20th February 2008
IOC: China taking Olympics far too seriously
The Chinese putting in too much effort to the Olympics, again |
In its final report on progress before this summer's games, IOC president Jacques Rogge expressed his concerns and bemusement at the level of global importance the Chinese were attaching to the games.
Keen as mustard
"Seriously, you can't believe how much shit they are doing for the games," Mr Rogge announced.
"I mean, they've been knocking down whole towns, putting up buildings and cracking down on dissidents at an unprecedented rate because they seem to think that by watching a bunch of athletes running in a shiny new stadium carries some kind of weight on the world stage."
"I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry," he added.
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Others joined in the criticism of China and its approach to the Olympics, as former British athlete Sally Gunnell likened China's preparations to "those kids at school who seem to revise really hard because they think that SATs and other exams are worth something".
"They're just an excuse for teachers to enjoy a cigarette break and get away from the classroom – the Olympics are a bit like that for journalists," the full-time hurdle jumped added.
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Mr Rogge supported her comments and said instead that London's "half-arsed" preparations for 2012 "truly embodied the Olympic spirit".
"There's nothing worse than being someone who tries too hard and is too keen. Those guys just annoy everyone," he added with contempt.
China's president, Sen Din Tanx, dismissed the claims, saying that with China's trillions of dollars in foreign reserves and massive increases to its defence budget, said that "we don't need no Orympics for you to pay attention to us, you got that? These gonna be bigger than 1936, farangi."
Keen as mustard
"Seriously, you can't believe how much shit they are doing for the games," Mr Rogge announced.
"I mean, they've been knocking down whole towns, putting up buildings and cracking down on dissidents at an unprecedented rate because they seem to think that by watching a bunch of athletes running in a shiny new stadium carries some kind of weight on the world stage."
"I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry," he added.
Radioheed as ketchup
Others joined in the criticism of China and its approach to the Olympics, as former British athlete Sally Gunnell likened China's preparations to "those kids at school who seem to revise really hard because they think that SATs and other exams are worth something".
"They're just an excuse for teachers to enjoy a cigarette break and get away from the classroom – the Olympics are a bit like that for journalists," the full-time hurdle jumped added.
Ramons as HP fruity
Mr Rogge supported her comments and said instead that London's "half-arsed" preparations for 2012 "truly embodied the Olympic spirit".
"There's nothing worse than being someone who tries too hard and is too keen. Those guys just annoy everyone," he added with contempt.
China's president, Sen Din Tanx, dismissed the claims, saying that with China's trillions of dollars in foreign reserves and massive increases to its defence budget, said that "we don't need no Orympics for you to pay attention to us, you got that? These gonna be bigger than 1936, farangi."
