OMG sorry man... LOL.
8/7/2008
Olympic Games
Another table tennis player will lead the way of a country. According to her coach Anders Johannsson, Ms. Shaban will carry the flag of southwest Asian country on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
The 20 year old is already a well-known person in her country. Shaban was elected Jordan?s athlete in 2003 and was awarded the prestigious King Hussein Medal for Achievement by His Majesty King Abdullah II.
Heavy Metal, Scholarship and Studies
Heavy Metal and grunge fan Zeina Shaban was recently portrayed on the website of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Click on
the IOC website to find the article about her. All other information can be found on her personal website:
http://www.zeinashaban.com/ (might temporarily not be working).
Jordan will not be the only country led by a table tennis player. The other flag bearers are Ms. Li Jia Wei for Singapore, Ms. Ai Fukuhara for Japan as well as Ms. Priscila Tommy for the South Pacific Republic of Vanuatu.