Silver and bronze are golden too
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 56<span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="weightlifting">weightlifting</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Jingbiao">Jingbiao</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="profusely">profusely</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="terribly">terribly</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="weightlifting">weightlifting</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span>!"</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="hugged">hugged</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span>, 23, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="maxim">maxim</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="counts">counts</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="hue">hue</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="regretted">regretted</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="resident">resident</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="Zhilin">Zhilin</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="fan">fan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="His">His</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>, <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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