In this week’s look at all the latest news in the build-up to the 2022 Olympics and elsewhere:
- Chinese swimmer gets ban of 4 years and 3 months at doping retrial
- Soccer star Li Ying comes out as lesbian
- IOC member hails China’s winter sports progress with some dubious stats
- Commemorative stamps released for 2022 Winter Olympics venues
- Golfers set for Tokyo, Zhang makes history at Wimbledon
- The latest 2022 Olympics boycott talk from around the world
- All the other features and stories of interest
Continue reading Sun Yang Banned for 4+ Years, Will Miss Tokyo Olympics →
In a few hours’ time, IOC President Thomas Bach will announce either China’s capital, Beijing, or Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, as the host of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Here are some reasons why China should be confident of success – and some reasons to worry:
Why Beijing will win Continue reading Beijing vs Almaty: The Final Countdown →
国际奥委会于上周与美国电视台NBC以77.5亿美元的天价续约,从而使NBC持有的奥运会转播权延续到了2032年,这个决定对于体育产业而言堪称一场冲击。
Continue reading 美媒拿下奥委会转播权或影响中国 →
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