Welcome to East West Sports! In our first episode we look at how Li Na’s French Open victory has impacted tennis in China, some of the NBA’s best players sign in the Chinese basketball league, and we look at the funniest sports video of the week.
East West sports looks at how the growing relationship between China and Australia has benefited Chinese swimmers, What rising basketball player is trying to become the next Yao Ming, How the opening rounds of the ShenZhen Open is shaping up and our top 3 picks of Chinese athletes for this week.
This week we take a look at the CBA All Star weekend as both local and foreign fan favorites put on a dunking and dribbling spectacle. We look at Jeremy Lin's impact on the Asian business markets, and Ian recaps the first games of the CBA playoffs.
In this week’s episode BON’s Howard Pan goes long at China’s National Ultimate Frisbee Championships; the world’s premier badminton team championships swing into China; locals talk about China’s best chance for a track and field gold medal at the upcoming London Olympics; and East West Sports discovers Olympic athletes the world over actually do get paid.