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08-08-2008, 12:50 PM
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Though not widely publicized by the mainstream press, this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing mark the beginning of a new era.* It is the first year that a video game (Halo 3) has been included as an official medal event.* Teams from around the world are going for the gold in both deathmatch and capture the flag competitions that begin on Monday, at China’s Boika Stadium for Technological Events.
Among those competitors are a group of 6 athletes who, despite their demure behavior, carry the hopes and dreams of a nation on their shoulders.* They are the members of the Vatican City Olympic Halo 3 Team.
“In our country, Halo 3 has replaced exorcism a national pastime,” said Vincent Paul Rotocelli, the team’s coach.* “It is with very high hopes that we arrive here in China for the Olympics.* While our country doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in perguatory of winning any actual athletic events, we feel that in Halo we are as good as anyone else.”
Olympic rules dictate that a participant in the games must be a legal citizen of the country that they represent, however, many competitors live and work within the United States and Great Britain on visas and/or dual citizenship arrangements.* The Vatican City Halo 3 team is no exception.
Jonathan Johnson has lived in Des Moines, Iowa all his life, but a message on Xbox Live got his attention during a marathon session of Halo 3.
“It was the Pope, gamertag IWAREZbigHATZ, and he said he saw my leaderboard stats and was wondering if I would compete on behalf of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Beijing,” he said.* “I’m Catholic, so what was I going to say?* No?”
While some countries such as the US have very stringent citizenship requirements, others like Vatican City have been subject to a sort of international backlash over their seemingly random immigration criteria for Olympic athletes.* Despite this uproar, the competitors seem committed to a solid performance.
“We’re going to bring home the Gold for our peeps back in the VC,” said Tercel Muhammed of Detroit, Michigan.
He converted from Islam to Catholicism specifically for this special event.
“I can’t wait to show G-Pope the bling when we get back!* It’s gonna match his scepter like mad perfect!”
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Though not widely publicized by the mainstream press, this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing mark the beginning of a new era.* It is the first year that a video game (Halo 3) has been included as an official medal event.* Teams from around the world are going for the gold in both deathmatch and capture the flag competitions that begin on Monday, at China’s Boika Stadium for Technological Events.
Among those competitors are a group of 6 athletes who, despite their demure behavior, carry the hopes and dreams of a nation on their shoulders.* They are the members of the Vatican City Olympic Halo 3 Team.
“In our country, Halo 3 has replaced exorcism a national pastime,” said Vincent Paul Rotocelli, the team’s coach.* “It is with very high hopes that we arrive here in China for the Olympics.* While our country doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in perguatory of winning any actual athletic events, we feel that in Halo we are as good as anyone else.”
Olympic rules dictate that a participant in the games must be a legal citizen of the country that they represent, however, many competitors live and work within the United States and Great Britain on visas and/or dual citizenship arrangements.* The Vatican City Halo 3 team is no exception.
Jonathan Johnson has lived in Des Moines, Iowa all his life, but a message on Xbox Live got his attention during a marathon session of Halo 3.
“It was the Pope, gamertag IWAREZbigHATZ, and he said he saw my leaderboard stats and was wondering if I would compete on behalf of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Beijing,” he said.* “I’m Catholic, so what was I going to say?* No?”
While some countries such as the US have very stringent citizenship requirements, others like Vatican City have been subject to a sort of international backlash over their seemingly random immigration criteria for Olympic athletes.* Despite this uproar, the competitors seem committed to a solid performance.
“We’re going to bring home the Gold for our peeps back in the VC,” said Tercel Muhammed of Detroit, Michigan.
He converted from Islam to Catholicism specifically for this special event.
“I can’t wait to show G-Pope the bling when we get back!* It’s gonna match his scepter like mad perfect!”
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