【新唐人2012年8月14日讯】历时17天的伦敦奥运比赛刚刚落下帷幕，这次被称为社交媒体的奥运会，从开幕式起就引起各国网民的评论。中国民众更是充份利用微博发表评论，从开幕到闭幕，各种有关奥运的话题成为网路上的热门话题，同时也引发中国媒体的热烈讨论。
2012年伦敦奥运会闭幕，中国最终以38块金牌，87块奖牌数位居第二。13号中共喉舌《人民网》发表文章说，伦敦奥运所拥有的悲喜剧，无论是自豪、振奋的“正能量”，还是比较、反省的“冷思考”，都不亚于四年前的北京。
文章说，举重小将周俊的“零成绩”与银牌选手一连串痛苦的“对不起国家”，使大家有机会从奥运会选拔程序，看省市之间奥运会金牌的白热化争夺。文章还说，给国人最沉重一击的，莫过于飞人刘翔的再次因伤退赛。
加拿大篮球教练鞠滨指出，如果全世界都像中国一样，花这么多纳税人的钱去扶持一两个运动员去拿金牌，那将是一个很可怕的事情。
有关奥运会的话题在中国各大网站更是热门，网民在微博上，从开幕式的表演，到游泳比赛的风波；从女子羽毛球选手被取消资格，到刘翔预赛受伤退赛﹔从金牌榜中美大战，到举国体制的利与弊，从金牌的风光到退役后的潦倒…… 对奥运会展开了热烈讨论。
原《河北人民广播电台》编辑朱欣欣指出，中国的举国体制，这种拔苗助长的办法成本高，效率低，更不利于体育人才的自由竞争和发展。
微博开设的专题“一句话总结伦敦奥运”吸引了众多的贴子和跟贴。
网民楼新江表示：“金牌多是好事，问题是某些人拿金牌做挡牌遮着很多的丑陋！什么时候不重面子重实在了，这个政府才得民心，才有公信力！比如举国体制搞教育、搞医疗卫生，老百姓会更欢迎吧！”
朱欣欣指出，这次伦敦奥运会，无论是中国媒体还是民众，在对待金牌的效应上不如以往那么热情了。
《腾迅网》指出，奥运会中国金牌一个接着一个拿，然而，一个争论已久的话题是，中国国民的体质不是金牌级别的，甚至有人说是“新东亚病夫”。
文章引述当局的统计数字说，中国过去10年在奥运奖牌数量大幅度上升，但国民体质却不断下降。文章还列出中国、日本和美国初中生参加课外体育活动的比例：中国为8%，日本为65.4%，美国为62.8%。
朱欣欣指出，奥运会上，中国获得的金牌，只不过是举国体制的产物，如果民众连运动的场所都没有的话，永远也称不上体育强国。
采访编辑/李韵 后制/君卓
London 2012 Olympic Games is Hot Topic in China
The 17-day London 2012 Olympic Games has concluded.
The “Socialympics” has aroused worldwide attention
from netizens after its opening ceremony.
Chinese micro-blogs have been flooded
with comments about every aspect of the Games.
Hot topics on the internet in China
covered all aspects of the Games.
Lively discussions were also triggered on the Chinese media.
In the London 2012 Olympic Games, China finished
second overall, winning 38 gold medals out of a total of 87.
State media website ‘people.com.cn’ released an article
stating that the “positive” or “negative” experiences
of Chinese Olympians in London were no different to those
experienced during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The article said that weightlifter Zhou Jun’s failure,
and the silver medal winners’ repeated apologies,
were a reflection of severe competition for gold medals.
It said the heaviest blow to hit the Chinese people
was Liu Xiang’s injury, forcing him to exit the Games.
Canada-based basketball coach Ju Bin said that if countries
acted like China,
spending so much taxpayers’ money on
only a few athletes, it would be a terrifying scenario.
Ju Bin: “If it is described in terms of grabbing gold medals,
I believe hundreds or thousands of talented people
like Liu Xiang could surely be found overseas.
Only one Liu Xiang can be found out
of tens of thousands of Chinese.
While in the U.S., you can pick
several out from one hundred people.
But what is the significance of just winning gold medals?
That has lost the spirit and value of sports competition."
A wide spectrum of Olympic Games issues have been
intensely discussed among Chinese netizens.
This included comments on the opening ceremony.
It also included the doubts raised about Chinese swimmers,
the expulsion of the Chinese badminton players,
and Liu Xiang’s quitting the Games due to injury.
China’s State sports system was also a topic, including
comparing the elation of new gold medal winners,
with retired champions’ living in poverty.
Zhu Xinxin, a former editor at Hebei People’s Radio Station,
commented on China’s sports system.
Zhu described it resembling forcing the coming of spring
‘qq.com’ reviewed that gold medals were
consecutively won by Chinese Olympic athletes.
However, an old controversial topic is still alive, in that
the Chinese nationals’ physique is below gold-medal level.
A term was even coined: “New sick men of East Asia".
The article on ‘people.com.cn’ cited official data.
It stated that in the past 10 years, the number
of China’s Olympic gold medals has risen significantly.
In comparison, the national physique has been declining.
The article compared the ratio of junior school students,
In three counties, participating in extra-curricular sports.
China was 8%, Japan was 65.4%, and the U.S. was 62.8%.
Zhu Xinxin added that China’s Olympic gold medals
are only the product of China’s sports system.
If Chinese ordinary citizens cannot even possess
facilities, such as sporting venues, in their daily life, China will never be able to be titled as a sports power.
