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 [...]
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Action Sports And Sport Participation in China
June 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Extreme Sports, Government, Sports Regime, Sportswear
Tags:action sports·Chen Jie·ESPN·extreme sports·Harvey Davis·KIA X Games Asia·PT Black·Shanghai·Shen Jian·SMP·sports participation·Thoughtful China
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 [...]
Tags:Chinese Extreme Sports Association·ESPN·Harvey Davis·KIA X Games Asia·Shen Jian·Wei Xing
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 [...]
Tags:BMX·Chinese Extreme Sports Association·ESPN·KIA X Games Asia·Li Haoran·Shen Jian·Wen Qiang
Almost Is Still Newsworthy in Tennis
January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sports, Tennis
An article looking at the latest tennis duo from China, and how some of the world’s less-reported sports are producing China’s future athletic stars. For all of about five seconds, there was discussion about an “all Chinese” final in the Australian Open. The People’s Daily newspaper had already crowned Li Na and Zheng Jie — [...]
Tags:Australian Open·Bird's Nest·Ding Junhui·ESPN·Guo Jingjing·Justine Henin·Li Na·Liu Jiayu·Liu Xiang·Olympic Games·People's Daily·Serena Williams·Shanghai Sharks·Vancouver 2010·Yao Ming·Zheng Jie
Marbury to Shanxi Basketball Team
January 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports
According to reports from ESPN, two-time NBA All-Star and former Boston Celtics point guard Stephon Marbury will join the Shanxi Zhongyu basketball team as early as next week, becoming the highest profile American to play in the China Basketball Association. “The aim of signing Marbury is to pay back our fans and try to win [...]
Tags:All-Star·Bonzi Wells·Boston Celtics·CBA·ESPN·NBA·Shanxi·Shanxi Zhongyu·Stephon Marbury
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 [...]
Tags:BMX·ESPN·in-line skating·Jiangwan Sports Center·KIA X Games Asia·Shanghai·Shanghai Sports Federation·SMG·sport climbing
