DannyDuberstein said:Who?mikejones! said:
1/3 of Chinas gold medal come from the competitions, not sports.
Most come from random sporting events/competition a relative handful of people play seriously.
I only count 3 gold medals of their 19 in a sport that aren't niche.
Yeah, this strategy really went nuts (and paid off) when they hosted in 2008. They spent years prepping athletes for all the rando sports and nearly doubled their medal count, and they've kept that strategy going
They must be having Bill Byrne consulting for them