If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the podcast yet, I’d really suggest you check this one out (see embed below). The is the eighth one we’ve done and it’s the best one yet. For a start, there’s a LOT going on right now! The Peng Shuai saga has completely blown up everywhere (except for China of course, where it’s heavily censored), Zhou Guanyu is set to make history as China’s first F1 driver as he will partner Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo next season, there’s been a dramatic reversal from the International Ice Hockey Federation which could still lead to China getting kicked out of the Olympics, and we talk to Rowan Simons – who’s been inside the Chinese soccer world for more than 25 years. Full blurb below:
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Podcast: Jon Howse Talks Hockey Development in China
Jon Howse may just be the best hockey player currently based in China, although his minor league career in North America was cut short by concussions. He’s been coaching here since 2015 and had a ton of stories for us on the podcast – including, most shockingly, how he witnessed a coach “dropkick” an eight-year-old kid in the stomach. Fortunately, abuse like that is on the way out, Howse says, but it does still happen.
We wrapped up all the week’s stories before diving into a lengthy chat with Jon. All the info is below.
Introducing the China Sports Insider Podcast!
Apologies for the lack of posts in recent weeks: a combination of travel (including a LOT of quarantine), plus other work priorities, have kept me from the site. I’ve been working on two other sports projects in particular, the first of which I’m happy to announce below, with a second, much larger one coming later in the year!
I’ve teamed up with Haig Balian, host and producer of The Beijing Sessions podcast series, to put together the China Sports Insider Podcast, which we will release weekly. We had a soft launch a few weeks ago, but we’re now on the SupChina podcast network, so you can find all back issues of the show and subscribe here. It was also great to be on the Sinica stream for the first episode with host Kaiser Kuo and his tens of thousands of listeners.
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