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China Still Out in Front After First Week at Tokyo Olympics

In this week’s Olympic round-up, I will go over all the golds that China has won so far, up to the end of Day 8. I’ll start with the golds (from most to least per sport), because that’s what China cares about, even if we get periodic messages from the leadership about moving away from a “win at all costs” mentality. In fact, it feels more like we’re moving back towards that gold obsession these days.

Then I’ll look at some other good performance, as well as some disappointments, and finish with a few other developments – including some significant Winter Olympic news and the launch of the China Sports Insider podcast!

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Tokyo Chaos Lowers Bar for Beijing 2022 – and That’s a Shame

In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:

  • What Tokyo’s ban on Olympic spectators means for Beijing
  • Record Chinese delegation set for Tokyo, as individual sports announces their teams
  • NHL players hold firm with their desire to play in the Olympics
  • Team China hockey rosters starting to take shape
  • The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
  • All the other features and stories of interest
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Sun Yang Banned for 4+ Years, Will Miss Tokyo Olympics

In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:

  • Chinese swimmer gets ban of 4 years and 3 months at doping retrial
  • Soccer star Li Ying comes out as lesbian
  • IOC member hails China’s winter sports progress with some dubious stats
  • Commemorative stamps released for 2022 Winter Olympics venues
  • Golfers set for Tokyo, Zhang makes history at Wimbledon
  • The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
  • All the other features and stories of interest
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China’s doping problem and why it matters

China’s checkered past when it comes to doping, coupled with some more recent positive tests, puts the country on an increasingly unstable footing on the global sporting stage. 

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Chen Xinyi doping scandal overshadows day of drama

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