solarz
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Anyone with eyes could see there was no genocide in Xinjiang. Anyone with a brain could realize how ridiculous the forced labor cotton picking stories were.
Didn't stop them from running those stories, did it?
2020/2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics
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Anyone with eyes could see there was no genocide in Xinjiang. Anyone with a brain could realize how ridiculous the forced labor cotton picking stories were.
Didn't stop them from running those stories, did it?
They could just start from the bottom! LOL!!!
Gold for these lying, fake-news, COVID-ravaged, 3rd world peasants.
and more bitchin'....
I see. I don't follow volleyball that much. Traditionally Russia US Brazil and sometimes Cuba have been the powerhouses. The world rankings might been fluctuating when I check it was US China turkey all in top 5.
Yes ultimately the main factor is zhu ting injured. Not having her in optimal condition means china goes from like an A plus team to a B team. Thankfully Zhang CN and Li YY have taken up challenge and stepped up.
The best selection criteria for me at least in any team sports is choose the one in best form. With everything else being equal. Gets complicated when you have take account other factors like team chemistry, player reputation, age, experience, injuries etc. Ideally you want a good mix of young and more experienced players.
The young players gives you unpredictability and they can get valuable experience for future campaigns. However above all else you want great team chemistry. Great if all the players are stars and work well together. However in real life sports, more often than not, when it works well, it's usually the sum is greater than all the parts.
the most recent example is a bunch of good but not great players making up the Italy football team getting a victory over a star studded English team in the euro championship final.
Double Olympic champion no questions over her dominance . She was about 45 points above her second placed teammate. In fact china is super dominant in women's 3m event. I don't even remember the last time they lost.
Wang han the silver medallist must be so happy. Even though she is world class she had to wait for more than a decade before getting her chance to go Olympics due to china's talent pool. If she was born in any other country she would be 3 time Olympian at least. Then again she won't get the brilliant coaching and training from Chinese program
Sad the diving 3m events are over. But not sad that I dun have to hear Western commentators butcher Shi Tingmao name over and over again. Shi should pronounced closer to shhh than she. They say it like shitting mao. It's funny at first but gets annoying later lol.
The Canadian diver Abel bombed, I thought she will get the bronze. But the American was funny though, fun personality bobbing her head listening to music before each dive. The young Malaysian diver has potential and cute. She is one to watch in future. Oops sorry she is 22. Not as young as I thought but next Olympics she would be at her peak.
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