Tokyo Olympics roundup: China comes up just short, trouble with weightlifting, and a new Axios poll on the Beijing Games

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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 China be disappointed?

China won seven weightlifting gold in Tokyo. There’s news out today that the IOC may drop the event in Paris. What does that mean for China?

A new Axios poll finds that over 50% of Americans think China shouldn’t be allowed to host the Winter Games in 2022 . Expect more stories like this in the coming months.

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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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