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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 [...]

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F1 Boss Backs Shanghai GP

April 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Racing

Red Bull Renault claimed their historic first victory yesterday as Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber celebrated on podium in Shanghai GP. A source told us that the Chinese Grand Prix only sold 70 percent of its tickets despite the prices were cut nearly half than the previous year.
“The economic crisis has indeed affected the sport [...]

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Report Lost In Translation, Shanghai GP Likely to Stay

November 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Racing

CSR told you earlier that China may drop its Grand Prix race in Shanghai after 2010 when the contract with F1 runs out . It seems this may not happen as Leon Sun, general manager of Juss Event Management (上海久事国际赛事管理有限公司), said the previous report was lost in translation.
Qiu Weichang (邱伟昌), deputy director of the Shanghai [...]

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China May Drop F1 Race in Shanghai As Its Economy Slows

November 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Business, Racing

Chinese Grand Prix, hosted at the $450m Shanghai International Circuit since 2004, may see its end in 2010 when the contract with F1 expires.
“We’re doing the assessment. By next year we should be able to give you an answer,” Qiu Weichang, deputy director of the Shanghai Administration of Sports, told AFP on Thursday when asked [...]

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