This article also appears in The Atlantic, a Tea Leaf Nation partner site. In March of 2008, the New York Times announced that marathoner Haile Gebrselassie would skip his signature event in the Beijing Olympics. After …
Read MoreIt was a drab February day in 2009. I sat in my college dorm room four floors above York Street, drinking instant coffee and languorously gazing out the window at pedestrians below—miniature fortresses of warmth …
Read MoreChinese Olympic diver Wu Minxia must have been feeling ecstatic after winning her third consecutive Olympic gold in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard competition on Sunday, July 29th. But when the competition ended, the young …
Read MoreChina’s sports system is under serious fire from its own citizens. On Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter, Li Chengpeng (@李承鹏) recently wrote a scathing blog entry on China’s sports system. He called China’s Olympics team a …
Read MoreNike rolled out its new ad campaign, “Find Your Greatness,” in China recently, as the nation was on fire with Olympic fever. The Chinese version of the slogan is just as catchy as its English …
Read MoreBadminton is on fire, and it’s not from backyard barbecues. Strong reactions and sharp words reverberated on China’s microblogs from the decision by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to expel eight pairs of female players, including one pair …
Read MoreBadminton is on fire, and it’s not from backyard barbecues. Strong reactions and sharp words reverberated on China’s microblogs from the decision by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to expel eight pairs of female players, including one pair …
Read MoreWho said there’s no crying in weight lifting? On July 29, Chinese Men’s weight lifter Wu Jingbiao broke down in tears after losing a “sure” gold to his North Korean competitor. At first, Wu found …
Read MoreWho said there’s no crying in weight lifting? On July 29, Chinese Men’s weight lifter Wu Jingbiao broke down in tears after losing a “sure” gold to his North Korean competitor. At first, Wu found …
Read MoreThe games of the 30th Olympiad opened with a grand ceremony titled “Isles of Wonder,” created by the English film director Danny Boyle, best known for his work on the films Slumdog Millionaire and 28 …
Read MoreThe games of the 30th Olympiad opened with a grand ceremony titled “Isles of Wonder,” created by the English film director Danny Boyle, best known for his work on the films Slumdog Millionaire and 28 …
Read MoreThe 2012 London Olympics are only a few days underway and the Games have already seen its fair share of athletic marvels. Having adopted the official Olympic slogan “inspire a generation,” London organizers hope to …
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