China just might come out on top in Tokyo, Su Bingtian’s incredible sprint, Rule 50 put to the test, and much more.

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Mark Dreyer
China Sports Insider Podcast

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 to win his heat with a time of 9.83, a new Asian record. What does that mean for athletics in China? Two cases put the IOC’s Rule 50 to the test. And the Chinese Basketball Association has suspended its games as part of an effort to control a new outbreak of Covid. Did we mention that Beijing 2022 is six months away?

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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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