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 on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Government'
On Zhou Yang And Who To Thank
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Education, Government, Ice Skating
Tags:collectivism·Education·National Gymnastic Association·nationalism·patriotism·Political Consultative Conference·Wang Bingyu·Yu Zaiqing·Zhou Yang
A Youth Soccer Tournament Visible from Outer Space Kicks off in July
March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Announcement, Business, Football, Government, 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 Wall [...]
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
Football Reporters Should also be Investigated
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Football, Government, Sports, Sports Media
An article asking the question: Why have China’s football beat reporters been left out of the league-wide investigations?
The China Football Association handed out another round of rulings this week, demoting Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Chengdu Sheffield United from the China Super League after evidence showed the teams had bribed opponents during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. [...]
Tags:Chengdu Sheffield·China Football Assocation·China Super League·FA·Global Times·Guangzhou Pharmaceutical·Nan Yong·Qingdao Hailifeng·soccer·Yang Yimin·Zhang Jianqiang
Purge Exposes Rotten Underbelly of Chinese Sport
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Government, Sports
The article is published in today’s Global Times.
When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger visited Beijing last summer, there was one question in his mind. At a press conference, he asked the moderator, Huang Jianxiang, a well-known local football commentator, why China, with so many people, lacked a first-rate football team.
The question was laughed off by the [...]
Tags:Arsene Wenger·bribery·CCTV·CFA·coaching·corruption·CSL·gambling·GASC·He Wenna·Huang Jianxiang·Ma Yanping·match-fixing·Nan Yong·National Games·Xiao Tian·Yang Yimin·Zhang Jianqiang·Zhou Jihong
Golf in Hainan Island
January 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Golf, Government
Where’s the largest collection of golf facility in the world? Right, Shenzhen. But soon that will be Hainan, China’s southernmost province:
The scope of the multi-billion-dollar project is staggering. It occupies 80sq km of forest and shrubland – an area the size of Hong Kong island – in north-east Hainan, the island province long touted as China’s [...]
Tags:gambling·Guangdong Province·Hainan·horse betting·lottery·Mission Hill Hainan
Communist Quietly Comes to Cleveland
December 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Government, Sports, Sports Media
A look at the recent discussions concerning Hong Kong businessman Albert Hung, who is now purchasing a stake in the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.
I dug through the news reports from Ohio to China, trudging through the same list of accolades and accomplishments of Albert Hung, one of the wealthiest businessmen in Hong Kong, who is finalizing [...]
Tags:Albert Hung·CBA·Cleveland Cavaliers·CPPCC·Hong Kong·Hong Kong Selection Committee·Kenny Huang·NBA·Ohio·Plain Dealer·St. Louis Rams·Tsingtao
How Much Does the Guangzhou Asian Games Cost?
December 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Business, Government, Sports
Our translation of a story on yesterday’s Guangzhou Daily about the expenditure on the Guangzhou Games:
“It’s unacceptable to just spend money on the Asian Games without telling the Guangzhou People’s Congress Standing Committee (GPCSC) how much the expenditure!”
Today, during GPCSC group discussion about Guangzhou municipal government’s Report on the Organizing Work of the 2010 Guangzhou [...]
Tags:2010 Guangzhou Asian Games·Guangzhou·Guangzhou Asian Para Games·public spending·transparency
If You Build it, They Won’t Come
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Football, Government, Racing, Sports, Sports Media, Track and Field
An op-ed on how despite the rise in sporting venues throughout China, the country’s sports stadiums remain empty once the lights fade and the games conclude.
There is no question that large, global sporting events can help change the image of a city. Governments use the spectacles as a means to redevelop or invest further in [...]
Tags:2008 Olympic Games·2010 Guangzhou Asian Games·Beijing·Beijing Organizing Committee·China Basketball Association·East Asian Games·Harbin·Jiangsu·MLB·National Games·NBA·NFL·Premier League·Robot Games
One Year to the Asian Games, Guangzhou Still Not Getting There
December 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Government, Sports
I was back from a reporting trip in Guangzhou, not for the Asian Games if you’re wondering. But four days of staying there made me think that the city is far from ready to host the Games.
Here’s a piece that I wrote for the Global Times about its unreadiness and, in case you don’t have [...]
