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Post by BeiBei on Aug 7, 2012 23:19:22 GMT -5
USA vs DOM and ITA vs KOR
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Post by BeiBei on Aug 7, 2012 23:20:05 GMT -5
China vs JPN , Brazil vs Russia
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Post by OverAndUnder on Aug 7, 2012 23:29:23 GMT -5
Thanks, BeiBei. But those videos are blocked for people behind the "great firewall of USA".
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Post by BeiBei on Aug 7, 2012 23:32:57 GMT -5
Thanks, BeiBei. But those videos are blocked for people behind the "great firewall of USA". Sorry to hear that. Likewise those who are not in the USA are blocked from watching anything live from NBC. Win some lose some |
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Post by Edmond on Aug 8, 2012 1:49:41 GMT -5
Very painful for the Chinese too. Wang Yimei, Wei (setter), Ma (MB), Xu (MB), Zhang Xian (Libero) will all be retiring after London. Wang Yimei is just 24 or 25, but she has taken enough swings for a lifetime She's actually 26 / 27. In fact, the 5 Chinese players that are retiring all have faked their age. |
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Post by deacondive on Aug 8, 2012 6:28:45 GMT -5
Sorry to be naive,
but what benefit to they get by faking their age?
And how do you know they faked their ages?
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Post by Edmond on Aug 8, 2012 7:29:16 GMT -5
Sorry to be naive, but what benefit to they get by faking their age? And how do you know they faked their ages? Age fabrication is very common among Chinese athletes. In volleyball, the benefit is that they can stay longer in the youth/junior national teams. As to how I know, well I have my sources but unfortunately I am unable to post the links to them. |
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Post by vball20 on Aug 8, 2012 8:55:10 GMT -5
In an interview with CCTV, Chen Zhonghe (the ex-China NT head coach) mentioned that Wang YM was born in 1986
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Post by Edmond on Aug 8, 2012 12:28:52 GMT -5
In an interview with CCTV, Chen Zhonghe (the ex-China NT head coach) mentioned that Wang YM was born in 1986 Yeah, that's where I heard about Wang's age. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 8, 2012 12:53:00 GMT -5
Sorry to be naive, but what benefit to they get by faking their age? It's common in many sports. Claiming to be younger than you really are allows you to play in age-restricted leagues against younger players, thus making you seem more impressive. In pro sports it can also cause you to get bigger salaries and get drafted higher (if there is a draft). This is because teams will be projecting your performance at 25 or 28 or whatever based on your performance at "20." If you are already 22 instead of 20, those projections will all be too high, leading to them signing you for more money than they would have if they knew your real age. |
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