Is China holding back competition so USA get more GOLD to increase USA relations?

Question

In recent months China has lost its power of products in the USA, do you think China Gov has told competitors to hold back so USA gets more GOLD! To maybe increase relations with USA, its not to wild to think about !!!!!

Answer 1

Pricillia H... what a stupid thing to say. So the bigger family in US should have more money than smaller households? 3 people's strength is ALWAYS stronger than 2 people?

Have you ever ran track or play any sports at all? Some schools would go to the track meet with 10 runners some would go to the meet with 1 runner, and don't be surprised when that 1 person beats all of the others. What I'm trying to say is just because China has so many people doesn't mean they have 1.3 billion athletes, and especially when you're competing at Olympics level - world's top athletes... it's not about how big the population is.... you can't expect every single one of them to be athletic.

No I don't think China is holding back at all. There's no reason to. It's irrelevant to their relationship... If US had any intention on letting the Chinese win then they shouldn't have beaten Chinese so badly in Men's basketball as basketball is the most popular sport in China right now... I think China did well... they're getting better at basketball.... Remember 2000 Olympics.... we lost by 60 points... heh

Answer 2

No, the Beijing competitions up to the track and field events, were the ones that China has strong athletes in.

Compared to other counties, China's track and field athletes are not that good.

Answer 3

B.S, it's not true.

Answer 4

No.

Answer 5

China won't do that to please the US. if it really did that, it would be a humiliation to the US.

for some of the answers here, I would like to advise that the rule in the Olympic game is that China can only provide one team for each subject, not 4, though its population is 4 times of the US.

I believe there are so many athlete elites and talents in China who have no chance to compete even at the provincial levels, much less to say the international games. they are simply forgotten by once off unlucky trials. if they were in an island country, maybe even in America, they would be very likely to get a decent chance to compete with all the lucky metal winners. How did they come up with such a stupid logics--population count? well, in many international issues, China does not have 4 votes against the US for the US to use its blunt power on other nations.

Answer 6

The Olympic Games is the world competition,not business competition.

So every country know the olympic soul and it is wisdom to make a difference between the olympic games and others.

Answer 7

No way, it is exactly the other way round.

It is the Americans that have to please the Chinese these days

Answer 8

China NEEDS to get A LOT of medals.

Reason: Based on the number of population.

USA: 300,000,000

China: 1,300,000,000

India:  1,100,000,000

If USA has 1 medals , China needs to have:

13/3 =4.33 medals.

Current medal reading for USA: 22 Gold medals.

China 'needs' to have : 22 x 4.33 = 95 Gold madals.

This is when the 2 of them trying to compare with each other. Bcos sport comes after all these : basic suvivor food and water, shelder, security. So, if a country can have more good athletes, means the country has fulfilled the basic needs for its subjects. (eg: look at India).

Also depends how important is sport to a nation as a whole - positiv attitude. (eg: Singapore).

So, in order to show that China has a good govt policies that is helping all its people progressing, getting a lot of medals is very important.

Answer 9

that is not very likely. if anything, the us would want to kiss up to china becuase we are in so much debt to them. besides china currently holds more gold metals than the us.

Answer 10

i did notice that news reports that usa have more medal TOTAL than china though in years past the news always reported the country with more GOLD medals. goes to show west media not accepting china victory. so sad. sore losers have no place in sports.

Answer 11

no, winning Golds is more important right now.

well, like the calculation above, but China doesn't have any "passport" athletes

Answer 12

All of this bickering is making me sick!

Please stop all this whining and enjoy great exhibitions by young men and women who have dedicated their entire lives in their quest.

Answer 13

No. If China had enough talent, i'd think it would train all that talent like mad so it would get every gold medal there was.