A deep dive into “Sporting Superpower”
1:04 – As the China Sports Insider Podcast turns 50, are there still reasons to be optimistic about China’s sporting future? 2:46 – China may...
China Sports Insider Podcast
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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Shankai’s Feng Tao on China’s World Cup involvement
2:00 – Marathons around the country have been getting postponed or canceled, but Beijing’s big race remains on — for now. 5:54 – China is...
China’s sporting Politburo Standing Committee revealed – Part II
0:50 Some parallels between the handling of the Hu Jintao and Peng Shuai incidents. 7:17 Following on from Part I, which outlined the top seven...
China’s Sporting Politburo Standing Committee revealed – Part I
0:40 – It’s Day 8 of quarantine for Mark on his return to Beijing and he’s been preoccupied by the fascinating waste disposal process. 6:00...
Canada’s Ivy Liao speaks from inside Chengdu’s ping pong bubble
1:20: The FIFA World Cup is approaching. How much buzz will there be in China? 3:23: Mike Pompeo was in Taiwan this week and Mark...
F1 gridlock in China and Putin’s Olympic brainwave
0:45: Mark recounts his earthquake experience in Taiwan and highlights how the cluster of former China journalists now based on the island is affecting the...
Trouble ahead for Fosun’s Wolves? Plus lockdown tournaments and All-Star games
0:45 The (new!) livestream starts with some differences in playing club tennis around the world. 2:37 Both hosts express anxiety about their upcoming returns to...
Tanking with Chinese characteristics, and a surprising tennis breakthrough
The China Sports Insider Podcast is back after a busy summer and will continue to evolve as Zero COVID continues to dominate the sports industry...
Fighting back: Exploring China’s self-defense scene
In an special interview edition of the show, Mark and Haig speak to Yonina Chan, who helps run the Beijing chapter of the famed Israeli...
Lessons from Hong Kong’s sporting revival on the eve of the Handover anniversary
(0:55) Recent podcast guest and F1 driver Zhou Guanyu finally has some good luck, finishing eighth at the Montreal Grand Prix. (1:36) He’s a fun follow on...