lonndongeek

Looks like she's been taking the wrong kind of dope this year...

Cheers

LG

moneypenny20

Why was she even picked for the team? She said herself before selection she wasn't fit enough. Bloody silly.

furbacchione

Doesn't it simply come down to her making the cut by being faster than the rest. Doesn't say much for those that she beat, especially if she was saying she wasn't up to it.

commonwealth

i think this thread may be racist.

Bernieboy

I took 2 minutes of my best 5k run last week,i got to the pub just before they rang the bell for last orders,and i'm a clean alki

DeadVim

100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, 10,000m?

Hurdles or not?

Steeplechase?

Marathon?

Relay?

Come on, be specific.

sammax

Did anyone see that young Chinese girl doing the weightlifting? My partner and I would have sworn blind that she was a bloke! Definitely very masculine looking in the face.

ozzieeagle

I personally reckon whats happening is far more sophisticated than drug taking. If the Chinese beat cancer via their Genetic Engineering techniques, can those people minus the cancer gene not compete also ?

I'd say all thats happening is they are pushing the cutting edge sciences and techniques harder than anyone else. Looks like its paying rewards as well.

They really are taking over. We're witnessing a quantam change in world dynamics, and Chinese Athletic achievement is one of the Litmus tests.

Zen10

I wouldn't bet my house on it if I were you.

ozzieeagle

LOL in a way I probably have... It's in my own financial interests to reap the rewards of my costly reno, by having a strong China.

The world has changed more in the last 10 years, than it did in the previous 25. I think that change is actually accelerating still.

Zen10

China will stay strong enough for now, but its domestic issues are posing some major challenges to the CPC. In this rise of China I see an equivalence with the rise of Japan in the 50s to 70s. The problem we have with China is the lack of transparency, so it's hard to know what the real state of books is. But it would be well advised not to challenge the West because it will come undone in my view.

Beaverstate

Interesting to see I'm not the only one who has doubts about future chinese dominance. They still have a few hundred million who want a much higher standard of living. Do not think there is enough room in exports to touch it.

Amazulu

So true. Who knows what is going to happen to China, few people truly do, but the basic fact is that the centre of the world is shifting to Asia - and the biggest loser because of this is Europe.

GarryP

They have been attempting to grow their middle class to grow their domestic demand - so they are not so dependent on exports for continued turnover.

Keep that money recycling.

Zen10

Quite. So many problems. They can't build their domestic consumer base quick enough to replace the drop in business as EU goes into the crapper. One of the worst ageing populations in the world. Hundreds of millions in real poverty while $$$ spent on the massive expansion of offensive military capability. Currency manipulation that is inflating their own economy and buggering everyone else's. The list goes on. I am skeptical about the "rise of China" but keep an open mind as events unfold. Taiwan remains a real flash point as well.