I have a particular interest in the swimming buildup to the Beijing Games….my son has been a swimmer for many years. He might not make it to the Olympics, but it won’t be for lack …

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Twenty-five year old Zheng Jie might be China’s best female tennis player. She is currently ranked 37 in the …

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People have been wondering about creativity of Chinese under a restrictive regime. But we can clearly see how creative they are in copying and finding loopholes, excuses and ways to getting …

So pole dancing isn’t quite your thing…we completely understand. Some of us like to keep ourselves upright  and our feet firmly planted on the ground. But that doesn’t mean you still can’t Shimmy, Shake now …

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In the end Liu Xiang couldn’t hold up under the weight of 1.3 billion fans.
Liu Xiang was the defending …

He Kexin apparently aged 3 years in 9 months. Late last year, Nov. 3rd, China’s Xinhua identified He Kexin (One of China’s 10 big stars) as being just 13-years old.
She went on to win a …

How about a summary of the 30 World Records that were set at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games?
19 of them were in the pool, the rest – four in weightlifting and five in track …

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So why are you sad that the 2008 Beijing Games are over? No more swimming? No more track and …

Even the President needs some down time, eh? George Bush has been taking in the Beijing Olympics. Hanging out at the Water Cube watching world records drop like flies and watching his jaw drop as …

I can make this kind of dive. No problem. All I need is someone who is 6′ 200+ who knows what he is doing and can stick a board up my butt to keep me …

Michael Phelps is young enough to be Dara Torres‘ son. In fact, he calls her mom. She could be the mom of many of the swimmers on the team.

But this post is about Michael Phelps. …

Guo Jingjing is China’s Diving Queen. She and her diving partner as opposed to other kinds of partners retained their springboard synchronized gold at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Never let it be said that China doesn’t …