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Episode 2: USA + China in the Summer Olympics, Sports fandom and the athlete journey in China with Steven Zeng

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(00:44) Lucia and Siyuan share their Olympics memories and thoughts on the 2021 Summer Olympics

(07:54) Steve joins the conversation

(10:50) The group discusses what the NYT got right and wrong with their article: The Chinese Sports Machine’s Single Goal: The Most Golds, at Any Cost

(18:11) Steve highlights how athlete development is seen as a career track early on in life in China

(22:38) Are Chinese athletes awarded the same opportunities for fame and fortune?

(30:26) How Sports fandom is becoming more athlete-centric

(31:47) Steve shares his surprising experiences creating a high school girls basketball doc in Sichuan

(37:06) How female Chinese athletes are confronting body image issues

(45:53) China's new trend of naturalizing athletes

NOTES

Watch Thumb Media's docs (including the girl's HS series) on Youtube

Follow us on IG: @bundtobrooklyn

Follow us on Twitter: @bundtobrooklyn

Questions? Requests? E-mail us @ b2b@1990institute.org

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Manage episode 303107018 series 2985936
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(00:44) Lucia and Siyuan share their Olympics memories and thoughts on the 2021 Summer Olympics

(07:54) Steve joins the conversation

(10:50) The group discusses what the NYT got right and wrong with their article: The Chinese Sports Machine’s Single Goal: The Most Golds, at Any Cost

(18:11) Steve highlights how athlete development is seen as a career track early on in life in China

(22:38) Are Chinese athletes awarded the same opportunities for fame and fortune?

(30:26) How Sports fandom is becoming more athlete-centric

(31:47) Steve shares his surprising experiences creating a high school girls basketball doc in Sichuan

(37:06) How female Chinese athletes are confronting body image issues

(45:53) China's new trend of naturalizing athletes

NOTES

Watch Thumb Media's docs (including the girl's HS series) on Youtube

Follow us on IG: @bundtobrooklyn

Follow us on Twitter: @bundtobrooklyn

Questions? Requests? E-mail us @ b2b@1990institute.org

Learn more about the 1990 Institute

  continue reading

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