2008 is by all means an extraordinary year for China’s sports. Not merely because this country won so many golds in the Beijing Games, there’re actually so much more interesting things beyond that if we comb back closely, either about its sports administration and regime, or simply the government itself. 1. Juguo Rules the Games [...]
Entries from December 31st, 2008
Top 10 Chinese Sports News in 2008
December 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Business, Government, Sports Regime
Tags:age scandal·Basketball·CBA·Football·gambling·He Kexin·juguo·Liu Xiang·NFL·Olympics
Baijiu Branding, Olympic Style
December 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Business
Shanghaiist guys had for us some ‘swellfun‘ last month. Now the Guizhou-based Kweichow Moutai Co. seems to have come up with a new way of baijiu branding by adding a little Olympic flavor into their drinks. The company, producing probably the most renowned Chinese liquor, or baijiu, collaborated with the Beijing National Aquatics Center Co., [...]
Tags:branding·Olympics·water cube
Age Scandal Continues, Yi Jianlian Proved To Be Three Years Older
December 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Government, Sports Regime, Sportsmanship
China Sports Review previously told you about the age scandal over Chinese basketball and football players. Li Zhigang, a reporter from Sports Illustrated China(体育画报), posted an article on his blog yesterday about the investigation over Yi Jianlian‘s age. Yi, now playing at the New Jersey Nets, entered NBA in 2007/2008 season. For those of you who’re not [...]
NFL Cancels China Bowl, Again
December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · American Football, Business
The New York Times noted early this week that NFL will cut 150 jobs after the superbowl. Below are some excerpts: The N.F.L., widely considered the most successful sports league in North America, will reduce its staff by about 150 employees after theSuper Bowl in response to the slumping economy, Commissioner Roger Goodell told staff [...]
Beijing Hoop Dreams
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Basketball
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Dan Chung made this wonderful video about Wang Chenyang, a student at Wang Fei Basketball Training Camp at Shi Dai High School (h/t Danwei). Dan is a photographer at the Guardian. –- Subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Twitter for more China sports news
Tags:Basketball·Beijing·Dan Chung·video
Horse Lottery, Gambling and Chinese Football
December 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Government
Some of our fellow countrymen never hated the word ‘lottery’ that much until BOCOG employed it in their ticket sales early this year. It may be convenient for most visitors outside of China to get their tickets from companies like CoSport or Aristeia, however, things are a lot more complicated when you’re on the inside. [...]
Tags:Aristeia·BOCOG·CCTV·cosport·Football·gambling·horse betting·lottery·wuhan
Help Special Olympic Athletes If You’re in Beijing
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Philanthropy
China Sports Review has just heard that Beijing Shangri-La Hotel’s Kerry Sports Centre is currently holding a Special Olympics fund-raising drive until Dec.14. If you, our dear readers, are in Beijing and want to make a donation to those special Olympians, please find details below to help. Thank you! From 1 November to 14 December [...]
China’s Women Boxing Going for Golds in London
December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Boxing, Sports Regime
“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 [...]
