It's like something right out of a modern-day Blackadder:
'The Chinese take great national pride in their Olympians, but the Rio games have not got off to a great start for Team China.
Last week, the International Sport Press Association reported that Chinese hurdler Shi Dongpeng and his camera man were robbed during an elaborate and unsavoury hoax. When the two men arrived at their hotel in Rio, a man vomited on Shi, and when Shi went to clean himself up, someone stole their belongings.
Chinese broadcaster CCTV has also complained about the Chinese flags that were used over the weekend during ceremonies at the Rio games. The small stars on the Chinese flag are supposed to all point toward the flag’s large star, but at the Rio games, the flags have small stars all pointing upward.
“The national flag is the symbol of a country. No mistakes are allowed!” CCTV declared.
To make matters worse, it was later revealed by Chinese media that the flags were manufactured in China.'