So much so that, at the outset of the Sydney Olympics, Jonathan Edwards, a Christian and triple jumper extraordinaire, caused a ripple by telling them publicly to keep a lid on it.

• 女选手的自强不息、奋勇拼搏以及挥汗如雨反而会被看成是某种缺陷，是彻头彻尾男人婆的征兆。