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Piers Morgan criticises India’s Rio performance, gets trolled on Twitter
Hindustan Times ^ | August 25, 2016 | Sarit Ray

Posted on 08/24/2016 11:03:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

British journalist and television show host Piers Morgan criticised India’s performance at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, provoking anger in Twitter users from India.

Morgan took to Twitter to call India’s celebration of two Olympic medals exaggerated. He tweeted: “Country with 1.2 billion people wildly celebrates 2 losing medals. How embarrassing is that?”

(Excerpt) Read more at hindustantimes.com ...


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1 posted on 08/24/2016 11:03:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

PER person, India has the worst athletes on Earth.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/the-worst-country-at-the-rio-2016-olympics/news-story/0d5ecc354791776b9cd0097eea6a5d21


2 posted on 08/24/2016 11:11:01 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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I say, “Lay off Piers Morgan!” ... It’s all for fun, you know? They’re having fun.


3 posted on 08/24/2016 11:11:16 PM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Piers who?


4 posted on 08/24/2016 11:11:57 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Team USA takes Rio Olympics medal race with ease
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/news/miscellaneous/Team-USA-takes-Rio-Olympics-medal-race-with-ease/articleshow/53802449.cms?


5 posted on 08/24/2016 11:17:08 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

How did Piers’ homeland do? Iran?, Palistan?, Saudi Arabia?


6 posted on 08/24/2016 11:18:15 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
India runner OP Jaisha 'not given water' at Rio
7 posted on 08/24/2016 11:24:52 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Why is India so bad at sport?
India has managed just one gold medal since 1980,
8 posted on 08/24/2016 11:48:56 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Piers Morgan pisses off 1.2 billion people with one tweet. How stupidly awesome is that?

But then why would anyone outside of Piers’s family care a whit about what he says?


9 posted on 08/24/2016 11:51:59 PM PDT by AZLiberty (A is no longer A, but a pull-down menu.)
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Olympic losers: Why is India so bad at sport?
"India does not have a sports culture," explained Boria Majumdar, a leading Indian sports scholar who's authored numerous books on the topic. Indian athletes who have achieved international success are exceptions rather than products of the country's sports system, he said.

"Unless there is a synergized sports culture you will never win a string of medals. A fundamental overhaul is needed and urgently so."


10 posted on 08/24/2016 11:54:59 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: AZLiberty

I get that a lot actually.


11 posted on 08/24/2016 11:55:46 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Why UK won 67 medals and India only 2
The UK has 18 million people aged between 15 and 35, while India has more than 400 million youth in that age group.
12 posted on 08/25/2016 12:02:59 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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Compare India's performance with minnows such as Grenada and Jamaica, which regularly get a medal for every couple of hundred thousand people.
13 posted on 08/25/2016 12:06:26 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Cuz the Brits eat their beef.
14 posted on 08/25/2016 12:09:16 AM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Ken H
peanuts
15 posted on 08/25/2016 12:33:04 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

India is far less embarrassed of their athletes than the British are of their “journalist”, I’m sure.


16 posted on 08/25/2016 12:47:29 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: AZLiberty

But then why would anyone outside of Piers’s family care a whit about what he says?

assuming facts not in evidence- Who knows if Piers family cares a whit about what he says


17 posted on 08/25/2016 1:16:05 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: Berlin_Freeper

It’s because they don’t eat cheeseburgers.


18 posted on 08/25/2016 1:46:21 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: AZLiberty

To be fair, 900 million of them are probably crapping in the Ganges and not following Twitter...


19 posted on 08/25/2016 2:01:00 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Such comments are UnBritish, UnSportsman like and just not Cricket.
No True Englishman would ever say such Vile things about another country's sporting achievements.
A True GobShyte of the First order.

It will of course be noted that Piers Morgan always wins the Gold Medal in in the Jodrell Banking 500 meter contest.

20 posted on 08/25/2016 2:24:11 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) The only thing you should do on the Left is Drive.)
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