The whole who-to-thank saga revolving Olympic gold-medalist skater Zhou Yang and her family went a little crazy last friday, as Zhou’s mother found herself besieged by questions beyond any stretch of her imagination. From Youku Buzz: In this candid record provided by one Youku Paike, Zhou’s mother was surrounded by media reporters, pushing for explanations [...]
Entries from March 15th, 2010
On Zhou Yang And Who To Thank
March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Education, Government, Ice Skating
Tags:collectivism·Education·National Gymnastic Association·nationalism·patriotism·Political Consultative Conference·Wang Bingyu·Yu Zaiqing·Zhou Yang
Chinese Gymnastics Association to Bin Age Fraud?
March 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Gymnastics, Sportsmanship
Last week, when visiting the Hubei Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, a newly built structure to be used as a training center for Chinese gymnasts in the national team, Huang Yubin, head coach of Chinese gymnastics team and deputy director of National Gymnastics Administrative Center, said in a meeting that Chinese gymnastics is facing a crisis [...]
Tags:age scandal·Dong Fangxiao·Gymnastics·Huang Yubin·Hubei Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
A Youth Soccer Tournament Visible from Outer Space Kicks off in July
March 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Business, Football, Sports, Sports Media
Our friends at China Sports Tour are working on a great project. Before reaching out to the outer space, they’re bringing teams from around the planet to compete in a youth football tournament. Please see below their media release. The first international youth soccer tournament in Beijing reveals details today. The tournament, named The Great [...]
Tags:Beijing Football Association·Beijing Municipal Sports Administration·China Sports Tour·Olympic Sports Center·Shine Liu·The Great Wall Cup of Beijing
Catch Me If You Can, Says the Chinese Gymnastics Association (Update 1)
March 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Government, Gymnastics, Sports, Sportsmanship
Five golds, two silvers and four bronzes – the performance of Chinese athletes at the Vancouver Games has been nothing but outstanding during the celebration of Chinese New Year. But back home, sports officials in Beijing are fumbling, as a bronze medal the Chinese gymnastic team won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics could be stripped [...]
Tags:2000 Sydney Olympics·2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics·age scandal·CBA·Dong Fangxiao·FIG·He Kexin·sports law·Yang Yun
