Who between Chinese-Taipei’s Yang Shujun and China’s Wu Jingyu will emerge victorious come August? For now, Yang has the upper hand because she just beat Wu Jingyu in their taekwondo match. Says Wu, 2007 world champion, of her loss: “I am still confident and this failure won’t destroy my mood or leave any shadow in [...]
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Roush Olympic Prediction: China Rising
Add US Olympic Committee chief Steve Roush to the growing list of people who says that China will vie for the top spot in Beijing. Among his reasons: * A highly competitive team* The traditional home-field advantage that host nations enjoy* Increased incentives for athletes* Large infusion of funds for sports* The world’s best coaches [...]
Will Zhang Ning Be Snubbed?
Because Olympic badminton gold medalist Zhang Ning is not part of the Chinese team going to the Uber Cup in Jakarta, does this mean that she will not be chosen to represent her country this coming Olympics? Badzine speculates. Photo credit: badzine
Olympic Predictions: Who Will Be the Overall Champions
Remember Luciano Barra? In case you forgot about him already, Luciano is the Italian sports official who predicted that the United States will retain its overall championship crown during the Beijing Olympiad. In fact he crunched out the numbers for the top three nations: United States: 98 medals (47 gold); China: 89 medals (38 gold); [...]
