China has suffered “the worst Olympic flop” at the 2016 Rio games, the country’s official news agency claimed on Wednesday, as frustration grew at Team China’s failure to replicate its past glories in Brazil. The country currently trails both the United States and Great Britain in the medals table, with Team GB taking 19 gold medals to China’s 17. Mounting frustration over Team China’s fortunes in Rio was captured in a tweet posted on Xinhua’s official Twitter account on Wednesday morning. “No gold for #CHN gymnasts, #TeamChina have suffered the worst Olympic flop at #Rio2016,” it said. Chinese gymnasts had picked up 11 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics and five at the London Games in 2012, the BBC reported.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2016 04:05 UTC