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“Veggie” diet blamed for poor performance of China’s women volleyball team
The Chinese team lost four of five matches at a world tournament that ended Sunday in Ningbo, China, falling to the United States, Brazil, Turkey and Thailand.
While Brazil and the US are powerhouses in women’s volleyball, Turkey and Thailand didn’t even qualify for the 2008 Olympics, where China won bronze.
“They have showed significant decline in their strength and fitness” coach Yu Juemin said of his squad after Sunday’s defeat to the US. “We are wary of meat tainted by lean-meat powder, and we didn’t eat any during the game period,” Yu told the Shanghai Daily newspaper.
All Chinese athletes have been warned by the country’s Sports Ministry to avoid meat contaminated with the powder, also known as clenbuterol, because it’s banned by the International Olympic Committee as a performance-enhancing substance.
China bans the use of clenbuterol in livestock because of the chemical’s noxious long-term effects on human health, but many pork farmers still administer it because it produces leaner meat. The World Anti-Doping Agency issued a warning last year about clenbuterol-tainted meat in China as well as Mexico, where it is also rampant.
FreeMan - Chick-fil-A today
July 29th, 2012
What – did Obama eat all the dogs?
FreeMan - Chick-fil-A today
July 29th, 2012
OT – I just read that the PR guy for Chick-fil-A died on Friday morning. Don Perry – RIP
FreeMan - Chick-fil-A today
July 29th, 2012
#7 TAKESHITA?
Debbie
July 29th, 2012
I’d change my name if I were #7.
Maudie N Mandeville
July 29th, 2012
How soon before E. Anglia and Penn St. collaborate on a study to ‘prove’ that meat eaters actually have less strength and fitness? Call it an inverse hockey stick.
CrustyB
July 29th, 2012
Are vollyball players supposed to look like Marv from Sin City?
Debbie
July 29th, 2012
OT–did you see that female wrestler carrying Moose??
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180481/Michelle-Obama-lets-Olympic-wrestler-pick-Team-USA-event.html
jbinnout
July 29th, 2012
Coach is having a CYA moment.
mkultra
July 29th, 2012
@Debbie, That lady wrestler picked up Barry too – setting a record for the Clean Articulate Jerk.
Hybrid Lemon
July 29th, 2012
UPDATE:
“Spectators complain of strong methane odor resulting from several players’ broccoli farts.”
Diann
July 29th, 2012
Hey! #7 don’t you DARE takeshita from Freeman!
Millertime
July 29th, 2012
Damn veggies, bring on the Moo Shoo Beagle and Sweet and Sour Poodle
Stranded in Sonoma
July 29th, 2012
I hate to burst your bubble, but that Japanese name is pronounced:
tuh-KAHSH-tuh
We’re just not spelling it correctly. We should spell it:
TAKASHTA
I have no idea why we don’t. Reminds me of James Caan’s character’s name Sikes in Alien Nation. In the alien language, Sikes sounds like the two words for excrement and cranium — shithead.
It’s all how you see it.
Stirrin the B.S.
July 29th, 2012
But, but, but, the first wookie just told the American fans and athletes to eat their vegetables….
Figures. You don’t really think that she wants the USA to win, do you?
Working for the enemy
July 29th, 2012
Diet? Naw, it’s low self-esteem from having to go through life being picked on and laughed at for having such a ridiculous name. “Hay Take-a-shit!”
Goldenfoxx
July 29th, 2012
Beef, that’s what we’re having for dinner–medium rare, and a nice bottle of wine. The Chinese should try it.
D-Bad
July 29th, 2012
Here’s a thought: maybe the Chinese team just sucks. Of course, like all leftists, they have to blame something / someone else. (I suspect this is really Bush’s fault.)
FreeMan - Chick-fil-A today
July 29th, 2012
@Stranded in Sonoma
Duh!
Anonymous
July 29th, 2012
Veggie or Vaggie