Comments on: “Great Indian Excuses” http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/08/30/great_indian_ex/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jagjit http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/08/30/great_indian_ex/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Jagjit Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:02:57 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=303#comment-515 <p>Additional info on Amir Khan, whose family apparently hails from Pakistan:</p> <p>British boxing prodigy Khan sends ripples of glory to Pakistan <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040901/wl_sthasia_afp/oly_2004_eng_pak_boxing_040901045642">http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040901/wl_sthasia_afp/oly_2004_eng_pak_boxing_040901045642</a></p> <p>This one's a little more of a tabloid piece:</p> <p>Wonderboy Khan has bride waiting <a href="http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14587488%26method=full%26siteid=89488%26headline=wonderboy%2dkhan%2dhas%2da%2dbride%2dwaiting-name_page.html">http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14587488%26method=full%26siteid=89488%26headline=wonderboy%2dkhan%2dhas%2da%2dbride%2dwaiting-name_page.html</a></p> Additional info on Amir Khan, whose family apparently hails from Pakistan:

British boxing prodigy Khan sends ripples of glory to Pakistan http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040901/wl_sthasia_afp/oly_2004_eng_pak_boxing_040901045642

This one’s a little more of a tabloid piece:

Wonderboy Khan has bride waiting http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14587488%26method=full%26siteid=89488%26headline=wonderboy%2dkhan%2dhas%2da%2dbride%2dwaiting-name_page.html

]]> By: gc http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/08/30/great_indian_ex/comment-page-1/#comment-514 gc Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:15:59 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=303#comment-514 <p>So more members of the Indian diaspora won medals than Indians (Bhardwaj is half, admittedly).</p> So more members of the Indian diaspora won medals than Indians (Bhardwaj is half, admittedly).

]]> By: Jagjit Singh http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/08/30/great_indian_ex/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Jagjit Singh Tue, 31 Aug 2004 01:33:17 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=303#comment-513 <p>Another South Asian who medaled at the just-concluded Olympics (albeit for the U.K.):</p> <p>Reuters: Khan secures boxing silver <a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040829/325/f1gxf.html">http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040829/325/f1gxf.html</a> Cuban master Mario Kindelan has met the future of boxing and has survived the experience after he outpointed British teenager Amir Khan in the highlight of final action at the Olympic tournament.</p> <p>BBC: Meet GB's Athens boxing star <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/special_events/boxing/newsid_3886000/3886905.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/special_events/boxing/newsid_3886000/3886905.stm</a> Teenage boxing sensation Amir Khan is so young the first Olympics he can remember watching was the last one!</p> Another South Asian who medaled at the just-concluded Olympics (albeit for the U.K.):

Reuters: Khan secures boxing silver http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040829/325/f1gxf.html Cuban master Mario Kindelan has met the future of boxing and has survived the experience after he outpointed British teenager Amir Khan in the highlight of final action at the Olympic tournament.

BBC: Meet GB’s Athens boxing star http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/special_events/boxing/newsid_3886000/3886905.stm Teenage boxing sensation Amir Khan is so young the first Olympics he can remember watching was the last one!

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