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China leaves Pyeongchang on a high
Carlos the Jackass, CFA on trial and the search for the new Li Na goes on
Here is today’s China Sports column for SupChina, which you can read in full here. Below is a summary of what went on this week.
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Doping, diplomacy and deadbeat players
Fresh off making their 2017 China Sources list, this is my debut China Sports column for SupChina, which you can read in full here. Below is a summary of what went on this week.
Just what is going on at Alisports?
One canceled golf tournament might not, at first glance, seem like a huge deal, but a worrying trend of overreaching has dogged Alisports since its inception – and the cracks are starting to show.
How money & influence are shaping eSports in China – and beyond
Money is often thought of as synonymous with power and influence – in sports as elsewhere – but it’s not often we see such a clear example of a sponsor brazenly attempting to assert their influence as we’ve seen recently in China.
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Chen Xinyi doping scandal overshadows day of drama
Frenchman unloads both barrels on China’s swimmers
Pressure builds on China as problems circle Rio Olympics
China’s largest ever Olympic contingent of 411 athletes has brought expectations for a sizeable medal haul to Brazil. But with with local issues compounded by some wider – and more worrying – trends, it is no exaggeration to say that the Rio Olympics are facing potentially fatal headwinds.
The Rio Olympics are shaping up to be the most pivotal of recent times.
Not because the sporting action is any more anticipated than at previous Games – far from it – but because the Olympic concept has taken so many knocks in recent years that the very credibility of the Games is under threat.
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FIFA could be main obstacle to Beijing’s Olympic bid
When it comes to the 2022 Olympic Games, FIFA – not the IOC – is holding the joker in the pack. And that Joker is far closer to Heath Ledger’s dark portrayal of the character than anything that faintly resembles amusement.
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