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News on Sport in China

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Shockwaves as soccer star in corruption probe
Dec 2, 2022 (WiC 610)

Argentina and Germany arrived at this month’s World Cup in Qatar as two favourites to win the trophy. Yet both were beaten 2-1 – by Saudi Arabia and Japan, respectively – in the opening round of matches. The shock results sparked a ...

The real World Cup winner?

Why China has emerged as the economic victor of Qatar’s tournament
Nov 25, 2022 (WiC 609)

The host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were decided at the now infamous FIFA Congress in December 2010 (for gripping details on the gathering see the recently released Netflix documentary FIFA Uncovered). Outsiders were ...

Go with the floe

Hungarian skaters switch to China national team
Nov 18, 2022 (WiC 608)

When freestyle skier Gu Ailing decided to drop out of the American team in favour of a new role representing China, she described it as a once-in-a-lifetime chance to help the sport she loved. “Through skiing, I hope to unite people, promote ...

Peak and valley

NBA star shuns Chinese shoe brand he endorses
Jun 30, 2022 (WiC 591)

Basketball fans had high hopes for Andrew Wiggins when he began his NBA career as the first overall pick in the 2014 draft. The Canadian was known as the ‘Maple Jordan’ – a reference to his country’s arborial national symbol – but ...

A golden endorsement

Who were China’s big commercial stars at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?
Feb 25, 2022 (WiC 574)

The handshake between Deng Xiaoping and Muhammad Ali in December 1979 was a ground-shaking moment in both sport and geopolitics. China had just reestablished diplomatic ties with the United States and the boxing superstar was visiting Beijing ...

The surprise star

Why a Japanese skater lost out on gold but won over Chinese fans
Feb 18, 2022 (WiC 573)

When Japanese figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru hosted a press conference days after he failed to defend his Olympic title, at least six million fans in China watched the livestream via social media sites like Sina Weibo and WeChat. The two-time ...

China’s soccer quandary

More soul-searching as Chinese soccer team is trounced by Vietnam
Feb 11, 2022 (WiC 572)

In July 2011, the then Chinese vice president Xi Jinping met a delegation from South Korea. They presented him with a football that had been signed by former Manchester United player Park Ji-Sung. As a football fan himself, Xi told the Koreans ...

More losers than winners

Shandong Taishan wins CSL, amid crisis in Chinese football
Jan 7, 2022 (WiC 568)

The last week of December brought triumph and despair as China’s much-disrupted football season came to a final halt. Celebrating wildly was Shandong Taishan, which beat Hebei FC 2-0 to claim the league title with three games still to play. ...

Taking over Tokyo

Chinese firms dominate Olympic sponsorships
Jul 30, 2021 (WiC 551)

The Olympics makes much of its income from consumer brands that want to sponsor the world’s biggest sporting event. But with the Games in Tokyo already delayed a year and also very unpopular with local people worried about the spread of ...

Lost in translation

Cannavaro gets Confucian
May 14, 2021 (WiC 540)

During the Warring States period that began about 2,500 years ago the gulf between the nobility and the rest of society was a gaping one. However, the aristocratic boundary was made a little more porous by the emergence of a new class known as ...

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