In his two-decade career, Chinese sports journalist and commentator Yan Qiang has had the good fortune to cover five Olympic Games, including the 2008 Beijing Games in his homeland. But there is one of them that is easily his favorite. “Sydney 2000 was the perfect one,” he tells TIME. “Because there wasn’t too much political interference and people uptight about all kinds of stuff.
There Are Mounting Calls For A Boycott Of The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Will It Be Effective?
Charlie Campbell / Shanghai, Time: World
Mon, 03/08/2021 - 10:27pm
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