Olympic Fishing

Today marks a special day for Waihong, he clinched the first ever Bronze medal for the Olympic sport:FIshing in the Beijing Olympics 2008. Making both his nation and his family proud. Commenting on his extraordinary efforts, Waihong commented, " There were many skeptics who thought i couldn't do it, but i managed to prove them wrong. I'm very pleased with my performance in this olympics. "

Scrapping the bronze mark by a very slight margin of 10 points, he beat the other contenders of the competition such as a Japanese actor from Japan. When asked about his strategy and his style of fishing, he candidly replied, " All it takes for me, is perseverance and determination. These are definitely the essentials to get some awesome fishing for me at least. "

Waihong hopes to bring home the Gold medal in the Next Olympics in London. " By then, i would be a more matured and skillful fisher and i will definitely be spending the next 4 years training hard, learning all the tricks of the trade. From the making of nets to harpoons or even sonar fishing. I'll be experimenting on the different styles of fishing to outplay the other competitors." Well driven and determined, this young boy will definitely be worth watching in the next Olympics.

Salmon, signing out.