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AAPIs (and some Asian Canadians) in the 2024 Paris Olympics: A Retrospective

Posted on August 19, 2024 by Jeff

After watching the 2024 Paris Olympics which closed last week, I definitely felt that AAPI athletes had a high profile. That led me to decide to create this retrospective on AAPI (and some extent, the Asian Canadian) presence in the … Continue reading →

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US Table Tennis Gains visibility during the Paris Olympics

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Jeff

US Table Tennis, a sport in the US that has faces many struggles and in which the US has never medaled, has gotten a huge lift in visibility during the Paris Olympics.  This viral video from the day of the … Continue reading →

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Sunny Choi and other AAPI to watch in the Paris Olympics

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Jeff

The Wife, Brother-in-law, and I watched the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony last night, and what struck me as cameras panned over the Team USA boat was that there were a fair number of Asian faces. We have talked about gymnasts … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Gymnasts in the Paris 2024 Olympics: Sunisa Lee, Asher Hong, Leanne Wong, and Tiana Sumanansekera

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Jeff

A number of Asian Americans are representing the US in Gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics.  2020 Olympic all-around Champion Sunisa Lee is returning.  Stanford Gymnast Asher Hong is on the men’s Squad.  Leanne Wong is a travelling alternate while … Continue reading →

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Leanne Wong: Student, Entrepreneur, and Possible Olympic Gymnast

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Jeff

1) Pre-med student 2) business owner 3) college gymnast trying to make it into the Olympics – Leanne Wong is all three! I first learned about her story from this ESPN article. She is an elite level gymnast, having achieved … Continue reading →

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