China’s Sports Schools Destroy Lives and Fail to Deliver Gold

A member of the Chongqing Sports Technique School Diving Team practices during a training session in Chongqing, China, on Oct. 25, 2007. Olympic diving champion Tian Liang once trained here. China Photos/Getty Images

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Beijing regards sports as an avenue to assert dominance over the world, a goal it is determined to achieve through central planning, state funding, and a willingness to sacrifice its own citizens.