Is a Medal That Important ??

How much does it takes to be on Top of the Tally ??
How much it takes to have a representative in almost every event ??

Well , A LOT ... a lifetime ... the whole Childhood ...

China led the Olympics tally ..
You remember , The little 16 year old Ye Shiwen ??
She mesmerized the whole world  by breaking the world record of
                                                      400m-medley swimming competition ....

Surprising , isn't it ?? ...

If only you knew her training methods ....
Shiwen's teacher realized she can be a good swimmer ... as soon as the news spread , She was taken away by the government officials , to a school , a Hostel .
Her new name was  "Sports Person 137"  ... Ye Shiwen was lost somewhere ..

For the years to come , she was taught swimming the hard way ..
Injected by steroids at times ...
Shiwen had to swim all day and she would get rest only while she is cleaning the same swimming pool ..
Although her story end up with a Gold ..
Not everyone is born with a golden destiny .

There have been many arguments on the Chinese way of "Manufacturing Athletes" ...
Not everyone can survive the tough training , the torture , the nerve wrecking pressure ..

The cruel trend started in 1980 
 Teachers all over were informed to keep a gauze on the kids with  potential ...
The small kids are brainwashed and  forcibly focused to the "Olympic Medal" ...

The results go otherwise many a times ,....
Kids are being beaten to death or emotionally scared for the rest of their life .

Seriously , Is a medal That Important ?
The talent is a curse there ....
The innocence , the warmth of a family , the natural way of growing up is being played with .

Those who Don't belive take a look .... 

Pity those kids and those parents ... Hope things would improve ... !!
The government's greed is a real shame ...