So no one thinks China has a chance in winning a bunch of medals? Since Chinese gymnasts are trained to perfection it is not too far fetched to think that soon China will dominate rowing in medal count. I bet you that they are lactate testing their athletes, monitor their sub maximal aerobic development and are studying video of other top performing international crews to see what technique is the most efficient. Rowing is the ultimate sport of precision, and the possibility of winning a lot of medals a the Olympics is a top priority for China. They will set the standard and they will hire the best eyes to make it happen. And I am just a gun for hire. :-) xenorowingcoach dot com had to put this in of course. Can't wait to watch these world championships unfold!
People have been talking about how China are going to dominate world rowing for the past decade and it's never really materialised, even at their home Olympics they failed to deliver anywhere near the performance that some people had been predicitng. I'm more bemused by the fact that people think the USA will win more medals than GB, Germany, New Zealand, Australia....I hate to shatter the illusion but the USA will finish behind all these countries in the medal table.
You can't pull kids out at an early age and try to "make" them be good rowers. Rowing is something that has to be found. You can't make a bunch of people row and expect them to all have the heart for it. They aren't volunteering to row and that's the biggest problem for China
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