Living a dream...

I have just lived a dream :) I never even in my wildest,craziest imagination ever thought that I would be part of any of the Olympics events. However, this dream turned into reality on Saturday morning 9:30 when I attended the Women's volleyball match with Abhay and one of my very good friends Vibha at Earl's Court London :) Pinch me ! Oh yes ! I did :) \:D/

If you are just wondering how did I manage to grab the tickets , then the credit goes to the lazy dignitaries who chose not to see the match which was finally put on sale few days before the match! The London Olympics Ticket Booking Website seriously needs help and its users need a great deal of patience but all is well that ends well :) Its because of the resale of the olympics tickets that the 11th hour specialists i.e Abhay and I got this golden opportunity that I am never going to forget :) EVER!!

The Venue : Earl's Court

We started from our home at 7:30 in the morning and met our partner in crime Vibha at Earl's Court Station :) We could hear volunteers signalling us to take a right for the Volley Ball Match. After hardly 5 minutes walk , we were there! And this was the moment when a smile sticked to my face and never left for the whole day :P Literally :D We got through a security check process before entering inside and headed towards Hall 102. One of the volunteers asked Abhay for the tickets and congratulated us for getting such amazing seats. I, for a moment, thought that he is being sarcastic until we were escorted to our seats. This was indeed a WOW moment. We were sitting behind the panel of commentators , right infront of the camera, 2 rows away from the court. Remember? These seats were for important people :D :P Bless them for surrendering the tickets :)



View from our seat .... Yes! We were the early birds :P

The famous rings

There were bunch of cute cheer leaders that performed a show before inviting the teams.

Aren't they adorable?

The firts match was  Algeria Vs Dominican Republic !
9:30 AM and the action began.

Dominican Republic defeated Algeria in 3 straight sets 15-25, 16-25, 13-25.
I wanted it to be a bit longer but Domican Republic were just too good for Algeria team I guess! :D

We had a coffee break and some fun in the stadium and when we returned to our seats , the whole place had turned red. Why? Because the next match was China Vs South Korea. I was amazed to see the kind of support the Chinese spectators gave to their teams. Spectators support makes a lot of difference! In the next one hour or so, we saw one of the best women's volleyball game. I think they didn't bother if they will win or not , they just wanted to play their best which they did. We literally had nail biting moments which I had never expected when I had arrived at that spot in the morning.

South Korea Team

The Republic of China

China defeated South Korea with the score : 28-25, 22-25,25-19,22-25,15-10
 but what an interesting match it was. I personally felt that both the teams have the capability to be in the finals. It was a unforgettable experience and will always be in my memories ....

The greedy me will still keep trying for more tickets for other events but even if I fail, I won't have any regrets! What a wonderful day !

Btw, I got to hold the London Olympics torch :D Twice !!!! :) And you thought the olympics chapter is over in my blog ;)

Enjoy the season of sports !