Tag: Sports

Peking Alumni Association Leads in Time Trials at Boston Dragon Festival

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, June 13, 2015, — Boston is packed by Boston Pride paraders, Red Sox Fans and dragon boat racers of the 36th Boston Hong Kong Dragon Festival this afternoon. Peking Alumni Association finished the time trials with the best average time of 2:43.9 among the eight teams in the Alumni group.… Continue reading Peking Alumni Association Leads in Time Trials at Boston Dragon Festival

Belly Button Challenge: China’s New Social Media Craze

Beijing, June 12, 2015, (ECNS) — Can you touch your belly button with your hand by reaching around the back of your body? The challenge has become an addictive trend on the Internet as women try hard to twist their bodies to complete the feat and show how slim they are, Nanjing-based Modern Express reported.… Continue reading Belly Button Challenge: China’s New Social Media Craze

Martial Artist Kathryn Tian Featured on CCTV International

Boston, May 26, 2015（from cntv.cn, translated by Eric Wu) — Born and grown up in MA, Kathryn Tian, a champion in karate and tae-kwon-do, moved to Studio City in South California with his father at the end of 2013. Recently, the international channel of China Central Television(CCTV) reported her experience of winning 14 world championships… Continue reading Martial Artist Kathryn Tian Featured on CCTV International

Everyone Is a Winner at Harpoon 5-Mile Race

Thank you for running the 14th Annual Harpoon 5-Miler to benefit The Angel Fund! 4,300 finishers, 300 volunteers, and hundreds of spectators helped us raise $180,600 (and counting!) for The Angel Fund, which supports critical research for Dr. Robert Brown and his team at UMASS Medical Center. This puts the 14 year total over $1,147,322!

Biggest Marathon Survey Finds Asia Leading Marathon Popularity Growth

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Running research center Runrepeat.com has completed the biggest marathon races survey, covering 2,195,588 results of global running competitions in a period from 2009 to 2014. It revealed that marathon running become more and more popular – worldwide average growth is +13.25%. Growth agents in terms of marathons popularity… Continue reading Biggest Marathon Survey Finds Asia Leading Marathon Popularity Growth

Brief History of 9-Man Volleyball

By 2013 North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament(NACIVT) Organizers In the late 1930′s, there was not much for young Chinese laundry workers to do anything else other than work. Just about ten years earlier, the Immigration Act of 1924 had effectively shut the door on all immigration from Asia to the United States declaring that… Continue reading Brief History of 9-Man Volleyball

Malcolm Butler’s Cinderella Story Makes Patriots Champions Again

Boston, Feb. 3, 2015, — Tom Brady took home the MVP, but it was former West Alabama All-American Malcolm Butler who made the play that clinched the New England Patriots win in Super Bowl XLIX. Brady agreed to give the Chevy truck awarded to him with the MVP prize to Butler during this morning’s interview… Continue reading Malcolm Butler’s Cinderella Story Makes Patriots Champions Again

Edelman and Butler Go to Disney and Victory Parade on Feb. 4 in Boston

Boston, Feb. 1, 2015, — Visitors to Disneyland were treated to a victory parade of Super Bowl champions Julien Edelman and Malcolm Butler today. The New England Patriots defeated Seattle Seahawks last night at Super Bowl XILV in Glenndale, AZ. Quarterback Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes in the come-from-behind victory, and won the Super… Continue reading Edelman and Butler Go to Disney and Victory Parade on Feb. 4 in Boston

Li Na Announces Pregnancy at Australian Open

Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 20, 2015, — 2014 Australian Open tennis champion Li Na of China attends her farewell ceremony at Rod Laver Arena on the first day of 2015 Australian Open tournament in Melbourne. Li Na shared her pregnancy news with the spectators during the event. (Xinhua/Bai Xue)