2020/2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics

[Kaine]

In 2021 Tokyo, China has 420 athletes while highest US has 613. Pretty easy to see that America will win this event.

Now that you said it, yes I agree with you. That 200 athletes gap is pretty big for China to surpass

 

[Bob Smith]

Now that you said it, yes I agree with you. That 200 athletes gap is pretty big for China

Yeah, you saw the exact same thing in London and Rio when China didn't field the same number of athletes. The question is, why can't they field anywhere close to the same number of athletes as they did in 2008 when they were the host?

 

[siegecrossbow]

In Beijing 2008, China had 639 athletes performing while 2nd highest US had 596. In 2021 Tokyo, China has 420 athletes while highest US has 613. Pretty easy to see that America will win this event.

I agree. Unless either US screws up massively in swimming and/or track and field I think they'd easily win in both gold medal and total medal count.

 

[sndef888]

It's pretty hilarious. Some comments I see claim China spams athletes to win medals when in reality the US has an extra 200

 

[siegecrossbow]

Yeah, you saw the exact same thing in London and Rio when China didn't field the same number of athletes. The question is, why can't they field anywhere close to the same number of athletes as they did in 2008 when they were the host?

The Chinese men's basketball team didn't qualify this year. That's a lot of athletes just for one team.

 

[Kaine]

It's pretty hilarious. Some comments I see claim China spams athletes to win medals when in reality the US has an extra 200

Is there a quota for each sport? Its not like the US can send 50 athletes to compete in the same sport

Most probably the US has a lot of athletes competing in sports that China doesn't have a full presence. Was expected as the US has a very good sport infrastructure and support network for its athletes

 

[ansy1968]

Is there a quota for each sport? Its not like the US can send 50 athletes to compete in the same sport

Most probably the US has a lot of athletes competing in sports that China doesn't have a full presence. Was expected as the US has a very good sport infrastructure and support network for its athletes

@Kaine yes only the Chinese who dominate the sport like Diving, Table Tennis and weightlifting while the Americans and the Aussie were not especially in swimming which they dominate. Its what the West called fair competition...lol

 

[Strangelove]

Korean TV puts up one single image to represent each country: pizza for Italy, chaos/rioting for Haiti

Chernobyl for Ukraine....

 

[siegecrossbow]

Korean TV puts up one single image to represent each country: pizza for Italy, chaos/rioting for Haiti

Chernobyl for Ukraine....

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Did they do for every single country? If so I can't help but wonder how they introduced Japan/China.

Someone interested in photoshopping CCTV logo over this and see if one on r/WorldNews is dumb enough to fall for the bait?

 

[daifo]

Yeah, you saw the exact same thing in London and Rio when China didn't field the same number of athletes. The question is, why can't they field anywhere close to the same number of athletes as they did in 2008 when they were the host?

Maybe host countries get special exceptions to qualify for all events? China did not qualify for basketball, male football, male water polo etc. I imagine there are some recent sports that Chinese parents just wont let there kids organically pick up like mountain biking, bmx biking, etc

Here is a list of sports

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