HE AND 13 teammates had only one thing in common - as of two months ago, none of them had ever played handball. Yet all 14 of them are here in Singapore now, representing the Cook Islands in the sport.

I saw this posted Tuesday.

"SINGAPORE: In the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) on Tuesday, in Table Tennis, Singapore are through to the second group stage after a perfect 3-0 record in Group H."