"Before the Games started I was really anti-Olympics. But now they've started I'm really getting into the Olympic spirit," Phil, a British expat in the Chinese capital tells Fridae. "Instead of a medals table, a few of my friends and I have been keeping an Olympics hottie table. We post the hottest athletes of the day and perv over their photos."
From the top: Decathlete Bryan Clay, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, is a favorite for gold in Beijing; 2.29 m tall basketball superstar Yao Ming walks through the crowd at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Village; American swimmer Michael Phelps (note his famed Olympic Rings tattoo on his right hip), who bagged eight gold medals in Beijing, will return home the most successful athlete in Olympic history; Chinese weightlifter Zhang Xiangxiang scored gold last week in the 62kg clean-and-jerk category; Chinese gymnast Li Xiaopeng (and his teammates) won the men's team gold in the artistic gymnastics event.
"We gave him extra points for stamina," Phil says. "We like the fact that he could probably do 10 events in our front room and not get tired."
The sports stars are graded out of eight. "You know eight is an auspicious number in China!" Phil adds.
How about the home team?
"We're not quite sure on the Chinese selection," he says. "But we're intrigued by [basketball superstar] Yao Ming. I mean just imagine seeing that much person naked. It's intriguing. They used to have cardboard cut outs of him McDonald's in Beijing and I only came up to his nipple level."
Fridae decided to pool more of a local opinion and headed to Promen, a Thursday night cocktail gathering for professional English-speaking gay men at a freshly-opened hotel bar.
Tonight's jaunt, which was billed as a special Olympics chill night, was at The Opposite House, a new boutique hotel from the realms of fancy. There was no reception area just a lone luggage trolley - actual manned desks are no longer necessary in design hotels, apparently; the toilets were a crazy circus of mirrors that threatened serious repercussions for those who had drunk too much; and the electronic room key system was so complicated that I watched a guest take about 20 minutes before she figured out to unlock her door. The comedy was on view to all - the bank of 99 guest rooms are visible via a giant glass wall from the lobby.
I scrambled through the crowds of oddball Olympic tourists - obviously straight and not in the know - and into a fair smattering of older western guys - "it's like a Santa Claus convention in here," quipped Phil - to poll the local gay crowd.
The results were curious. The rippling Olympic musclemen, many clad in near-naked lycra bodysuits or Speedo sheathes weren't doing it for the gay boys.
Two young Chinese men both said the athletes didn't really turn them on as they liked older men.
Gus, 26, from Hebei said he preferred the coaches.
"I like men in their 40s or 50s," he said.
Nineteen-year-old Bruce from Guizhou, whose companion was a "senior" grey-haired American, also said he dug the coaches.
"I'm not really into the athletes I prefer older men, I like the coaches," he said. His companion laughed and gave him a squeeze.
"That's why he likes me," he said.
"But I love watching basketball. It's really exciting. In fact I am
great at basket ball myself," said Bruce, not immodestly.
Record-breaking US swimmer Michael Phelps also wins Bruce's favour.
"I love Phelps. When he is swimming he looks like a shark. I like it when's he in the water, all wavy."
Not all the young Chinese men were looking for a sugar daddy.
Jason, also in his 20's from Inner Mongolia, said he had a thing for Chinese weightlifter Zhang Xiangxiang. Zhang scored gold last week in the 62kg clean-and-jerk category. After his successful lift he was snapped hugging his giant barbell.
"Zhang is so sexy," said Jason. "He's very cute and cool."
Jason scored full points on my Olympic score card for helping me attract the attention of the harried bar staff. Promen is now so successful a night that the just-opened bar was flailing to cope.
It got so bad that when a man in an orange suit minced in and said: "I can do beer! Does anyone want a beer?" we changed our orders from elaborate cocktails to bottles of Tsingtao to avoid dying of thirst.
Thirty-something Simon is visiting Beijing from Taiwan. He flew in on the new commercial flights between Beijing and Taipei which started back in July, heralding new closer China-Taiwan ties.
"It's very convenient," he said, but remained non-committal about the deeper meaning behind the new relationship.
So how does he rate the athletes?
"I like Chinese gymnast Li Xiaopeng. He's very sexy," laughed Simon. "But generally I prefer the American gymnasts, because they are powerful, they're beautiful and they have incredible bodies."
Could he suggest anyone in particular?
"I don't remember their names," he said.
His friend, Hugo, also from Taiwan, said the Olympics "wasn't his thing."
"I haven't really been noticing the men in the Olympics. Although I do like watching the volleyball."
The men's volleyball matches?
"No, women's."
Not the answer I was expecting. Was I in a lesbian bar, I wondered? In that case the gold booty-shorted Cubans would be bagging the gold.
Finally, Jerry from Chongqing injected a little dirt into the poll.
He thinks male volleyball players are "gorgeous."
"Those tall players are so sexy," he said. "I'm guessing they're really well hung."
We invite readers to tell us if they have been watching the Games and/or any particular athletes.
Reader's Comments
gavin
i can't believe people actually take the time out to write such pointless and shallow articles. so typical of gays.
i watch the olympics for the sports and yes, the gold medals. if i wanted to get off i would watch porno. thx.
Post #3: no need for the holier-than-thou.
YANG WEI tops my table! (pun intended)
The Diving is another favourite too, not only on the boards, the actual dive, the slow mos, but also the shower scenes between dives....
And then for some of us with a taste for chocolate, the head on replays of the 100 metres with the rippling shorts and seriously large things flopping around from side to side....
Sigh!
pammer horse prince forever!!!!!!!!
with a skewed sample size of people interviewed, i can only glare at its biasness...
China athletes are not drool worthy? you got to be joking with China's gymnasts in the likes of Zou Kai, Xiao Qin, Yang Wei and badminton player Lin Dan and athletics Liu Xiang...
someone needs to check their eyes!
Korean weightlifter Sa Jaehyouk is a stud, as are practically all the members of the Japanese baseball team. There are so many Asian hotties at these games!
No wonder that he is Bruce's favour.
All the male gymnasts are hot, plus the divers..
The Bolt guy is a complete turn off given that he is so arrogant and constantly rubbing his cock, I think he has crabs that give him the itch
that tacky shaved bald, tatooed look is out and so 1990's
look at all the FALL Ads of cute guys . .. wholesome and good natured and sexy and innocent but sleek, silent, strong and rugged is back in . ..
swimmers, gymnasts and a few track stars are to die for . ..
also I am strangely attracted to the women's volleyball teams, especially the beach set, they have better abs than most guys, and their shoulders and biceps look great too!
with all the money Liu Xiang made you think the guy would do something about his teeth! he is in need of some serious dental work and braces . . . I still admire him and hope he bounces back!
Stop being so critical of others. Before you comment anything on the others - look at yourself first in the mirror. Are you anywhere near them in sports ? you may be better looking , having better body but again , you are only as good as you are to some ..there will be some who will find you probably offensive !!
Come on my brothers and sistas ....be kind in our words and our actions. Stop being such a wimpy bitch ! Hold on , I know what is running through some of your mind right now. Before you bark like a dog ..ops bitch ...think !!! Be nice. We don't need any more attention to display our characters and our sexuality. We know ourselves too well.
Zhang Xiangxiang is cute..heheheeh
These athletes have what it takes to be there. Looks are not everything ....so please give them some respect and credits. Move on folks ! Stop B****ing !!
What about the Japanese gymnasts? I placed Hiroyuki Tomita as my desktop background. Appreciate those broad shoulders, super-strong arms, lean torso and an innocent puppy face... it's so orgasmic!!!
I can truly imagine him... n*ked. Keke... ;-)
Chen Yibing(gym), Zhang Xiangxiang(W/L), Zhou Kai(gym), He Chong(Diver), Shen Qiong(volley), Lin Dan(badm), Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng ( Chn badm men's double, super hot) ....
To me asian guys are handsome,gentle and above all humble and modest.They are not like those american,or afrocaribean participants who are loud and with a very arrogant attitud.
My BIGGEST RESPECTS AND ADIMIRATION to all asian participants because they are an example of gentle and well manered guy.At the same time they all are very handsome in their own race.
Can't we jus have only male gymnastics in the Olympics?
actually i do know nothing bout gymnastics. i can be an expert only if i'v got a gymnast as my bf! hehe
I watch Olympic. Glued to TV over the weekend; on other occasions, I am not a big sports fan. I watch the Olympic it because it never fails to amazed me on how human being push their limit and how determine one can be when he sets his mind on thing. Do the eye candies help, you bet it does.
Every one of these athletes performs to their best under immense pressure and that is truly remarkable. Look at Li Xiaopeng on Parallel bar. Last one to perform his routine and yet managed an impeccable performance to take gold. To be fair, equally amazed by Guo Jingjing's performance, how she lead the pack by 16.75 points.
I remember watching Greg Louganis in 1988 Seoul Olympic. What courage (or pressure some may argue) one needs to hit your head on the 3m spring board and continue to compete and ultimate won the Gold medal? I clip newspapers articles that year on Greg. Ha ha . I was 15 that year. I wasn't sure if this good look has anything to do with it. Now think back, there must be!
Love the gymnasts; the chiseled body, broad shoulder but wish some of them are a bit taller. (Zou Kai stands 4'11") But then again, they wouldn't be as agile. Some on my hot list are Li Xiaopeng, Wang Feng, Lin Dan, Liu Xiang, Koji Murofushi, Anton Golotsutskov and the list goes on and on..
Last but not least, I must mention Eric Shanteau and Natalie du Toit. Eric was diagnosed with testicular cancer 2 months before the game. He went on to compete in Beijing and now back in the US for treatment. And Natalie who is an amputee qualified to take part in 1500m freestyle final. Now, that is Olympic!
love love love Li Xiaopeng & Chen Yibing. He Chong & oh not forgetting Hiroyuki Tomita.
oh, wrestling greco roman style - super super gay! hot sexy wrestlers too.. one in particular the italian policeman - can't remember his name that won gold.
China's divers and weightlifters need checked out: silky smooth and ripped. Disagree with the author about Gold's for China's Olympics male athletes: lots of jin pais (gold medals) for them and their physiques! But agree that some of the coaches also could do some press-ups under me to earn their own Gold medals.
Watching Olympic coverage outside of China doesn't give you the big picture of the Chinese competition male: a Chinese friend in New Zealand is seeing not much coverage at all of Chinese athletes, so I am happy to be in Shanghai where I can graze the channels for the best men that China has to offer. And no, the author wasn't in a lesbian bar: most Chinese men like the women's volleyball... I know I do... hehe.
Please rethink what you had just written. Those are just stereotypical opinions about Asian men...
Michael Phelps maybe the greatest olympian of this age but when it comes to looks, alexander popov is still the best for me.
Michael Phelps maybe the greatest olympian of this age but when it comes to looks, alexander popov is still the best for me.
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Piter Van den Hoogenband, swimmer from Netherlands is pretty handsome!
James Blake, American tennis star also HOt!
aLL the gymnast and beach volleyballers are bloody handsome!!
Chen YiBing (China)
Anton Golotsutskov (Russia)
Lin Dan (China)
I could go on and on! Damn, talent AND hot bods/looks. What a combo
Li Xiaopeng
and though I don't usually go for younger guys, Chen Yi Bing from China gymnastics is just SOOOOOOO cute!!!
yup~!He's really sexy!!!
this site is aimed at ASIANS we don't need your insight into some lame expat prostitute scene Dinah.
I am so proud of our University of Michigan graduate I will go out and get a tatoo like Mike's in exactly the same place!
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