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The Chinese athletes get a nice reward for getting a gold. And I'm not sure they have the endorsement opportunities other countries have. The financial incentiv
by 2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
The Chinese athletes get a nice reward for getting a gold. And I'm not sure they have the endorsement opportunities other countries have. The financial incentives may be the only reason they train.
Anecdote - In Australia, I see very, very few non-westernised Asians participate in exercise or sports.
- dmoy 10y agoTo put concrete terms on "reward", it translates to like >$30000 cash from the national government (already 3x median household income), and additionally sometimes rewards from provincial government, luxury cars, and houses.
- 2muchcoffeeman 10y agoCounter point http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics/rio-2016/olympics-swimming/chinese-swimmer-fu-yuanhui-wins-bronze-and-millions-of-fans-at-rio-olympics-20160810-gqprpj.html http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics/rio-2016/olympics-swimm... So some of the Chinese are having a good time :D !
- kevindeasis 10y agogood stuff!
- jacalata 10y agoYou must play the wrong sports then. Check out the private school badminton teams, for example.