The Beijing Olympics was always going to be a double edged sword for the Chinese regime. While they focused on infrastructure, we have had digital enhancement of the opening ceremony, prettier little girls who can’t sing and now, Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang, clearly a very good hurdler when he won the gold medal in 2004, has now been exposed as a show pony and c- grade actor.
First he played up to the camera in the holding area, then we saw him kicking the wall, apparently in frustration. Bizarrely, he was kicking with his injured right foot.
He chose to come to the starting blocks only to act out an injury with a performance that even the most dramatic of soccer players would be proud of.
Let’s wait for the real story to emerge.
In the meantime, our unintended insight into China continues.
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