A piglet plays with a ball during a svinball (pigball) competition at the third "Pig Olympic Games" in Moscow. Piglets from seven countries compete in svinball, swimming and running.(AFP/Tatyana Makeyeva)
Posted on 04/15/2006 10:40:03 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
MOSCOW (AFP) - Antoinette from Canada was the star at the Moscow Olympics, outshining competitors from as far afield as China and South Africa.
She showed her skills at the third annual piglet Olympics in running, football and swimming and will be the competitor to beat in Sunday's final.
Twelve piglets are in competition - pink, black, spotted -- curly-tailed: six Russian and six foreign.
They were introduced with national flags and appropriate music before Tatiana Kolchanova, director-general of the union of domestic animal businesses formally declared the third annual games open.
The first contest involved races along closed paths, with the Russian team, wearing red, going first. Its captain, Kostik Russisches Schwein, made a distinguished showing and grunted his satisfaction into a microphone.
The visitors wore blue, and include stars from France, Latvia and Ukraine. A false start after "someone pushed a piggy from behind, which is against the rules", then Antoinette cruised to victory with Jean-Francois of France in second place.
Then soccer with real leather footballs coated in fish oil, a porcine treat, to encourage the competitors. Again, Antoinette, a skilled attacking player, caught the eye.
But the piglets were tired when the swimming competition began and will need to rest overnight.
A piglet plays with a ball during a svinball (pigball) competition at the third "Pig Olympic Games" in Moscow. Piglets from seven countries compete in svinball, swimming and running.(AFP/Tatyana Makeyeva)
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