久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

  Home>News Center>Life
         
 

China puts glory before honour at National Games
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-25 09:33

The many controversies which marred China's National Games have raised pointed questions about sportsmanship and athletic priorities as the country prepares for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

liu qing, xing huina, 10 national games
Xing Huina [L] and Liu Qing dashing towards finish line. [sina]
From doping to thrown matches to biased judging, the domestic "mini-Olympics" that ended on Sunday in eastern Jiangsu province was riddled with embarrassments blamed by some on a government-sponsored athletic culture that stresses greater glory over love of sport.

"In China, the concept of athletic spirit is too narrow. The blind pursuit of championships and titles still dominates Chinese sport," Song Jixin, director of a regional sports academy, was quoted as saying in the China Youth Daily.

Almost 10,000 athletes representing 46 provinces, regions and groups, including the People's Liberation Army, took part in the games, burdened with demands to bring back medals in return for potentially huge rewards from provincial authorities and local businesses.

"Competition under that kind of pressure goes against the Olympic spirit," the state-run China Youth Daily said in a commentary.

The hosting Jiangsu province ended up with the highly coveted top spot in the medals table.

More pressure and money came from central sports authorities looking to groom new talent for the 2008 Olympics and push established athletes to give their all.

AdvertisementAdvertisementBy the end of the games, the stress had proved too much for many athletes, who either failed to live up to sky-high expectations or resorted to breaking the rules to do so.

Leading distance runner Sun Yingjie last week tested positive for a banned steroid.

Olympic medallist Xing Huina was denied her gold in the 1500m for elbowing an opponent, saying after the race that she had simply wanted to win.

The women's 78kg judo final had to be replayed after one of the competitors threw the match in less than 30 seconds, while a cycling bronze medallist accused the top two finishers with deliberately blocking her and refused to accept her prize.

The controversies left audiences jaded and wondering whether the National Games are worthwhile.

"The National Games are a product of the planned economy. The event should have disappeared with the development of society," sociologist Zeng Yefu said.

"How many people pay attention to the games any more?" Flagging interest in the domestic sports extravaganza did not stop the Jiangsu government spending at least $NZ982 million on building venues, including a new 70,000-seat showpiece stadium.

The construction bill is equal to one third of Beijing's budget for stadiums and other facilities for the 2008 Olympics.

"Do not forget, the funding for the sports sector comes from taxpayers that do not want to pay for games tainted by scandals," the China Daily warned in a commentary that called the National Games "farcical".

China's sports authorities appear undaunted, however, already planning the 2009 edition of the domestic games with preparations for 2008 in full swing.

"The success of the 10th National Games," Liu Peng, head of China's General Administration of Sport, was quoted as saying, "shows that China has the ability to hold a successful Olympics."



Super girl Li Yuchun
Maggie calls for breast protection
New 'Harry Potter' movie may scare kids
  Today's Top News     Top Life News
 

Bird flu: Beijing demands rapid response

 

   
 

President Hu to visit North Korea this week

 

   
 

China textile exports up, but impact limited

 

   
 

Foreigners busted in illegal forex dealings

 

   
 

Law aims to keep unsafe food off the table

 

   
 

Journalists' hotel in Baghdad attacked

 

   
  China puts glory before honour at National Games
   
  Businesses asked to fund Schwarzenegger's China trip
   
  Chinese diners spend 800 billion yuan annually
   
  Nujiang dam project tests environmental policy
   
  'Dream come true' with director Zhang Yimou
   
  1/4 Chinese women dissatisfied with sex
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Xing Huina stripped of gold at national games
   
Gold Medallist Xing fouls up winning chance
  Feature  
  Could China's richest be the tax cheaters?  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产精品久久久99 | 亚洲精品二区中文字幕 | 亚洲欧美综合国产不卡 | 日韩国产欧美在线观看一区二区 | 狠狠色狠狠色综合日日32 | 亚洲一区二区三区四区 | 久久国产成人午夜aⅴ影院 久久国产成人亚洲精品影院老金 | 一级欧美视频 | 欧美人拘一级毛片 | 国产精品美女一级在线观看 | 91成人免费版| 免费观看性欧美毛片 | 亚洲精品人成在线观看 | 中文字幕在线观看网址 | 午夜爽爽爽男女免费观看hd | 草草视频免费在线观看 | 欧美成人综合 | 俄罗斯一级黄色片 | a毛片基地免费全部香蕉 | 全部免费的毛片在线看美国 | 欧美一级片在线播放 | 亚洲久久久久久久 | 韩国黄色一级毛片 | 自拍 亚洲 欧美 | 九九免费精品视频在这里 | 黄色a∨| 亚洲一在线 | 亚洲欧美日韩综合一区久久 | 国产精品久久自在自线观看 | 一级黄片毛片 | 国产精品a区| 亚洲加勒比久久88色综合 | 在线日本看片免费人成视久网 | av毛片在线看 | 99视频有精品 | avtt制服丝袜| 日韩一级欧美一级 | 亚洲欧美在线观看视频 | 综合亚洲欧美日韩一区二区 | 成人7777| 三级色网 |