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Women in the Olympics, Part 2

Saturday, 16th August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

For its Olympic coverage, China's top Internet TV program, Sexy Beijing, is turning to China Sports Today for a little sports expertise. In this episode, shot a couple of days ago, we discuss gender testing at the Olympics and tennis sensation Zheng Jie.




For more of Sufei and Sexy Beijing, check out their Internet TV station here.

Tags: Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Sexy Beijing, women, Zheng Jie

Chinese women in the Olympics

Saturday, 9th August 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

For its Olympic coverage, China's top Internet TV program, Sexy Beijing, is turning China Sports Today for a little sports expertise. In this episode, we discuss some of the country's best female athletes.



For more of Sufei and Sexy Beijing, check out their Internet TV station here.

Tags: Beijing Olympics, female athletes, Sexy Beijing

China Sports Today joins ESPN Olympics roundtable

Thursday, 7th August 2008 ~ Chris ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

China Daily's Zhou and Newsweek's Liu
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
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