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CHINA FOCUS: Western criticism of Chinese Olympians littered with hypocrisy

5 Aug 2021
My latest editorial for China Focus offers a reminder that Western media criticism of China's success at the Olympics is filled with hypocrisy. The New York Times claimed that China will…
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As we await the first person to call Simone Biles a quitter…

27 Jul 2021
Simone Biles has done something that some people will deem scandalous: She spoke honestly. The news from Tokyo earlier today was stunning: The world's best gymnast, who was expected to…
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BBC Sport: IOC official dismisses concerns of Japanese people, says Summer Olympics are a go

21 May 2021
I wonder if any IOC official has the guts to speak face to face with Japanese citizens, or if they'll remain walled off from them? I think we know the…
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The emptiness of the International Olympic Committee

18 Dec 202015 Apr 2021
The International Olympic Committee — either a willing accomplice or a weakened ally unable to stand up for itself — has allowed an exterior body to bar a sitting president…
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Next year’s Tokyo Olympics already in doubt

28 Apr 202015 Apr 2021
The Guardian reports the Tokyo Olympics might not be held next year. “Unless an effective vaccine is developed I think it will be difficult to hold the Olympics next year,”…

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