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

China Sports Insider Podcast

English - August 05, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Previous Episode: 22 gold (and counting) for China, Gong Lijiao is finally the Olympic shot-put champion, ice hockey news, and much more
Next Episode: Tokyo Olympics roundup: China comes up just short, trouble with weightlifting, and a new Axios poll on the Beijing Games

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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