TV's diving reality shows stir controversy  

跳水真人秀"消費(fèi)"明星引爭(zhēng)議 被指拿命搏收視

中國(guó)浙江、江蘇衛(wèi)視分別打造的兩檔跳水真人秀節(jié)目《中國(guó)星跳躍》和《星跳水立方》日前相繼開(kāi)播，使得“明星跳水”成為關(guān)注熱點(diǎn)，而版權(quán)糾紛、公益捐款、明星受傷等話題也使跳水真人秀節(jié)目備受爭(zhēng)議。

Beijing（CNS）-- Two diving reality shows produced by Zhejiang TV and Jiangsu TV, China's two local TV stations, are stirring heated debate over the participation of celebrities.

Both shows feature entertainment stars, a common practice for variety shows on the Chinese mainland.

Stars such as Han Geng and Aya both appeared on the diving shows. 

"What concerns me most is the dearth of professional diving talent in China," said Zhou Jihong, head of the Chinese National Diving Team,who serves as a coach for one of the reality shows. She also expressed her hope that more people will be encouraged to take up diving through such shows.

According to the China Swimming Association (CSA), the number of registered professional diving athletes in China is less than 1,000.

However, the shows became the target of heated controversy following the injuries of a number of stars.

Some people doubted the idea of winning audiences by toying with the life of stars, others argued that such shows aimed at popularizing the sport cannot thrive by copying foreign reality shows, while still others said that "watching stars diving with an entertainment mentality is completely irrelevant to competitive diving."

Diving reality shows are also causing controversy in the UK, the US, and Australia. David Boudia, an American diving gold medalist at the London Olympic Games, who serves as a coach on a US diving reality show, said on Twitter that the participation of stars will push more young people in the US to participate in the sport.

As long as these reality shows do not overhype their star participation and entertainment gossip, and allow the audience to truly appreciate the beauty of the sport, they can help the success of sports, according to an article in Financial Times.