Embarrassing ‘flops’ or true Olympians — is China moving beyond its gold obsession?

As China’s gymnasts tumbled to their worst performance in three decades of Olympic competition, state news agency Xinhua couldn’t resist a dig. No gold for #CHN gymnasts, #TeamChina have suffered the worst Olympic flop at #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/Gnhke1SCQp — Team China (@XHSports) August 16, 2016 China’s Olympic team has significantly underperformed in Rio, slipping behind Great […]

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