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Li Na Nike Training Club Taiwan

August 6, 2013 by Yein Jee

Chinese tennis star Li Na in a commercial for Nike Training Club (a mobile app if not mistaken) in Taiwan, in which she talks about the benefits of a physically fit body.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian commercials, Asian pop culture, Asian videos, China blog, Chinese commercials, Chinese pop culture, East Asia, Li Na, Mobile apps, Nike Sportswear, Racquet Sports, Sports and athletes, Taiwan blog, Taiwanese pop culture

Hsieh Su-Wei wins first grand slam for Taiwan

July 7, 2013 by Yein Jee

Hsieh Suwei Peng Shuai Wimbledon 2013Tennis player Hsieh Su-Wei (left) becomes the first Taiwanese to win a grand slam (tennis) title after winning the Wimbledon women’s doubles on Saturday with Chinese partner Peng Shuai.

The duo – which were born just four days apart in 1986 – has been playing tennis together since early teens. They split after turning pro before reunited again in 2008. Quite a fairy tale.

The fact that the success is formed between two players from China and Taiwan (which are in an ambiguous relationship) has prompted some side stories and awkward moments. Let’s hope the duo won’t split again because of politics.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: China blog, Racquet Sports, Sports and athletes, Taiwan blog, Taiwanese pop culture

Maria Sharapova – Head Tennis pictorial

June 5, 2013 by Yein Jee

Behind the scene images of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova when filming a HEAD Tennis commercial (video further below) in which she “tested” the brand’s Grapheneâ„¢ racquet in some odd situations.

Update – The video has been deleted from the official channel, use your imagination =)

Maria Sharapova Head Tennis Graphene racquets

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Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: European pop culture, Head Sports, Maria Sharapova, Racquet Sports, Russian Federation, Sports and athletes

Kimiko Date-Krumm Iyo Bank Commercials

May 4, 2013 by Yein Jee

Japanese commercials for Iyo Bank, featuring Kimiko Date-Krumm (age 42) who’s currently the oldest tennis player in the top 100 world ranking. She’s also the second oldest player to win a WTA tournament (39 in 2009) and held the record for highest ranked ever Asian female player (4th) before overtaken by Chinese Li Na.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian commercials, Asian videos, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese commercials, Japanese pop culture, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Racquet Sports, Sports and athletes

Li Na Time Magazine Cover

April 20, 2013 by Yein Jee

Chinese tennis star Li Na is featured on the cover of Time Magazine, which also named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Li Na Time Magazine cover

The 31-year-old Chinese player rose to prominence after winning the French Open in 2011, the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian pop culture, China blog, Chinese pop culture, East Asia, Li Na, Magazine photos, Racquet Sports, Sports and athletes, Time Magazine

Squash Olympic Bid

January 12, 2013 by Yein Jee

A video to promote squash, featuring world #1 Ramy Ashour of Egypt and Nicol David of Malaysia. The World Squash Federation (WSF) has been working for a decade for the racquet sport to be included in the Olympic Games (next for 2020)…

For various reasons there are limited numbers of sports that could feature in the Olympics (which are reviewed after every edition). There’s one slot left for the 2020 Games which will be decided by an IOC poll later this year.

While squash makes some fair points the voting is often decided by political and financial reasons. If the sport is not popular in one of the richer (or powerful) countries the chance of inclusion looks dim, regardless of how popular it is elsewhere.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: African pop culture, Egypt Blog, International Olympic Committee (IOC), Malaysia blog, Malaysian pop culture, Olympic Games, Racquet Sports, Sports and athletes

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