China Sports Today joins ESPN Olympics roundtable
Thursday, 7th August 2008 ~ Chris ~ Link ~ Comments (0)
China Daily's Zhou and Newsweek's Liu
With the torch on its way to entering the National Stadium aka 'The Bird's Nest', American sports network ESPN arranged a journalist roundtable to discuss the political repercussions of China hosting the games, as well as how China will perform in different events.
Host Anthony Tao was joined by Newsweek Beijing bureau chief Melinda Liu, China Daily columnist Raymond Zhou, Sexy Beijing writer, editor and host Anna Sophie Loewenberg.
Rounding out the roundtable was Maggie Rauch, who is now based in Beijing where she is co-founder and editor of China Sports Today.
Sexy Beijing's Loewenberg and China Sports Today's Rauch
A transcript of the ESPN roundtable can be viewed here. Our favorite quote may be this one by China Daily's Zhou:
"Personally, I only care about Liu Xiang because I feel Liu Xiang winning the gold medal is tantamount to Barack Obama winning the presidency in the United States. Because it's about more than sports. It's about shattering stereotypes that Asians are intrinsically not good at track and field."
Image: ESPN
Tags: Barack Obama, China Daily, ESPN, Liu Xiang, Newsweek, Olympics, Sexy Beijing
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