With the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) drawing to a close earlier this week after receiving little to none global attention, the few people who were watching have been debating the merits of the spectacle. In general, those who were there appear to have been won over by the Chinese penchant for ‘Bigger is Better’, while those who weren’t were more than happy to pile on.
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青奥会需吸引公众关注 否则成空谈
据报道，南京青奥会的开幕式预算仅为北京奥运会的1/5，但考虑到该赛事的新闻报道量，这笔花费也算不菲了。
World Peace’s move a paw in the right direction
For several years now, Stephon Marbury has been the most successful international star in the Chinese Basketball Association. This year, though, he may have to share some of that limelight.
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慈世平学马布里有望在华功成名就
近几年，史蒂芬•马布里一直是CBA最大牌的国际球星。不过今年，他应该无法独享这份殊荣了.
Legend’s son set to drive for Team China
[UPDATE: Piquet Jr has confirmed on social media that he has officially signed with Team China]. Formula E – the global electric race car series backed by Richard Branson, Leonardo DiCaprio and a host of big names in motor racing – is getting ready to launch in Beijing on September 13 and almost everything is set…except for the identity of Team China Racing’s two drivers. But China Sports Insider can reveal that Nelson Piquet Jr and Ho-Pin Tung are due to be named as the drivers in the coming days.
Li Na’s withdrawal shows switch in priorities
The headlines about Li Na’s latest knee injury have centered on the fact that she will miss the US Open later this month, but the real story is about ensuring her legacy.
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李娜是中国网球一张永久的名片
有关李娜膝盖最新伤情的报道，媒体多集中在她将会错失今年8月底的美网公开赛。不过真正重要的还应该是如何将李娜的成就传承下去。而李娜显然也将家乡的比赛看的更为重要。
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Crunch time for Zou as things get real
Zou Shiming’s tomato can era has officially ended. In beating Luis de la Rosa on points last weekend, Zou moved to 5-0 (with 1 KO), and he remains on track for a world title bid later this year (though promoter Bob Arum is already talking about his first title defense). Some world champions are clearly tougher than others, but you can’t stage manage a title fight in quite the same way as you can line up a pushover opponent. In other words, shit just got real. Here is this week’s Sports Talk column:
邹市明需用实力来打消外界质疑声
邹市明冲击世界拳王的日子很快就要来临，只有到那一天，一切争议才将烟消云散。
How much does Xi Jinping really like soccer?
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s supposed love of The Beautiful Game runs so deep that state media have even run cartoons of him depicting his futbol passion. But how much does he really like the sport?
Exhibit A.
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