At 5’1″, weightlifter Long Qingquan may be short but he is, no doubt about it, very strong. I’m sure he is stronger than you. Can you lift 162 kilograms? Can you? Can you? Nah. Just as I thought. It is also likely that this kid is younger than you; he’s only 17 years old, in [...]
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Xian Dongmei Makes it Five Golds for China
Judoka Xian Dongmei wins the fifth gold for China. It seems like Chinese athletes are not buckling under the tremendous hometown pressure. Good for them. I hope my favorite, Liu Xiang, will pass the test as well. Meanwhile, it’s still all quiet on the western front. They have two gold medals so far after two [...]
Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia Make it Four Golds for China
There’s really no stopping the Chinese in Olympic diving, no? As expected, the synchronized diving team of Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia won China’s first Olympic medal for the sport. Expect Chinese divers to win more golds after this. Our tally for the China vs. United States gold medal race so far: China = four [...]
Olympic Results: Guo Wenjun Makes it Three Golds for China
China’s Guo Wenjun ruled supreme in the women’s 10m air pistol making her the third Chinese athlete to win a gold medal. The score so far in the US vs. China race for gold medals is China: three golds vs. US: two golds. But this is only the second day of the competition and there’s [...]
Pang Wei Makes it Two Golds for China
Hah. Whoever took the above photo wanted me to write something like, “Pang Wei shoots opponent to win gold” but I’m not gonna do it. You think you can manipulate me that easily? What I’m going to write instead is this: Eat your hearts out American “we will bring our food from the States” gringos, [...]
