramadan are our Muslim brethren. But then that's the same for all religions. Lent is for Christians, Shravan (ongoing) for Hindus. In the GCC, it's a little different. Green Prophet came out with a green Iftar guide. I might be a little late this year, but consider it on record for the next. Eid Mubarak!
First, the London Olympics. That was the first time I paid that much attention to a multi-sport event. Even when India hosted the Commonwealth Games, I didn't really bother (which was probably just as well, considering what a debacle that turned out to be.)
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| Image courtesy Craig Deakin via flickr |
Part of the goal for the organisers was to have an event that was not quite so destructive. From the London 2012 website "When we bid to host the 2012 Games, we made a radical proposal to the International Organising Committee. We weren’t only going to put on the biggest sporting event in the world; we were going to hold the world’s first truly sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games, leaving a legacy far beyond the departure of the Olympic Flame." So, how green were the Games? The Telegraph did a piece about that. Not so bad while the Games were still on. I haven't seen any post-Olympics pieces yet though.
Next, Eid. In this part of the world, and across it, Muslims are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. In India, the only people who really pay attention to the month of Ramadan are our Muslim brethren. But then that's the same for all religions. Lent is for Christians, Shravan (ongoing) for Hindus. In the GCC, it's a little different. Green Prophet came out with a green Iftar guide. I might be a little late this year, but consider it on record for the next. Eid Mubarak!
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