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Photo Of The Day: Olympics Edition

Doug Mataconis · Sunday, August 12, 2012 · 6 comments

American wreslter Jordan Burroughs and Iranian wrestler Sadegh Goudarszi on the medal stand Friday night, after Burrroughs beat Goudarszi to win the Gold Medal in the 74kg Wrestling division:

FILED UNDER: Sports, Jordan, Olympics

About Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

Dave Schuler says:

Sunday, 12 August 2012 at 17:39

I hope the picture would have been the same had the finish been reversed. The picture illustrates the very best component of the Olympics: the Oympic Peace. I wish the nationalistic medal count race didn’t corrupt it.
michael reynolds says:

Sunday, 12 August 2012 at 18:05

Nice. Hope it ends up being a preview of the future and not bitterly ironic.
OzarkHillbilly says:

Sunday, 12 August 2012 at 19:15

@Dave Schuler: I suspect. @michael reynolds: Indeed.

Oh… and can I note that neither of them are parading any flags?
Ron Beasley says:

Sunday, 12 August 2012 at 22:43

The majority of the population of all countries are decent human beings – it’s the politicians and leaders that are the problem.
DC Loser says:

Monday, 13 August 2012 at 17:22

Fox News is gonna blow another gasket.
Nikki says:

Monday, 13 August 2012 at 19:03

Beautiful.