From: r1n7008@rigel.tamu.edu
Subject: Re: Forwarding: Olympics, Drugs and Chicago Tribute / Questions
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Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 20:42:00 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.172424.1206@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, xiong@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Bo Xiong) writes...
>The following is a forwarding, it does not necessarily represent the 
>viewpoint of this forwarder on the subject issue.  NBC announced that 
>it will "inlook into/discuss" the use of drugs by Chinese athelets tonight 
>(i.e. July 31, NBC did it on former East Germany last night).
> 
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>Date:    31-JUL-1992 10:21:59.89
>From: <****@***.bitnet>
>To: xiong@bsu-cs.bsu.edu
>Subject: Olympics, drugs, and Chicago Tribune.
> 
>Hello, Bo Xiong: 
> 
>  These days, I begin to read SCC about olympics.  Thank you for forwarding
>the Chicago Tribune news to SCC for me.  The discussions there is interesting.
>I am send you another article I wrote. Could you please post it to SCC, and 
>without my name? I will really appreciate.
> 
>  Many thanks!!
>                                        *** ******* *****
> 
>                          _____ ____ _____
> 
>Questions to those who watch Olympics.
> 
>1) in what sports that Chinese are good?
> 
>  Basically two. 1) diving, ping-peng, badminton, shooting, etc. These
>                    are the sports traditionally (or naturally??) good by
>                    oriental people. Chinese man are equally good as woman.
> 
>                 2) Woman's sport: short distance swimming, heavyweight
>                    judo, weightlefting, "three irons (shot put, disc,
>                    javelin)" in Track & field. The muscle strength is
>                    the key of success in these sports. China becomes a
>                    powerhouse in these sports in a matter of just a few
>                    years.
> 
>     Got the picture? SUDDENLY, Chinese woman become strong, muscular and
>bulky!! Where are the world class chinese woman sprinters, runners, jumpers,
>etc, etc.? Where are chinese man?
> 
>   I guess they find some secret (or the secret everyone already knows.)

        Are you suggesting that the secret that everyone knows is drug?
        But I did not know until I read your article. To be honest with
        you, I am not sure. If it is indeed the case, why not Chinese
        male atheltics do the same?

	Men/Women are innocent until proved guilty! Do not spread those
        harmful rumors if you do not know the truth.


> 
>2) What happens to a Chinese who got caught of drug doping?
> 
>  Think of Ye Qiaobo. When she was caught, she was disposed by the government
>and media (you know who controls it) like a garbage can. When she won the only
>two medals of China in the winter Olympic, and DID NOT GOT CAUGHT, she became
>a "New Long March Attacker" (front page of People's Daily some time ago).
> 
>  ..........................something more.........
> 
>   I am proud of Tan Liangde, Fu Mingxia, Wang Yifu. But I am shamed of
>looking at the bodies and hearing the voices of Zhuang Yong, Lin Li, and
>the so called "6 golden flowers."
	
     I think the "6 golden flowers" are as normal as anybody. The difference
      is that they managed to win 4 combined gold medals for China.


> 
>  Not just to chinese athletes. I equally feel sorry for all the women
>sprinters in the world. The 100 and 200 meter dash records set by FluJo
>will not be broken in at least another 30 years, unless you do the same
>thing.
> 
>  FluJo was never caught, but everyone knows it. Thanks to the US media,
>she never got big endorsement in the US. She has to go to Japan to make
>a few bucks. Poor Japanese, so easy to be cheated. (BTW, her once man-like-
>voice now has returned to more like a women. Wait for a few years, you will
>see the same thing happen to Zhuang Yong, and Lin Li, just be a little
>bit patient.)
> 
>  Sue Chicago Tribune (or USA Today, New York Times, or the world media)?
>Before you do, make sure that you call China first. Chinese Olympic Committee
>will be the first to refuse to go to the court.
> 
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> 
>Forwarded to SCC by Bo Xiong in Chicago


General speaking, if the drug use in woman sports is as wide as this article
alleged, then why did not the Olympic committee take certian measures to
prevent it? Say, they may force drug tests on a random basis, and irregularly
conducts it?

Bob
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