WSJ study says Chinese athletes cry the least, sing more on the medal podium
By The Week Staff | August 9, 2012
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ccording to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal of 129 gold-medal winners at the London Games, about 16 percent of winners cried during the ceremony, while another 16 percent bit or kissed the medal. While Chinese athletes cried the least, with only 7 percent of its athletes turning on the waterworks, they sang the most, with a whopping 92 percent of them singing their national anthem on the podium.
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