View Full Version : Is there anything the Chinese arent good at?
roykeanes_safc
17 Aug 2008, 10:21 AM
Oh thats right cockle picking at Morcambe Bay
Hachiko
18 Aug 2008, 03:27 AM
Let's see...based on the results of this Olympiad...
Softball
Men's water polo
Eights rowing
Road cycling
Tennis (men)
Beach volleyball (men)
Equestrian (as of this post)
That's all I can think off.
Oh yes, and football (soccer).
argentine soccer fan
19 Aug 2008, 03:05 PM
Rugby, Polo, Sumo wrestling, Australian football, American Football...
What else?
soccernutter
19 Aug 2008, 04:52 PM
Rugby, Polo, Sumo wrestling, Australian football, American Football...
What else?
Cricket?
Hachiko
21 Aug 2008, 12:37 AM
How about netball, ringette, and baseball (excluding Chinese Taipei) unless you consider their uncanny beanballing ability?
Garcia
21 Aug 2008, 12:40 AM
driving?
:D
what?
you all thought the same thing.
riverplate
21 Aug 2008, 03:45 PM
Cultural Revolutions and Great Leap Forwards.
Hachiko
23 Aug 2008, 06:38 PM
Age verification and transparency.
How about that?
Caesar
23 Aug 2008, 06:55 PM
Losing. I feel sorry for the handful of Chinese athletes who will have to bear the wrath of their acadamies after performing below expectations.
Iaco
24 Aug 2008, 08:10 AM
There only really good at Weightlifting and Gymnastics.
Iaco
24 Aug 2008, 08:12 AM
It would be interesting to see what they have one Medals in, they aren't that good at swimming, athletics, rowing, etc. They have really concentrated on the less important sports really heavily and just destroyed everyone in them.
Makandal
24 Aug 2008, 11:40 AM
There only really good at Weightlifting and Gymnastics.
ONLY really good? I think the final medal counts say otherwise. I would rather say they dominate weightlifting, gymnastics and table tennis, but there are certainly other sports they're good at.
The Potter
25 Aug 2008, 01:56 PM
driving?
:D
what?
you all thought the same thing.
Yeah motorsport.
m1150
25 Aug 2008, 10:07 PM
War? When was the last time the Chinese won a war on their own?
Garcia
25 Aug 2008, 11:21 PM
There only really good at Weightlifting and Gymnastics.
Did they end up sweeping all the diving events?
Iaco
26 Aug 2008, 02:17 AM
Did they end up sweeping all the diving events?
Exactly my point the dominate the more minor events.
OrlandoEngelaar
26 Aug 2008, 02:47 AM
The Beautiful Game.
Walter3000
26 Aug 2008, 08:05 AM
Exactly my point the dominate the more minor events.
Why is it so hard to admit it when your point completely sucked?
Iaco
26 Aug 2008, 08:12 AM
Why is it so hard to admit it when your point completely sucked?
How did it suck, do they not dominate at weightlifting, gymnastics, etc the more minor sports that less people care about.
soccernutter
26 Aug 2008, 09:33 AM
How did it suck, do they not dominate at weightlifting, gymnastics, etc the more minor sports that less people care about.
On that argument, then, they would have to set world records in both athletics and swimming...and kick the ball and not their opponents in soccer.
But, this is the Olys. It is not just about the "big" events. It is about ALL the events.
Who cares about target shooting? The people who compete.
Who cares about the modern pentathlon? The people who compete.
Who cares about archery? The people who compete.
You seem to basing your argument on the idea that because the Chinese didn't do well at the popular sports, then they not deserving of their recognition. I say that is false. They showed that, while they cannot dominate everything, they clearly set about to learn and train for many of the disciplines and succeeded.