Rio 2016: 'Empty brain' behind China's worst display in Olympic gymnastics in three decades
An “empty brain” contributed to China leaving Rio Olympics 2016 without any gymnastics gold medals, its worst showing since 1984, after three competitors missed out on podium places. Rio de Janeiro: An “empty brain” contributed to China leaving Rio Olympics 2016 without any gymnastics gold medals, its worst showing since returning to the Games in 1984, after three competitors missed out on podium places on Tuesday. China, usually a major player in the sport, claimed only two medals in gymnastics in Rio: bronze for its men’s and women’s teams. China’s sports system had been enormously successful since the country returned to the Olympic fold in 1984, culminating with the host nation topping the medals table at the 2008 Games it hosted with only a slight dip into second place behind the United States in London four years later.
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