Uncategorized India’s storied record in international sports since 1947 April 11, 2018 0 Written by Ronojoy Sen. Well before independence, India had been sending contingents to the Olympics as well as fielding cricket and football teams. India’s first…
Japan Sport under Japanese Colonialism: Korean Representation April 10, 2018 0 Written by Stefan Huebner. The recent Winter Olympics in PyeongChang not only exemplified world class performances in sport, but also highlighted the continuing separation of the Korean nation.…
Pacific Islands Far from unusual: Pita Taufatofua and Pacific sport March 14, 2018 0 Written by C. Richard King. The thought of athletes from tropical nations participating in the Winter Olympics strikes many Westerners as incongruous, even laughable. Accordingly,…
Sport East Asian Olympic Dreams March 13, 2018 0 Written by Jung Woo Lee. The wave of the Olympic movement is prevailing in East Asia. The Winter Olympic cauldron has just been extinguished in…
North Korea Now is not the time to tread softly with Pyongyang March 1, 2018 1 Written by Liang Tuang Nah. With the 23rd Winter Olympic Games held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the Kim regime of North Korea initiated yet another plan…
Belt and Road Initiative Building a Better Winter Dream: Beijing 2022 & the International Olympic Committee February 9, 2018 0 Written by Christopher J. Finlay. On December 15th, 2017, Beijing unveiled the official emblem of the Olympic Winter Games. During the unveiling, International Olympic Committee…
China Social Image Construction and the Olympic Civilisation Process at Beijing’s 2008 Olympics February 8, 2018 1 Written by Anne-Marie Broudehoux. Beijing 2008 provides a fascinating incursion into the realm of Olympic-driven social image construction. For Beijing Olympic organisers and China’s national…
China The Asianisation of the Olympic Games February 7, 2018 0 Written by John Harris. In 2018 we embark upon a period where the eyes of the world will fall on nations in Asia as the…
China Can China save face on the slopes and join the alpine aristocracy? February 6, 2018 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. With the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea imminent, a recently published table of medal predictions made for interesting reading.…
China E-sports in China: History, Issues and Challenges. November 10, 2016 1 Written by Lu Zhouxiang. E-sports refers to competitive tournaments of video games among mainly professional gamers. A 2015 research report produced by games market research…
