2020/2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics

getready

Senior Member
The most annoying thing is to hear the talking heads say stuff like "Oh they only win medals in stupid events like women's target shooting".

For countries that pride themselves on gender equity and empowerment, pretty brain dead stuff to say.

I would say they do say it less now, but in 2008, it was rampant. China is "padding" their medal count, as if somehow they made up these sports.

All time worst was the implication that Yao Ming was basically some lab project (a whole book was published!), and all Chinese Olympians are basically sent to Uighur-camp for athletes.

I wish Yao Ming was a lab project, because the Chinese basketball team has sucked since. Kind of shows he really is/was a Hall of Fame talent.
That's not the worst. Remember the time when they openly accuse the Chinese women gymnastic team member of being under aged without any solid evidence. Just based on looks and stature. Well yeah asians look younger than westerners. And on average gymnasts are short as it's advantageous to have lower center of gravity.
 

manqiangrexue

Brigadier
Wait wat? So there a weightlifting gold medal chance today?

The most surprising is probably table tennis match. I didn't catch it as I was pretty down still the gymnastic result.
Unfortunately, yes. This was China's first flop. We underestimated the Filipino, whom was trained in China, actually. Liao Qiuyun is the world record holder in the clean and jerk but did not go pedal to the metal this time. Her score is nothing strange at all; a few kg difference between competitions is absolutely normal and to be expected. She shouldn't be expected to match or break her world record every time. We did not think the Filipino girl could lift like that because she never has before. Coming into this comp, everyone believed that Liao would lift virtually unopposed. When I saw this morning that China's gold tally did not grow, I assumed that Liao had bombed, as I believed that she would win if she registered any normal lifts; I was shocked to see that she was beaten instead. This is a real shame because not only could she have won, she could have given her spot to someone else (Zhang Wangli 76kg) to win. So many weightlifting champs were left back due to the quota that if anyone doesn't come home with gold, s/he will get a soul-scarring stink-eye from his/her teammates LOL

Something I didn't know before (but had a feeling was probably true) is that this is the Philippines' first gold medal ever in weightlifting.
 
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getready

Senior Member
Unfortunately, yes. This was China's first flop. We underestimated the Filipino, whom was trained in China, actually. Liao Qiuyun is the world record holder in the clean and jerk but did not go pedal to the metal this time. Her score is nothing strange at all; a few kg difference between competitions is absolutely normal and to be expected. She shouldn't be expected to match or break her world record every time. We did not think the Filipino girl could lift like that because she never has before. Coming into this comp, everyone believed that Liao would lift virtually unopposed. This is a real shame because not only could she have won, she could have given her spot to someone else (Zhang Wangli 76kg) to win. So many weightlifting champs were left back due to the quota that if anyone doesn't come home with gold, s/he will get a stink-eye so fierce it will scar their souls LOL
I see. Thanks it's unfortunate she missed out on gold. So this was the coaches fault also for underestimating the opponent

However Silver is still nothing to sniff at though. But yeah I guess in china case when there are so many capable alternates left back home, not winning the gold does hurt more.
 

manqiangrexue

Brigadier
So this was the coaches fault also for underestimating the opponent
I mean, you're not technically supposed to spy on someone to know what they can do. From all public records, the Filipino is incapable of anything close to this. On competition day, it may be seen that something is not as expected as she is making big lifts with ease but since Liao left the last lift to her opponent with only a 3kg increase, it indicates to me that perhaps because no one knew that this competition would be a challenge, Liao did not train herself to the intensity that she could have because she did not expect any fierce resistance and was thus not prepared to lift bigger. If she was, she should have really kicked up her clean and jerk to the max when she saw Diaz make her first 119 with ease, which indicates vast improvement as she opened with a score higher than all except one of her previous finals.
 

duskseeker

Junior Member
Registered Member
Unfortunately, yes. This was China's first flop. We underestimated the Filipino, whom was trained in China, actually. Liao Qiuyun is the world record holder in the clean and jerk but did not go pedal to the metal this time. Her score is nothing strange at all; a few kg difference between competitions is absolutely normal and to be expected. She shouldn't be expected to match or break her world record every time. We did not think the Filipino girl could lift like that because she never has before. Coming into this comp, everyone believed that Liao would lift virtually unopposed. When I saw this morning that China's gold tally did not grow, I assumed that Liao had bombed, as I believed that she would win if she registered any normal lifts; I was shocked to see that she was beaten instead. This is a real shame because not only could she have won, she could have given her spot to someone else (Zhang Wangli 76kg) to win. So many weightlifting champs were left back due to the quota that if anyone doesn't come home with gold, s/he will get a soul-scarring stink-eye from his/her teammates LOL

Something I didn't know before (but had a feeling was probably true) is that this is the Philippines' first gold medal ever in weightlifting.
Nope since ever. Takes Chinese experience in weightlifting to get them gold.
 

Gatekeeper

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Registered Member
This guy wasn't shy showing his China Hong Kong flag. He wears it on his heart with pride.

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China Hong Kong proudly display on his heart. No excuses about sponsorship. Etc.

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Apparently, his father used to be a policeman, and played basketball for the police team.

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The only thing is they gave the gold flowers to the Italians by mistake, causing this Hong Kong lady viewer to hyperventilating. Lol


People on social media are going mental in Hong Kong. All my cousins, nieces and nephews and friends are posting on it.
 
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