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· Benny Luo
We Need to Relive The Time This Olympics Reporter Went Crazy Over Badminton
While known as a backyard sport in America, few know that badminton is the second most-played sport in the world next to soccer. It’s extremely popular in Asia and European countries and became an Olympic sport in 1992. As the 2016 Rio Olympic games are underway, people are…
· Editorial Staff
South Korea Judo Team Sets a Thirst Trap on Instagram Right Before the Olympics
About two weeks before the Olympics, the South Korean national Judo team uploaded a photo showing off the fruits of their labor. The image was shared on instagram by team member Gwak Don-han. Him and his teammates were in Japan for training right before the Olympics started.
· Editorial Staff
China Outraged After Discovering the Rio Olympics Got Their Flag Wrong
An egregious error unleashed the fury of China with the news that Rio Olympic organizers have been using an incorrect version of the Chinese flag throughout the games so far. The mistake was first spotted by CCTV during the awards ceremony of shooting champions Du Li and Yi…
· Ryan General
Meet the UC Berkeley Swimmer Who’s Representing Hong Kong at the Rio Olympics
Three-time Olympian Stephanie Au proudly carried the flag for the Hong Kong contingent during the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. She called the experience, “a truly magical moment” in her distinguished swimming career The University of California alumnus…
· Ryan General
Bus Full of Chinese Reporters Get Caught in Roadside Firefight at Rio Olympics
A busload of basketball reporters from China were reportedly caught in the middle of a roadside gunfight in Rio while traveling to the Olympic Village for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The incident, which left six locals dead, reportedly had no Chinese casualties, according to…
· Ryan General
60-Year-Old Chinese Man Rides His Rickshaw from China to Rio For The 2016 Olympics
Chen Guanming is the 60-year-old man from China who loves the Olympics so much that he rode a rickshaw all the way to Rio just so he could attend the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Dubbed as the Chinese “Olympics Man,” Chen has also attended both the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Athlete Arrives for Rio Olympics, Immediately Gets Vomited on and Robbed
A Chinese hurdler who traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympics was robbed in the most disgusting of ways. The Chinese hurdler, Shi Dongpeng, was reportedly with a journalist when he arrived at his hotel late at night in Rio on July 25. The two were tricked by con…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Swimmer’s Reaction When She Learns She Won a Medal is Melting Hearts on the Internet
Chinese swimmers at this year’s Olympics in Rio have been getting a lot of attention, from the chiseled Ning Zetao to the “drug cheat” scandal surrounding Sun Yang. But now a female Chinese swimmer has the attention of the internet after winning hearts with her bubbly reaction…
· Ryan General
Chinese Fans Are Begging This Japanese Olympic Athlete to Marry a Chinese Guy
Fans from China are swooning over Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara, even ahead of her scheduled games at the Rio Olympics. Chinese netizens have been vocal about their support for the amiable 28-year-old athlete to the point of advising her to marry a Chinese man,…
· Ryan General
People Don’t Believe That China’s Gymnastics Team Meets the Olympic Age Requirements
A young Chinese gymnastics team with no prior international exposure is currently representing China at the Rio Olympic Games. Team manager Ye Zhennan has deemed the team ready as all the members meet the minimum age requirement set by the International Gymnastics Federation…
· Editorial Staff
Vietnam Just Won Its First Ever Olympic Gold Medal
After competing in the Olympic Games for 64 years, Vietnam has finally earned its first ever gold medal thanks to 41-year-old Hoàng Xuan Vinh. The military officer won the men’s 10 meter air pistol event Saturday to make history for his home country. Vinh was neck in neck with…
· Waylae Gregoire
‘Yellow Fever’ is Not and Never Was a Derogatory Term for Asians, According to Asians
So apparently we wrote a “racist” headline about Chinese Olympic swimmer and perfect human specimen Ning Zetao by saying he’s giving the internet “yellow fever.” This is the headline: “Forget Zika Virus — China’s Hottest Olympic Swimmer is Giving the Internet Yellow Fever”.
· Editorial Staff
Olympic Athlete Racks Up $5,000 Phone Bill Playing Pokémon Go in Rio
An Olympic star gymnast recently racked up a $5,000 phone bill trying to take home the Pokémon Go title in Brazil. Last week, Kohei Uchimura, the reigning Japanese Olympic gold medalist, landed in São Paulo, Brazil. While he was settling into his new surroundings, Uchimura…
· Max Chang
The Internet Can’t Handle China’s Hottest Olympic Swimmer
All eyes will be on this 23-year-old eye-candy when he takes off his clothes to make a big splash in the pool. Ning Zetao is a competitive swimmer participating in this year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Standing at 6’3”, this athlete is all lean muscle mass.
· Editorial Staff
USA’s Olympic Basketball Team Rents Luxury Cruise Ship While Others Live in Horrid Conditions
For this year’s Summer Olympics, instead of staying at the athletes’ village, Team USA’s prominent basketball figures have chosen to stay on a luxury cruise ship. The team chartered the Silversea Silver Cloud and reserved all its cabins, amenities and attractions, The Sydney…
· Ryan General
Japan Just Became the First Country to Broadcast TV in Stunning 8K Resolution
Just when the world is getting to know about 4K TV, Japan suddenly heads into uncharted territory by broadcasting television content in 8K resolution beginning Monday. Japan’s NHK broadcaster is set to launch a new satellite channel that transmits a mix of 4K and 8K content from…
· Editorial Staff
China Is About To Get Internet Speeds Over 10X Faster Than 4G
Mobile phone users in China are about to access the internet much faster soon. According to South China Morning Post, ZTE and China Mobile are working to test “pre-5G” connections, expected to run over ten times faster than the existing 4G standard. If all goes well, it should…
· Laura Dang
Jean Liu: She Was Asked to Sing Céline Dion in a Job Interview, Now She’s Uber’s Greatest Threat in China
Jean Liu, 37, is the president of Didi Dache, Uber’s biggest competitor in China’s mobile-based transportation services market. Liu, the daughter of Lenovo founder Liu Chuanzhi and the granddaughter of Liu Gushu, a former top banker at Bank of China, earned a bachelor’s degree…
· Editorial Staff
Japanese Badminton Star Kento Momota Ruins His Olympic Dreams After Gambling at a Casino
A Japanese badminton star has ruined his chances of competing at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after admitting to gambling at an illegal casino. Kento Momota, 21, who’s currently ranked number #2 in the world in men’s single admitted to making bets at a Tokyo casino with…
· Editorial Staff
Ex-NBA All-Star Misses Out on Billions After Turning Down 10 Percent of Nike 30 Years Ago
Basketball Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood won a gold medal in the 1986 Olympics, is a four-time NBA All-Star, was a part of the 1980 Lakers championship team and was married to supermodel Iman for a decade. One thing he may have missed out on, however: being a billionaire. Asked…