Well, sort of anyway…

On Wednesday, the 2008 Beijing Olympics will have ‘’war,'’ probably in a literal sense as Alexandra Shiryaeva and Natalie Uryadova of Russia face Cristine Santanna and Andrezza Chagas of Georgia in an Olympic beach volleyball match.

For all ya’ll who didn’t know, Russia and Georgia have been blowing each other to smithereens the last couple of weeks. Hundreds of lives have already been lost since Russia invaded the breakaway region of Georgia which happens to be South Ossetia.

And if you missed it on TV, the scenes depicting this war was horrific, to say the least. You can just imagine the hatred that has developed between Russia and Georgia. Knowing that, will the four women players representing the two countries at war meet at center court and shake hands? Hmm…

International Olympic Committee (IOC) communications director Giselle Davies, for some reason, is happy about the fact that both countries were determined not to withdraw their athletes from the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

‘’That very much reflects the Olympic spirit and values of the Games,'’ Davies said. ‘’The IOC believes this is absolutely the right decision especially for the athletes for whom this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.'’

The problem is, both Russia and Georgia couldn’t give a rat’s ass about the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Both countries would rather throw bombs than congratulate each other in a sporting event.

But perhaps what each country will be looking for on Wednesday is the opportunity to beat the other one. If they can humiliate the other country while the rest of the world is watching, why withdraw?

You can expect war on Wednesday people, but instead of men in military uniforms, the troops will be women dressed in sexy swimsuit outfits.

Who will be the winners of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Most Overall Medals

China 1.80

United States 2.10

Russia 15.00

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