My Journal

Korean Fencer Shin-A-Lam lost her game during the Olympic to German opponent in the very last second, literally, after several deuces.

It may have been her lack of aggressiveness in the end, but the ridiculously long second was indeed very unfair.

With the badminton controversy, some rightly call Britain the worst Olympic host in history.

The badminton, knowing how things have become, I've learned that the best choice to face this situation, as a player, if history ever repeats itself again, is to just admit defeat in the first round right away. Before the game begins, after warning the host of the unfair regulation, should they not do anything about it.

Pretending to play along in any unfair circumstances is always bad, unless you have every permutation covered.

As for the fencing, now that is a tough one.

Had I keep fighting my opponent for every extra seconds after each round, just to make sure I don't stand to lose in any technical glitch, might turn a friendly game into a real battle. I doubt I would want that.

My conclusion therefore, is to obtain an incredibly high skill of defense in addition to attack. Being highly aware of the clock could also be a plus. That should the last second delayed without a doubt, I either fight on or raise my sword indicating timeout.