China Tasked with Olympic Rebound, as COVID Dominates Tokyo Build-up

In this week’s Olympic round-up: IOC President calls Japanese people “Chinese” China’s largest ever delegation to “go all out”, as uniforms ridiculed COVID fears hamper Team China build-up in Tokyo China predicted to finish second in medal table Beijing 2022 preparations “on track”, but outlook remains uncertain The latest Beijing Olympics boycott talk All the … Continue reading China Tasked with Olympic Rebound, as COVID Dominates Tokyo Build-up

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

NHL Players Could Miss Out On Olympics As Deadline Looms

In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere: NHL’s decision on Beijing Olympics comes down to the wire Team China lining up “heritage players” despite contract standoff Japan, Australia block China’s route to World Cup qualification Men’s basketball team misses Olympics for first time since … Continue reading NHL Players Could Miss Out On Olympics As Deadline Looms

Rocky Road Ahead for Chinese Ice Hockey Hopefuls

Weekly Roundup Six potential scenarios for Chinese ice hockey ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics Latest news on whether NHL players will return to Olympics Pfizer competes with Chinese vaccines at Tokyo and Beijing Games Boycott Watch Other stories in the build-up to Beijing 2022 Can the Car Crash Be Avoided? Thanks to all of … Continue reading Rocky Road Ahead for Chinese Ice Hockey Hopefuls