Ask China: How China has changed in sports in the past 70 years?

[beijingwalker]

Ask China: How China has changed in sports in the past 70 years?
Many say that the Chinese people are not athletic, but the truth is China is one of the top sports powers in the world, topping the gold medal list in 2008 Beijing Olympic games.

 

[Yankee-stani]

Copying the Soviet model I guess

 

[beijingwalker]

Copying the Soviet model I guess

Actually it's more like US, sports clubs belong to big companies like Alibaba, Wanda.., their hire world top coaches and athletes with the world best salaries, big money business.

 

[Yankee-stani]

Actually it's more like US, sports clubs belong to big companies like Alibaba, Wanda.., their hire world top coaches and athletes with the world best salaries, big money business.

I mean in the past not now Soviets helped lay the ground of the PRC early success

 

[beijingwalker]

I mean in the past not now Soviets helped lay the ground of the PRC early success

True, and even today there's still some elements left in China's sports industry.