If it’s about sports and there’s a China angle, we’ll talk about it in the China Sports Insider Podcast. Mark Dreyer is the China Sports Insider. He’s worked for Sky Sports, Fox Sports, AP Sports and many others, and has covered major sporting events on five continents, including three Olympic Games 2008-12. He has been based in China since 2007. Produced and hosted by Haig Balian, a journalist and filmmaker who hosts and produces The Beijing Sessions podcast.
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Up close with NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury, plus NHL’s Olympic scare stories
On the show this week, we expose the myth circulating in the NHL about China’s quarantine rules at the Olympics (1: 18), explain what’s actually in…
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U.S. Olympic “boycott,” hockey showdown looming, and Chinese soccer with Tariq Panja and Nikki Wang
On the show this week, a decision — finally — from the International Ice Hockey Federation: the Chinese men’s team will be playing in the Olympic tournament…
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WTA ups the ante, crunch time for hockey, and a chat with NFL China’s Stephanie Hsiao
In this week’s episode, the WTA pulls out of China. What does this mean for the ATP, the IOC, and the Olympics? (00: 48) Formula One’s…
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China Sports Insider Podcast
Peng Shuai latest, Olympic boycott threats and esports reach a new level in China
On the show this week, the Peng Shuai story goes international in a big way (3: 10), the financial consequences of sports leagues leaving China (5: 11)…
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China Sports Insider Podcast
Peng Shuai’s ‘statement,’ China’s first F1 driver, and a chat with Rowan Simons
On a jam-packed show, we discuss the latest drama with the Chinese men’s hockey team – who may still get kicked out of the Olympics…
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Luge crash mars Olympic test event, Zhang Weili loses UFC decision, and Jon Howse talks hockey in China
This week on the China Sports Insider Podcast, a near-fatal accident at Beijing’s Olympic luge track at a test event leaves a Polish athlete recovering…
Mark Dreyer
China Sports Insider Podcast
The hundred day countdown begins, IOC releases its playbook, and an interview with USA Today’s Dan Wolken
Welcome to the China Sports Insider Podcast on the Sinica Network! If it’s about sports and there’s a China angle, we’ll talk about it. This…
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China Sports Insider Podcast
The NHL returns to the Olympics, China’s men’s ice hockey team, the Beijing 2022 bubble, and much more
One of the marquee events of the Winter Olympics got a boost this week when the NHL announced its players would play in the ice…
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Tokyo Olympics roundup: China comes up just short, trouble with weightlifting, and a new Axios poll on the Beijing Games
The Tokyo Games wrapped up with a flurry of gold for the USA. That means China comes in second in the official medal table. Should…
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China Sports Insider Podcast
China just might come out on top in Tokyo, Su Bingtian’s incredible sprint, Rule 50 put to the test, and much more.
All week long we’ve been saying that the USA will top the official standings. Now we’re not so sure. Su Bingtian came out of nowhere…
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