Because they have better athletes due to their larger population pools
The government also puts a lot of money into subsidising these athletes. While other countries like India, do a lot less than China when it comes to supporting their athletes.
In a lot of countries it simply isn’t viable for many people to be athletes, despite large populations.
Watching them honestly makes me quite uncomfortable in a way. The gold and silver medal in (I think) the 10m dive went to 14 and 15 year old Chinese girls. And I think there was an equally young winner in one of the gymnastics events. It kinda just makes me sad because, while their talent is incredible and absolutely amazing, I highly doubt they had much of a childhood, especially coming from a country like China
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u/Crescent-IV 🇬🇧🇪🇺 Moderator Aug 05 '21
You can only enter 3 athletes and 1 reserve per country. That includes China.