It may have arguably been the first time in this summer’s Olympics a tape delay would have been useful.
On Wednesday NBC’sunderwater camera captured a women’s water polo player briefly exposing another player’s breast to shocked reaction from viewers watching live at home.
‘You see a lot of suit grabbing going on underwater,’ an NBC sports broadcaster said after the control room cut to the live underwater swimsuit fight between Spain and the U.S.
In the mere seconds’ long attack, the Spanishswimmer is seen thrashing to unlock the American swimmer’s grip from her suit that temporarily exposes her breast before sending a quick blow to her attacker’s own chest earning her release.
‘That was Kamie Craig doing the grabbing but the Spaniard retaliated…’ the broadcaster updated viewers after its finish.
Her face etched with pain, a child trains for Olympic glory while her gymnastics trainer stands on her legs.
The cartoon space rockets and animal astronauts on her tiny red leotard are a stark and powerful reminder of this little girl’s tender age as she trains as hard as any adult athlete in the Western world.
Nanning Gymnasium in Nanning, China, is one of many ruthless training camps across the country to which parents send their children to learn how to be champions.
But while training techniques appear extreme to Western eyes, they provide an insight into why China’s athletes at London 2012 seem so easily able to swim, dive, lift and shoot their way to victory.
Gymnastic stars are known for starting at an incredibly early age, and this group of children appear no different as they battled to complete the demanding routines on bars, rings, and mats.
The youngsters at the same training school will be hoping to emulate the success of 16-year-old swimming sensation Ye Shewin, who glided into the record books on Saturday night.
Only last January harrowing photographs were posted on the internet showing Chinese children crying in pain as they were put to work.
In case they had forgotten why they were there, a large sign on the wall reminded them. ‘GOLD’ it said simply.
Charges are often taught by rote that their mission in life is to beat the Americans and all-comers to the top of the podium
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