22 gold (and counting) for China, Gong Lijiao is finally the Olympic shot-put champion, ice hockey news, and much more

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Mark Dreyer
China Sports Insider Podcast

As the first week of the Tokyo games winds down we take stock of China’s impressive haul of gold and talk about the the heated rivalry between China and Japan. Also: after coming up short in previous games, shot-putter Gong Lijiao finally comes up with a dominant performance to take the gold medal, some ice hockey news,  and much more.

For more stories read China Sports Insider
Find Mark Dreyer on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DreyerChina
Find Haig Balian at Twitter at https://twitter.com/haigbalian

Mark Dreyer is the author of Sporting Superpower: An Insider’s View on China’s Quest to Be the Best (Jan 2022). He hosts the China Sports Insider Podcast and runs the China Sports Insider website. He has worked for Sky Sports, Fox Sports, AP Sports and many others, and has covered major sporting events on five continents, including three Olympic Games. He has been based in China since 2007. Follow him @DreyerChina Read more

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