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Asian Games Indian Media coverage

The Asian games is going on in Guangzhou, China now. As usual, our Indian atheletes are struggling hard to get medals. You can't blame them. They are trying as much and to the best of their abilities. So, Kudos to all the winners. My rant is not about that, but more about the Indian media's coverage of the games. You can't get it more partial than this. Can you? While every Indian's bronze medals are touted to the maximum extent, there is no mention about the utter dominance of China in this games. I think, they have completely overwhelmed every other participating nation. In a way, it is like saying, "you guys are no match to us!". Yes, they did prove their mettle in the Beijing Olympics and they were far superior to even the mighty USA. There was not a single mention about such an utter dominance of China in the media. They were happy to report only the 'highs-and-lows' of the Indian contingents. I'd like the media to get over this and present a