Robots? Nope - just really good athletes
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="unfathomably">unfathomably</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="Ye">Ye</span> <span word="Shiwen">Shiwen</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 400 <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="medley">medley</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="stole">stole</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="limelight">limelight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="min">min</span> 28.43 <span word="sec">sec</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> 16 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="Ye">Ye</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="State">State</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="London">London</span>) <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>' <span word="long">long</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="Ye">Ye</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>, 30 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="weightlifting">weightlifting</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeat">repeat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="routines">routines</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pungent">pungent</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chalk">chalk</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lifters">lifters</span> <span word="resemble">resemble</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="diving">diving</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Daley">Daley</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="Qiu">Qiu</span> <span word="Bo">Bo</span> <span word="performs">performs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="flawlessly">flawlessly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conveyor">conveyor</span> <span word="belt">belt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Ye">Ye</span>, <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>.</p>
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