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The Olympic butterfly effect
By Chen Jianxiang
Sohu.com
Updated: 2008-08-15 13:14
(August 14)
(The author, reporter for Yangtze Sports News)
A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil could cause a tornado in the US in a month. This is the famous Butterfly Effect. It's an amazing explanation of the magical change of fate.
We found the Butterfly Effect at the Olympic Games.
One gold medal not only changes the fate of a winner but also the event per se.
China's Zhong Man (L) competes against France's Nicolas Lopez during the Men's individual Sabre final match on August 12, 2008 at the Fencing Hall of National Convention center, as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. [Agencies]
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The 110m hurdles, the women's tennis doubles and the canoe/kayak gold in the last Olympic Games gave the events new found popularity in China.
The gold medals that can produce such an effect are mostly from unexpected events.
Zhang Juanjuan of China and her coach Tian Yuling celebrate after winning the women's individual archery gold August 14. [Agencies]
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We know for sure that the Chinese will begin to love fencing due to the unpredicted gold won by Zhong Man. And Archery will be more prevalent because of Zhang Juanjuan's victory.
The value of a gold medal goes far beyond the trophy itself.
I'm predicting that the breakthrough in the beach volleyball by the Chinese players Tian Jia and Wang Jie will be another pair of butterfly's wings to raise people’s enthusiasm.
Tian/Wang, Zhang and Zhong are the butterflies in the sky of Beijing. Their flapping wings will bring new fashions to the city.
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