News 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…
Sports 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…
Sports 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…
News… 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…
Sports 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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