China’s women’s curling team pulled off another morale-boosting victory by topping PyeongChang 2018 silver medalist South Korea, while the host nation’s awe-inspiring short-track speed skaters won a bronze in the women’s 3,000m relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday. The Chinese women’s curling team, who stunned defending champion Sweden 9-6 in the previous matchday, continued its strong momentum against South Korea and prevailed 6-5. Continue reading “China shocks S. Korea in women’s team curling”
Fair play to naturalized athletes who promote sportsmanship
In the competitive world of sports, athletes can choose to compete for other nations for good reasons, including an aspiration to excel in a world-class event. Whether they eventually win or lose a game, they deserve our respect so long as they have demonstrated sportsmanship — competing for the sake of sport only. Jeers at them are unwarranted, especially when they suffer a setback. Continue reading “Fair play to naturalized athletes who promote sportsmanship”