LONDON OLYMPICS

LONDON OLYMPICS
P K Routray
A mega event or a terra event,
you may name it,
as per the figures and facts,.
for such events from birth
millions prepare and condition
to participate from all over the earth.,
A selected few from selections
over selections represent
their countries as a matter of pride
to participate in the Olympic events.
Only a few win medals,
the spirit is not to win but to participate,
to strengthen human brotherhood and bondage,
hatred, jealousy are shunned
on the track and field,
with love and peace off the field.
Twenty seventh of July started this terra event,
with joy to millions and tension to participants,
to be closed by twelfth August
with pang of separation to millions,
with laurels to winners
but anguish to losers.
This olympic held three hundred two events,
in twenty six sports and games,
participated by two hundred four countries,
with ten thousand five hundred competitors,.
served by seventy thousand volunteers,
watched by eight millions sports lovers,
The oldest participant was
seventy one year-old equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu ,
the youngest participant was
thirteen year Togo the swimmer
Olympics started in 776 BC at Greece,
The very first modern Olympic Games opened
in the first week of April
1896 in Athens, Greece.
This London Olympic is thirtieth Olympic
This olympic expenditure
to be incurred
around nine billion pounds.
London has held Olympics
a record three times,
we have to wait for four years
to see again such a scene.
This is placed to muse
by the readers off the scene.