Raising Good Sports

What does Sports Beijing do? Sports Beijing is a community-based, nonprofit organization. We organize youth sports and recreation programs. The organization kind of evolved from a grassroots group of expats in the mid-1990s. This spring is our 10 year anniversary. Congratulations. Were you with them back then ... Read more »

Amy Alsop | Paralympics Champion

Goalball is played by visually impaired athletes and relies on sound. How does that work in front of a crowd of fans? The spectators during a game of goalball must be silent. Every player–whether you have a little bit of vision or no vision at ... Read more »

A New Ballgame

How did you get into tennis? I went to a Have-a-Go day organised by British Columbia Wheelchair Sports shortly after I was injured. I tried tennis first and knew it was the sport for me immediately. Are rules the same in quadriplegic tennis? The only big difference ... Read more »

Woman of the Oar

How did you get started rowing? I began rowing at the University of Victoria in my first year. I fell in love with the sport as soon as I set foot in a rowing boat – something about the rhythm of the stroke, the physical challenge and ... Read more »

The Golden Girl

So what does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist? As a little girl I was obviously quite a talented athlete, but without the support of my family I wouldn't be here now. The fact that I had a god-given talent was a starting point ... Read more »

SCUBA DooHow did you get started diving? I actually wanted to dive from the time I was 3 because I used to watch Jacques Cousteau on television. At that time you couldn’t dive until you were 12, but I looked big, so when I was 10, we told ... Read more »

Anchors AweighHow did you get started sailing? My mum used to play saxophone in a jazz band, and the guy who was the bass player also built boats. He was really nice and got me hooked on sailing. How old were you then? 12. I heard you then became ... Read more »

Keeping CoolHow did you start snowboarding? I was working in Shanghai, but then I got fired. After that, I just thought I should do something different for a change, so I went snowboarding for a weekend with my current boss. We were riding together all winter, and at the ... Read more »

Yoga Gets Hotter

What kind of yoga classes are offered at Om Shanti? We teach Astanga, vinyasa flow, hot vinyasa flow, as well as moksha levels one and two. All of these have different temperatures, different styles of teaching and are meant for different levels. What’s so hot about ... Read more »

Real Men Play Field Hockey

When did the club start? Are you the founder? Yes I am. I started it in August last year. Not to be rude, but isn’t field hockey for girls? No, no, no! It’s for men as well! There are good men's teams ... Read more »

Disc Jockeys

Who plays ultimate frisbee in Beijing? It’s just starting at a lot of universities. People have been throwing Frisbee carnivals, teaching it at high schools. We’ve been giving discs to the international schools. Any events coming up? Tons! At the end of May we’ll have ... Read more »

Tee Party

How did the club get started? It was started by some Canadian and British expat women, just for the love of golf. We run the range from beginners with some course experience to really good players. Cart it or carry it? There are caddies here. You aren’t ... Read more »

MOB Mentality

What does the MOB do? We go out mountain biking every weekend, we generally meet on a Sunday morning and head out of town somewhere around Beijing and do a full day's riding. And are there any other sort of activities? The winter gets a little bit ... Read more »

I’m Batman!

Why’s it called cricket? Bizarrely, I think it comes from croquet originally. It’s a derivation ...They all started off as the same sport, it got a bit anglicized into cricket one way or the other and the rules changed a little bit, but the whole ... Read more »

Balls and Brew

Why volleyball? Why "sport" and "social"?

We play volleyball because it's a fun group sport. You don't have to be too good at it to have fun. If you don't spill your beer too much, then you are a winner! The "social" counts way ... Read more »

Take a Hike

What kind of group is Beijing Hikers? How many people are involved?

We are a group of people who just love to hike, explore and see how people live in villages in the suburb of Beijing. Now we have five people working for the group.

What kind ... Read more »