Since
the Olympic Games in Beijing, in 2008, the Chinese have since been
organising "Pig Olympics". Pigs can't fly, but they can run, swim and
dive, as proven by contestants in the Pig Olympics.
Thousands
of locals have made their way to Hongkou District's Helping Park to
watch some 20 pig -athletes from Thailand taking part in sporting events
over the past month. The four-legged athletes battle it out in
running, hurdles, jumping through a hoop, swimming and diving every day
at 10am and 1pm.
About
1,500 people show up at the park every day to watch the games, most of
whom are groups of primary students, said Yang Ying, office manager of
the Bluesea Broadway Co Ltd, the event's organizer.
"These
lovely pigs are of a special species that is good at sports by
nature," she said. "They started receiving training soon after they were
born and became professional athletes one year later."
There are also quite a lot of people who keep pigs as pets that run around the house, sometimes on their owners' laps on the sofa, and taken out on a leash in the streets.
There are also quite a lot of people who keep pigs as pets that run around the house, sometimes on their owners' laps on the sofa, and taken out on a leash in the streets.
Gold Medallist Even!
Tan
Yizhou, an 8-year-old who hung the gold medal onto one of the champion
porkers, said he would no longer take it for granted that all pigs are
stupid and lazy. "It's incredible. I never thought that a pig could be
so clever, dexterous and versatile," he said. The games take place in
May every year.
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