way togo!

Yesterday I was watching the men's whitewater kayak competition and I saw Benjamin Boukpeti win his country's first Olympic medal EVER. He is from Togo, a small country next to Ghana in West Africa. Even though he only got the bronze, everyone was cheering "Togo, Togo" and didn't really seem to care about the gold (Germany's Alexander Grimm) and silver (France's Fabien Lefevre) medalists. He was so happy he broke his paddle over the front of his kayak. You can see from the pictures his pure joy at accomplishing such an honor for his country. It was a really cool moment and I almost got emotional. Who knew the Olympics could get me like this? ps - I am very proud of the cleverness of my title.