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Aug 23, 2008



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Bruno Julie won Mauritius's first ever Olympic medal in the Boxing BantamWeight (54kg) category at Beijing. That was a heart-wrenching semifinal with the "Mauritian Magician" narrowly losing 7-5 to his Cuban counterpart Yankiel Leon Alarcon.

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The match was tough with the Cuban favourite playing defensive. So it was up to Bruno Julie to take the initiative to attack.

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The turning point of the game came when Yankiel Leon Alarcon punched Julie below the belt & was penalised but also earned a controversial point. The Cuban held on till the end at 7-5 but it was clear that the judges failed in awarding some crucial points. Nevertheless even if Bruno Julie lost the match, he won our hearts & has accomplished the feat of achieving an Olympic medal!

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Bruno Julie was the highest scoring boxer in his category in Beijing & he more than deserved this Olympic medal justifying his African Champion status.

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This is an incredible moment for Mauritius, marking the pages of Olympic history. The way to Gold goes through the Bronze medal. Go on Mauritius! Long Live Bruno Julie! *Yay*

More photos here!

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Special mention for Stephan Buckland who managed to reach 200m semifinal despite his recent injury. Great Kudos!

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Go on Mauritius!

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I just couldn't miss not to talk on the extraordinary performance by Michael Phelps.

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8 Gold medals & 7 World Records... Incredible! The greatest olympic athlete ever!

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Same for Usain Bolt... That was an unbelievable 100m final with Bolt dominating it with such an ease that he could slow down & still break the world record.

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& to think he's a 200m specialist & had run his first 100m only a year ago. He even broke the 200m WR that was still standing since 1996!

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& yesterday he won his 3rd gold medal with the 4x100m relay in world record time.

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Anonymous said...

Well for me and i guess all mauritians... Julie is the true winner even if he didnt get the gold.

The others were good too.

carrotmadman6 said...

@Avish

Yeah, for all Mauritians Julie is the real winner!

& he'll get an unforgettable welcome tonight! :P

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