The Mermaid: How China’s First Female Olympian Paid the Price of Fame
Yeung Sau-king was the first female athlete to represent China at the 1936 Olympics (and also a journalist and spy), but not even medals could protec…
Yeung Sau-king was the first female athlete to represent China at the 1936 Olympics (and also a journalist and spy), but not even medals could protec…
From celebrations of workers at the 1959 National Games to vast displays of technological prowess during this year’s Asian Games, China’s opening cer…
Could China take the gold in pot-tossing and horn-clashing?
In 1984, the PRC defied a Soviet boycott to attend its first Olympics in 32 years
In 1932, Liu Changchun won no medals, but he did gain China recognition on the world stage
The “flying fish” swimmer who became the PRC’s first Olympic competitor in 1952
Mascot malaise and plagiarism—the Chinese National Games open in Tianjin