Look inside China’s secretive Olympic training camps
Summary
TLDRIn August, the world gathers for the 31st Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. Amidst the global competition, the People's Republic of China aims to top the medal table with a strategic focus on their strengths. The Chinese government invests heavily in Olympic training, with 51,000 athletes at elite institutes and 400,000 children in local Olympic schools. Despite criticism of the intense training as child abuse, coaches argue the program offers superior education and opportunities. The potential reward for gold medalists includes a prestigious government job and a substantial cash prize, illustrating the high stakes and dedication in China's pursuit of Olympic glory.
Takeaways
- 🌍 The 31st Olympic Games are held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, showcasing global athletic competition.
- 🏅 China is aiming to top the medal table, focusing on events where they have a competitive edge.
- 🤸♂️ Trampoline is one of the sports where China has high hopes, with Ga Le being a potential gold medalist.
- 🏫 China operates a vast sports training program, with 51,000 athletes training at elite institutes and 400,000 children in local Olympic schools.
- 👶 Recruitment for Olympic training begins at a young age, with children as young as six being tested for potential.
- 🔍 The recruitment process involves testing children's physical attributes such as height, weight, muscle mass, and posture.
- 🏋️♀️ Intensive training is a part of the program, with some critics arguing it borders on child abuse.
- 🏆 Coaches counter that the training provides better education and opportunities compared to regular schooling.
- 💰 Successful athletes, especially gold medal winners, are rewarded with high-ranking government jobs and substantial prize money.
- 💸 The Chinese government invests heavily in Olympic training infrastructure, spending over $1 billion in 2013 alone.
Q & A
What major event is taking place in Rio De Janeiro in August?
-The 31st Olympic Games are taking place in Rio De Janeiro in August.
What is the main focus of the Chinese athletes in the Olympics?
-The Chinese athletes focus on events that play to their strengths, with a ruthless strategy to top the medal table.
How many athletes are currently training at Elite National and Regional institutes in China according to the script?
-51,000 athletes are currently training at Elite National and Regional institutes in China.
What is the age at which children are recruited for intensive training at the training school south of Beijing?
-Children at the training school south of Beijing are recruited from the age of 6.
How long has Jin Weni been in intensive training according to the script?
-Jin Weni has been in intensive training for 3 years.
What is the role of recruiters like Shen Chen in the Olympic training program?
-Recruiters like Shen Chen visit hundreds of towns and villages, testing thousands of small children against specific physiological criteria for potential athletic talent.
What kind of criteria are the children tested against during the recruitment process?
-The children are tested against a host of specific physiological criteria including height, weight, muscle mass, and posture.
How much money did China invest into the national Olympic Training infrastructure in 2013?
-China invested more than $1 billion into the national Olympic Training infrastructure in 2013.
What are the critics' views on the intensive training programs described in the script?
-Critics say that intensive training programs like these are tantamount to child abuse.
What kind of rewards do gold medal winners usually receive in China?
-Gold medal winners are usually offered a high-ranking government job and receive around $200,000 in prize money.
What is the script's implication about the chances of children making it to the Olympics?
-The script implies that the chances of these children making it to the Olympics are statistically very small.
Outlines
🏅 China's Olympic Ambitions
The script introduces the 31st Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro and highlights China's strategy to dominate the medal table. It discusses the secretive nature of China's Olympic training camps and their focus on events where they excel. The story of GA Le, a 23-year-old trampoline athlete, is shared as an example of China's mass recruitment and training program. The program, which includes 51,000 athletes at elite institutes and 400,000 children in local Olympic schools, is portrayed as a rigorous system aimed at identifying and nurturing future Olympic champions.
💰 Investment and Controversy in China's Training Programs
This paragraph delves into the financial investment China has made into its Olympic training infrastructure, amounting to over $1 billion in 2013 alone. It contrasts the scale of this investment with the criticism that such intensive training programs are akin to child abuse. The coaches defend the programs, arguing that the children receive a superior education and opportunities. The paragraph also touches on the slim chances of these children reaching the Olympics and the life-changing rewards for those who succeed, including high-ranking government jobs and substantial prize money.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Olympic Games
💡People's Republic of China
💡Mass Recruitment
💡Elite Training
💡Trampoline
💡National Olympic Training Infrastructure
💡Physiological Criteria
💡Child Athletes
💡Critics
💡Gold Medal Winners
💡Lifechanging Reward
Highlights
The 31st Olympic Games will be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in August.
China aims to top the medal table at the Rio Olympics.
China has a secretive Olympic training program that Western media rarely gets access to.
China focuses on events that play to their strength to compete for supremacy.
Only two men will represent China in trampoline at the Rio Olympics, with 23-year-old GA Le tipped to be one of them.
GA Le's coach has already produced two gold medal winners in trampoline.
China has the world's largest mass recruitment and sports training program.
51,000 athletes are currently training at Elite National and Regional institutes in China.
An additional 400,000 children are housed in local Olympic schools across China.
Hong Joo is a 9-year-old in intensive training for 3 years, aiming for the Olympics.
Recruiters like Shen Chen visit hundreds of towns and villages, testing thousands of children for specific physiological criteria.
The recruitment process uses a scientific approach considering height, weight, muscle mass, and posture.
Jinwen Shei displays early signs of being an Olympic champion with the right physical attributes for trampoline.
In 2013, China invested over $1 billion into the national Olympic training infrastructure, more than any other government.
Critics argue that intensive training programs in China are tantamount to child abuse.
Coaches argue that these children receive better education and opportunities than others.
The chances of these children making it to the Olympics are statistically very small.
Gold medal winners in China are usually offered high-ranking government jobs and receive around $200,000 in prize money.
Winning Olympic medals is not cheap, implying the high cost of China's Olympic training program.
Transcripts
in August the world will come together
in the Brazilian city of Rio De Janeiro
for the 31st Olympic
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Games the global competition will be
gripping but which country will Top the
medal
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table one nation battling for Supremacy
will be the People's Republic of China
Western media is rarely granted access
to China's secretive Olympic Training
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Camps
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the Chinese have a plan for knocking
America off the top of the medal table
in Rio a ruthless focus on events that
play to their strength
and they're not in track and
field only two men will be chosen to
represent China at trampoline in Rio
23-year-old GA Le is tipped to be one of
them his coach has already produced two
gold medal winners in this
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event
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for picked at a young age gaet is a
product of the world's largest mass
Recruitment and sports training
program 51,000 athletes are currently
training at Elite National and Regional
institutes like this
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one and a further 400,000 children are
housed in local Olympic schools across
the
country Hong Joo is 800 M south of
Beijing children at this training school
are recruited from 6 years
old Jin weni has been in intensive
training for 3 years but she's still
only nine and yet to dream of the
Olympics recruiters like Shen Chen visit
hundreds of towns and villages in their
regions testing thousands of small
children against a host of specific
physiological
criteria it's a scientific approach from
height and weight to muscle mass and
posture jinwen shei displays early signs
of an Olympic
champion
she has the physical attributes for
trampoline but children are tested for
many different
events
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in 2013 alone China pumped more than $1
billion doar into the national Olympic
Training infrastructure significantly
more than any other
government critics say intensive
training programs like these are
tantamount to child abuse but the
coaches here argue these children are
getting far better education and
opportunities than
others
the chances of these children making it
to the Olympics are statistically very
small but if they can avoid injury and
make the national team the reward can be
lifechanging gold medal winners are
usually offered a high ranking
government job and will receive around
$200,000 in prize
money
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but Olympic medals don't come
cheap
that
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