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Following China's magnificent success in the London Games, People's Daily Online, the most authoritative news site in China, recently made the country's first English-language Chinese sports documentary series — Beyond Gold, which soon received global recognition. Meanwhile, following a lasting dominating reign in the Olympic squared circle, Shiming Zou, China's most talented boxer, recently made it official that he decided to retire from amateur boxing and step into a professional career, a decision that soon attracted global attention. Among those who have shown interest in these two events above, few have more authoritative opinions on both subjects than Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, who ...

When it comes to sports, China has always been a major player on the global field and has had the unique privilege of standing next to, or even above, the No.1 sports power—the United States on the Olympic podium. However, unlike in the United States, where its sports greatness is well chronicled, in abundance and with engaging narrative, in the form of documentary film, quality sports documentaries in China are scarce. In fact, the world has never seen a comprehensive, Western-oriented documentary series focusing on China's sporting scene. The stories of China's sports glory has until now remained unknown. Now, after registering its ...

China struck gold on home turf during the 2008 Olympic Games with a history-making boxing boom.On the hot afternoon of Aug 24, 2008, at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, China closed its Olympic show with two golds, one silver and one bronze in the square ring.The Asian Giant smashed the trio of Cuba, Russia and the United States, any of whom had ruled the tally table in boxing at every Olympics since 1942.Cuba bagged eight total medals — four silvers, four bronzes yet no golds. Russia leveled China in golds, but trailed by one silver on the table. The once towering ...

The sleeping Eastern Dragon has awakened, with one breakthrough in boxing after another, since China revived boxing more than two decades ago.   Road to the Olympics China's boxing rode upon a high-speed train on its ascending journey to the Olympus Hill. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, there were five Chinese boxing athletes who qualified to compete in boxing. Zou Shiming was the only boxer to win a medal and end China's Olympic boxing medal drought by capturing one bronze. Apart from Zou, the second best was a fighter in the light heavyweight division who managed to qualify for the quarterfinal. In the 2005 World Boxing ...

"Western boxing in China is now revived!" More than two decades ago when Li Menghua, the Director of National Sports Committee declared in a resonant voice filling up the sky, it turned a whole new chapter in the story of Chinese western boxing. By the turn of the year 2006, China has depicted a tale of two decades since the rebirth of the sweet science, two decades of renaissance and reforms, two decades of smiles and tears, two decades of challenges and achievements.   International Debut The year 1986 and 1987 are two significant years for Chinese western boxing. In ...

As the 2012 London Games is underway, Olympic boxing may grab more attention than prizefighting in the coming weeks. China, the biggest winner at the previous Olympic boxing tournament, is a hot favorite to shine in the brightest spotlight. On a hot afternoon four years ago in August, at the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, China closed its 51-gold solo Olympic show with two golds, one silver and one bronze medal in the square ring, emerging as the new king in the amateur boxing world. The Asian giant smashed the triopoly of Cuba, Russia and the United States, each of whom had ruled the tally ...

Pingpong TodayAs the national sport of China, pingpong is played by almost everyone in the country. Tables for the game, often made of concrete, are found throughout parks, in communities and public schools.Although many young people today in China are gravitating toward basketball, soccer, or tennis, if they can afford it, pingpong remains a fixture in Chinese society."Chinese today have much more choice of what sports they can afford to play, but people still prefer pingpong," said Deng Yaping, one of the most celebrated Chinese players, who retired in 1997 at age 24 with four Olympic gold medals."Although it is ...

Table tennis, known as pingpong in China, is China's national sport, and a source of pride right up there with the Great Wall and pandas.The Chinese have played a major role in transforming table tennis from a pastime of Victorian gentlemen to a sport of the masses.The Chinese sports legend Deng Yaping is considered to be one of the greatest table tennis players of all time. The DominanceChina owns table tennis like the United States once dominated men's basketball.China has won every gold medal in three Olympics, and four years ago in Beijing, it swept all possible medals.The Chinese teams do ...

Basketball is never out of place in modern China. As a matter of fact, the sport in the land of Confucius is almost as old as the sport itself.After years of development, the Chinese version of the NBA was born. One of the players coming from this league was a Chinese giant by the name of Yao Ming.With an estimated fan base of 450 million, China’s basketball market has shown huge potential to become the biggest in the world. Basketball TodayBasketball is currently one of the most popular sports in China, and has the biggest number of people involved with the ...

China is a large sports nation and a powerhouse in Olympic sports. The Asian Giant led the gold medal count at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, capturing 51 golds. At the Los Angeles, Barcelona and Atlanta Olympics, China came fourth in the gold medal tally, respectively, and at the Athens Olympics, moved up to the second spot.   Major Games Although China has long been associated with the martial arts, a large number of sports activities, both Western and traditionally Chinese, are enjoying high popularity in today's China. Basketball, soccer, tennis and table tennis are the main sports in China. In the past few years, China's ...