I saw an article saying that the chinese are cheating. It doesn't mention wether it's in the games, but in the connection to the games.
Such as the opening song being playback, because the little girl who actually sings the song had croocked teeth, and therefore not ok to represent the OG (Olympic Games).
Or emty spaces in the auditorium beeing filled up by volunteers to make it look like there are many people.

I don't have a TV, so I'm not watching that much...
I would have liked to see the athletics.

Many Italian athletes are winning big!!!particularly in races of swimming (freestyle and other styles). That's not great?

Joking aside, I must say that this kind of event has the potential to make all people from every nationality feel united and part of a one, huge country for sport's sake, but not always the potential becomes reality.