How China train their athletes

[Ahtong]

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[Donut]

nothing new.

 

We all know and seen before on documentaries on TV..........

[W4nt3d]

And if they don't get any medal, they'll get

[Joseph22]

every oylimpic have to show this picture mah.

[Joseph22]

And if they don't get any medal, they'll get

no more tio shoot liao lah.

 

[13177]

no more tio shoot liao lah.

Then?

[Liping24cn]

The kids are highly motivated. A few years of sacrifice is worth it, as the background training is a selling point.

 

Because they know many other countries will be persuading them to be new citizens, if they fail to make it to the top tier in China. Second tier is good enough for many other countries to woo them with free citizenship and luxury.

The MONEY to be made outside of China is much much greater.

 

Just look at FTW....she spent many years in Singapore training......living the Singapore way...still she can make it to Bronze.

This shows that a good second tier breed, is still able to perform just as good. Given the $$$ motivation.

 

 

[Ahtong]

Now I know why the PRC sports FT standard drop when they move overseas

Edited August 3, 2012 by Ahtong

[Joseph22]

Then?

dont know.

 

but i see those who didnt won medal one still alive and competing in tourney 4 years later.

[Jman888]

these picture should be many years back, imagine now the people life is getting better and the one child policy, i doubt many still send their kids to the type of training schools. But then those poor folk in rural area will still do that.

[Sosaria]

Their sports training in china starts from very young age. Since the country is huge... don't think about going home during training either.

 

The kids are separated from their homes and families, and live in a regimented environment in training schools usually located far away. The isolation enables them to focus completely on the training, and diet, activity etc. can be carefully controlled, and not "spoiled" by home's luxuries.

 

Although it sounds harsh, but for poorer families in rural areas, it may be a good deal, because the state takes over the upkeep of the child, and there is possibility of success.

[Redboy]

Athletes in China are usually handpicked since young ??? The experts are able to roughly tell if this kid has talent and potential .....Swimming, table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, diving are all their "tan Jiak" sports.

 

Usually poor families or not so well to do..........

 

If cannot make it, many around the world wiiling to "import" hahahaha.....

 

 

I was also wondering, those co-called experts are able to tell a kid's potential at a tender age.

 

I recalled one article where Singapore sent one team to handpick talents for table tennis, and they actually wanted to pick Zhang Yining for table tennis when she was just 12 years old, but China said no, so we had to settle for Li Jiawei. Hmmm.. How spot on they are!!!

[13177]

dont know.

 

but i see those who didnt won medal one still alive and competing in tourney 4 years later.

Could be if you dont didnt win any medal, the training will be even more tougher?!

[Hamburger]

No pain no gain. Its that simple......

[Joseph22]

Could be if you dont didnt win any medal, the training will be even more tougher?!

let face it, if you are a ambitious athletic who want to win medal. if you didnt win, dont tell me you wont train harder??

Edited August 3, 2012 by Joseph22

[Damienic]

The children dun seem to be enjoying and looked to be in pain and agony from the pictures...

[Somewhat1975]

what is the fuss ? I really cannot get it. some cried of child abuse in the first picture by claiming the adult trainer stand on the kid's leg. Look carefully, they just put the foot on the kid's thigh to prevent it from going up when the kid stretch her body, not standing on it.

 

 

 

 

 

[Pocus]

And if they don't get any medal, they'll get

 

That was speculated/propagenda by the west during the cold war on communist countries like Soviet Union and China but it proved to be untrue.

Now they are saying this is what will happen in North Korea..