Agenda prides itself on interviewing Beijing’s movers and shakers. In this issue we’ve decided to be more literal and check out what drives Beijing’s athletes and sports fans.
After two weeks of running, climbing, dunking and cruising, we’ve connected with some of Beijing’s (and the world’s) most passionate athletes, and found out what keeps them moving. Colin Dixon, Chair of the Beijing Gaelic Athletic Association and Financial Consultant at Tenbridge (page 20) taught us about the vital relationship between sports and his professional life, and Bruce Wimmer, Director of Consulting at Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations (page 22) sat down with us to talk strategy. Corporate espionage strategy, that is.
We also met the founder of Sinout Sports and Culture Company, Tina Qian, (page 24) who wants to inspire Chinese people to head outdoors through her promotion of the Banff Film Festival, and Rick Hansen, Canada’s Man in Motion, whose legendary four-continent journey has inspired thousands, if not millions (page 40). Lee Zheng, the senior fitness instructor at Doubletree by Hilton (page 29) and Celebrity Chef Josh Emmet (page 12) agreed with Qian that balance is the key, and Ritz Carlton Beijing General Manager David Wilson (page 30) showed us one incredibly cool way to find inner peace, while Julia Cui of Octagon filled us in on the future of sports in China (page 32).
As China grows, the international community is also getting involved in the sports scene, including Harlem Globetrotter Curley “Boo” Johnson (page 28) who will be launching a basketball camp in Macau. That’s definitely something that local basketball fan and founder of NiuBBall Jon Pastuszek (page 26) will want to write about.
Ready to move? Check out our list of the of the best team sports in the city, as well as the best sports bars, pub quizzes and deep tissue massages, where you can reward yourself for finally getting off the couch. That, plus Beijing’s best restaurants, bars, shops, spas, and events, as always. Enjoy!
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