The US needs to develop its younger competitors and give them a chance to compete. Having the same old competitors will again have them trounced by international competition.
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Actually, if you want to make the comparison fair, you need to adjust the numbers to consider the cost of maintaining an equal standard of living in each of the two countries.
Doing the same job, my salary would be slightly higher in California than Colorado. However, the cost of living is significantly lower in Colorado. Ergo, I'm "richer" in Colorado than California.
While Lopez is a great athlete he also has physical attribute that until fairly recently, were not found in elite taekwondoin. That’s great height at very light weight. Lopez is 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) and competed in the under 149 lbs (-68 kg) at the 2000 Olympics. Two years prior to that he had won Bronze in the under 141 lbs (-64 kg) at the World Taekwondo Championships. Even at his current under 176 lbs (-80 kg) for the Olympics, he is tall compared to his opponents. Iranian Mahdi Khodabakhshi, the WTF’s current ranked number in that division is 6'1 (185 centimeters); No. 2, Aaron Cook, of Moldova, is about 6'0 (183 cm) and No. 3 Albert Gaun of Rusia is 6'2 (188 centimers.)It's amazing that he is able to compete internationally at his age. It's so amazing, in fact, that it makes me question why we don't have younger players who can take his spot from him. Either we aren't developing enough world class players or he's just so much better than everyone else that his story is even more incredible. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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and you think you've got problems.
This is failry old news. Happened early last year.
Understood. I initially read it thinkings its new. And you are right in many ways.I didn't post it as 'news' I posted it to show that the better off countries have less to complain about and perhaps should count their blessings.
Understood. I initially read it thinkings its new. And you are right in many ways.[/QUOTE]
Mangoman: Nice to hear from you after a very long hiatus.Developing TKD athletes is reasonably inexpensive when compared to developing say an Olympic level gymnast, figure skater, downhill skier etc. You know "the prestigious medals" in the Olympic Games. ......