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Jiangsu man invents ‘single player fitness and entertainment shuttlecock’

Have you ever had the problem of wanting to play badminton but no opponent was available? The front page of the Huaihai Evening News (淮海晚报) from Jiangsu province today reports that Wu Hongzhong (吴宏中) from Huai’an (淮安) has just obtained a patent for a type … Continue reading

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Running vs Tai Chi

For centuries, exercise in China has been defined by Taoist principles, but such notions are losing traction, especially among the young. Can traditions such as Tai Chi keep pace with newer Western forms of fitness? This multi-media feature by Stephy … Continue reading

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Beijing in my memory, London in my eyes

This is the 1510 Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published in Chinese on My1510.cn, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s digest proposes to look back at the London Olympics and the commentaries they … Continue reading

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Police arrest football match fixers

Today’s Beijing News‘ top story and large graphic is about the arrest of at least four men suspected by police on suspicion of football (soccer) match fixing and arranging illegal gambling.

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African Boots of Beijing

African Boots of Beijing, a 2006 documentary by Luke Mines and Jeremy Goldkorn about an African football team in Beijing, is now online. Part 2 is here (also on Youtube.

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Olympic gymnastics champion Yang Wei

Yang Wei, men’s gymnastics all-around gold medalist, performing his winning high bar routine at the world championships in 2006.

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Yao Ming’s return and China’s best golf courses

Yao Ming This roundup of the past week’s sporting news is from China Sports Today. Yao Ming rejoined the Chinese national team Thursday night in a game against Serbia. The Houston Rockets center had been out with a stress fracture … Continue reading

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China’s Zheng Jie in Wimbledon semi finals

Sports roundup: Zheng Jie makes it to Wimbledon semi finals.

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Shut out of Dujiangyan

Yin Lichuan reviewed; Chinese basketball; Naomi Klein reviewed; Liu Xiang’s record broken; shut out of Dujiangyan

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Hu Jia out of running for Olympic gold

A roundup of the last week’s sports news from China.

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