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Action Sports And Sport Participation in China

June 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Extreme Sports, Government, Sports Regime, Sportswear

Thoughtful China has a very interesting video discussion lately on action sports and sports participation in China that really worth checking out. In the video, Harvey Davis, vice president at ESPN’s Events Management Group, reckons that “these [action] sports are now recognized in China as real sports, with real committees and real organizations reporting up [...]

At 2011 X Games Asia, China’s Best Talents Were Missing (pt2/2)

May 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Extreme Sports, Government, Sports Regime

This is the 2nd part of the post on 2011 Kia X Games Asia. Read the 1st part here. “It is what it is. I’m going back to play for a while, just to take it in.” Shen Jian squeezed a smile at me and then walked back onto the stage. Only less than 10 [...]

At 2011 X Games Asia, China’s Best Talents Were Missing (pt1/2)

May 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Extreme Sports, Government

A bit longer than I thought, hence I’m posting it in two parts. Read the 2nd part here. At the beginning of April, a month ahead of ESPN’s 2011 X Games Asia in Shanghai, Shen Jian (申剑), arguebly China’s best BMX rider, was worried about his eligibility for the Games. Born in 1988 along the [...]

‘Niu’ Year For Chinese Snowboarders

November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Extreme Sports, Skiing, Sports

Apparently Mellow Parks Construction — China’s experts for all things snowboarding — never bothered to check the calendar when they released its Magnum opus Nov. 14. For the snowboarding community both in China and around the world, the New Year comes six weeks early with the release of “Happy Niu Year,” a film documenting some [...]

KIA X Games Asia 2009 to Hit Shanghai Again

March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Extreme Sports

Good news for extreme sports lovers in Shanghai! The KIA X Games Asia 2009 will come back to Shanghai for the third consecutive year. The games will hosted from April 30th to May 3rd at Jiangwan Sports Center. Tickets are now available at 400-666-6699. This year the event will showcase more than 200 of the [...]

Parkour, Chinese Style

March 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Extreme Sports, Sports

Well, we’d like to take the blame for a little miscategorization this time. It seems young Chinese traceurs have discovered a new cool place to practice their skills – right inside their dorms. (h/t Youku Buzz) –- Subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Twitter for more China sports news

Building Snowboarding from the Peak Down

March 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Extreme Sports, Sports

7th Annual Red Bull Nanshan Open

“Snowboarding in China is never going to be the way it is in Europe or the United States,” says Steve Zdarsky, the man who runs Mellow Constructions in China.

SMP Skate Park Festival in Shanghai

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Extreme Sports

So adventure sports fanatics in Shanghai will have their festival tomorrow at the SMP Skate Park. (h/t Shanghaiist) Saturday – Nov. 8th SMP Skate/Music Festival – SCMP Skate Park – 10am-Late (free) Location: 2100 Songhu Road, Yangpu Distrct (Jiangwan Stadium) 淞沪路2100号，江湾体育场 SMP launched its 138,000 sq ft SMP Skatepark in October 2005, making it the [...]

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