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Frenchman unloads both barrels on China’s swimmers
Rio Review: Day 2
Rio Review: Day 1
China Medal Count 0 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze Day 1: Medals Silver: Du Li (women’s 10m air rifle); Sun Yang (men’s 400m freestyle) Bronze: Yi Siling (women’s 10m air rifle); Sun Yiwen (women’s individual épée), Pang Wei (men’s 10m air pistol) Day 2: Ones to Watch The best chance likely comes in diving as Wu Minxia … Continue reading Rio Review: Day 1
10 sporting questions for the Year of the Monkey
After a breathless few weeks during which the entire sporting world has been talking about Chinese football (with yours truly quoted by AFP three times, FT twice, El Pais, Hicimos, Vice Sports and interviewed by CCTV, BBC and Al Jazeera among others), let’s take a look at a few stories that could be cropping up over the next 12 months…
10 questions for 2015
Lots happened last year – Li Na retired, Sun Yang tested positive, and Chinese soccer continued to suck – but what awaits in 2015? 10 questions for you below… 1. How will China fare at the Asian Cup? We’ll start with the most pressing questions because China kicks off its Asian Cup campaign on Saturday. … Continue reading 10 questions for 2015
The Next Li Na?
In the beginning there was Yao Ming. Then came Li Na. Could swimmer Sun Yang be the next Big Chinese Sports Star?
孙杨将填补李娜退役留下的空白
当甚嚣尘上的李娜退役新闻趋于平淡，人们的目光转向了“谁能成为李娜的继任者？”这一问题，不仅仅是在网球领域，而是整个中国体坛。
Star swimmer waxes lyrical in Beijing
Waxworks in China can either be good – like this one of Li Na in Wuhan – or very, very bad – like this one of Vladimir Putin in Fuzhou. Fortunately, Madame Tussauds’ latest creation of swimmer Ye Shiwen falls into the former category and gets a solid 8 out of 10 on the official … Continue reading Star swimmer waxes lyrical in Beijing
China blamed for cyclist’s positive doping test?
Team Sky long ago set out their stall as being whiter than white in the historically murky world of cycling, and there has been no evidence of any impropriety by any of their riders while at Sky. But two riders with links to the team are in a bit of trouble right now. Current Sky … Continue reading China blamed for cyclist’s positive doping test?