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Take it easy, face pressure calmly in hosting Olympics
Updated: 2008-07-29 23:36
Indeed, that is a pleasant scenario every Chinese wishes to see, but it is not necessary to put too much pressure on the Chinese athletes even though they are competing on the home fields. The "advantage" might turn into "disadvantage" under certain circumstances.
For instance, some experts have pointed out that Chinese shooters are very possible to encounter "mother tongue disturbance", which means spectator's conversation or even murmur may affect Chinese marksmen or markswomen when they take the aim, just because they can understand the language.
Some Chinese also put high expectations on Liu Xiang, defending Olympic champion of men's 110 meters hurdlers. Not mentioning that Cuba's Robles has created a new world record recently and is in good form. Everything could happen. If Liu won, it's OK for the Chinese to cheer for his victory. It would be broad-minded if he was unfortunate to lose.
After all, the Olympic Games is just a game. In the course of sports competition, people from all around the world deepen understanding and promote friendship. A relaxed sentiment is what the Chinese should opt for as the Olympic host.