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Patrick Blennerhassett

Patrick Blennerhassett

Hong Kong
Reporter, Sport
Patrick Blennerhassett is an award-winning Canadian journalist and four-time published author. He is a Jack Webster Fellowship winner and a British Columbia bestselling novelist. He is a former sports writer for the Post.

Mixed martial arts has not only survived the pandemic but is booming, with industry heavyweights such as the UFC now targeting Asia – a long-time magnet for amateur Western fighters.

Table tennis, or ping pong, is just a bit of fun for most Americans, but one commentator, whose verbal showmanship at the 2020 Olympics helped capture a new breed of fan, could change that.

Chinese athletes will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to win a medal on home soil come Beijing 2022, so who has seized this chance in the past to become a national hero?

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Women’s ice hockey tournament will be a battle of two heavyweights – Canada and the US – as the Canucks will look to avenge their stunning loss in 2018 in Korea.

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No 1 NHL draft pick Owner Power will be the main man, but there are four other stars – including one from China – you should keep an eye on

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Italian expat Vincente Di Clemente part of graving wave of middle-aged weekend warriors staying fit into later life, after embracing personalised training programme.

American slopestyle snowboarder talks defending his Winter Olympics gold, and how the sport’s stars are taking training and recovery seriously.

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Norway’s Winter Games dominance is largely down its performances in cross-country skiing and biathlon, and China’s athletes have been in the Nordic nation for seven years hoping to learn a thing or two.

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With no NHL players at the 2022 Winter Olympics, China’s men’s ice hockey team still face an uphill battle from their three group opponents.

The former fencer, a polarising figure in world sport, has been immortalised in a ceremony headed by high-ranking organising commitee official Yu Zaiging

Hong Kong speed skater Sidney Chu, who is getting ready for Beijing 2022, is part of a growing wave of Olympic athletes who are turning to cupping for workout recovery.

NHL players skipping Beijing 2022 because of issues with Covid-19 means two Olympics will now pass without NHL players and the future is as bleak as ever moving forward to 2026 in Italy.

Chinese-American NCAA quarterback Jameson Wang hopes to take his game to the next level this year and become the starter for Cornell in the NCAA.

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NHL Dallas Stars star Jason Robertson, whose mother was born in the Philippines, is showcasing a high level of talent already in his short time in the league.

Hong Kong gyms and pools brace for fresh financial hit and decry government’s lack of strategy as closures hit industry in bid to quell Omicron wave.

New IIHF Asia vice-president Aivaz Omorkanov has his work cut out for him with Asia still an underachieving region, however, Beijing 2022 could be a ‘springboard’ for a bright future.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department, part of the Home Affairs Bureau, say it has found a breach of protocol after an investigation into president Mike Kan.

Jake Paul will fight Tyron Woodley this weekend in Florida, he speaks to the Post about life, philosophy and putting method to his madness.

Italian expat in Hong Kong Massimo Giusto took up ultrarunning after a body transformation saw him drop 10kg. Now he maintains his physique while running dozens of kilometres a week.

The Lantau 50 takes place for the first time since December 2019 as racers summit two peaks, with Hong Kong’s Wong Wai-hung finishing second in the men’s division.

Kong Kong athlete Sophia Khan, who is of Pakistani descent, says powerlifting has helped her overcome an eating disorder, gain confidence and refresh her outlook on life.

Hong Kong’s men’s sevens squad are using quarantine to help raise funds for Movember while working out in their hotel rooms for three weeks.

Source with knowledge of situation says NHL players may now not feature in the men’s ice hockey competition at the Winter Olympics because of a Blackhawks assault case, the Peng Shuai saga and Covid-19 restrictions.

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‘It’s tough to see how anyone wins at this point,’ says founder of Hong Kong’s largest ice hockey organisation, with Chinese men’s team’s inclusion at Winter Olympics increasingly called into question.

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