olympics

Whose That Dancing on My Screen?

rudenoon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:47:00 -0600

Very good essay at The China Beat blog by James Leibold entitled “Whose People’s Games? Ethnic Identity and the 2008 Beijing Olympics”
This sort of chauvinism is largely hidden and subconscious. Take for example, the use of Han actors to portray the minority children at the opening ceremony. Facing criticism from the foreign media, BOCOG vice-president [...]
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China’s Women Boxing Going for Golds in London

chinasportsreview — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:52:00 -0600

“The only one I need to get now is the Olympic gold medal - I’ve done everything else in amateur boxing,” Katie Taylor, 22, told the Irish Times after returning home from the 5th AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ningbo, China’s Zhejiang Province. “It is my dream to be an Olympic champion so hopefully [...]

A Year In Beijing

Donna J Gamache — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:12:00 -0600

University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) publishes a magazine twice a year, and the fall issue arrived in my mailbox at home last week. One of the stories is about Susan Brownell, a St. Louis anthropologist and professor at UMSL, who spent a year in Bejing studying the Olympics. Dr. Brownell’s area of specialty [...]

CBA Players And Myth About The Ages Of Chinese Women Gymnasts

chinasportsreview — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:29:00 -0600

We stumbled upon a fascinating post today on Asia Basket. Arthur Volbert, a US-based basketball writer who’s been closely following Chinese basketball, found that ages of 22 CBA players have been changed at the start of season 2008/2009. Below are some excerpts:
For Jiangsu, Tang Zhengdong went from being born in 1984 to 1982, confirming longtime [...]

Chinese Women’s Ice Hockey Team Walking On Thin Ice

chinasportsreview — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:34:00 -0600

Chinese Women’s Hockey Team continued their winning streak by beating Japanese Team 2-0 in Shanghai, securing themselves a shot of playing in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics after three straight wins over Norway, Czech Republic and Japan. Ranked 8th in the world, the team consists of 19 players all coming from Harbin, the capital of China’s [...]

Public or Private? National Sports Stadium Accused of Charging High Ticket Price

chinasportsreview — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:00 -0600

Legal Daily (法制日报), a Beijing-based newspaper, published a piece this week looking at the ticket price of China’s National Sports Stadium or the “bird’s nest.” Below are some excerpts:
“We’re very disappointed the National Sports Stadium doesn’t sell half-price tickets to our seniors,” said grey-haired Wang Huifu, 70. Some senior high and colleague students are, too, [...]

The Pelops Line: Gymnastics and the IOC

Pelops — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:03:00 -0600

The head of the International Gymnastics Federation revealed this week that he is pushing for a minimum age of 16 for participants in major competitions.
Xinhua has the story:
The president of FIG Bruno Grandi revealed the thought of adopting new age regulation after Beijing Games on Monday at the sideline of the ongoing [...]

Qingdao’s Yellow River quick fix

Pelops — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:38:00 -0600

Chinese media reported this week that water is going to be diverted from the Yellow River to ensure Qingdao has enough water next summer.
Proclaims the China Daily:
The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, co-host of the 2008 Olympic Games sailing event, has begun to store water from the Yellow River for use during the 15-day games.
The [...]