I was scrolling through Weibo during my lunch break here in Toronto when Wang Shun’s official ID photo for the 15th National Games popped up on my feed. That clean-cut photo with the red background – it instantly took me back to 2018, when I was still living in Beijing and could actually watch these events live without any technical headaches.
You know that feeling when you see something familiar from home, and suddenly you’re transported back? Wang Shun’s photo did exactly that. I remember sitting in a crowded Beijing hotpot restaurant during the last National Games, the steam from the broth fogging up my glasses while everyone cheered for him on the TV screen. The waitress kept refilling our plum juice and shouting ‘Jiayou!’ along with the broadcast.
Speaking of Wang Shun – this guy is literally the Michael Phelps of Chinese swimming. 15 gold medals across four National Games? That’s insane. And now he’s going for his fifth appearance, competing in everything from 100m breaststroke to 400m individual medley. The dedication it takes to maintain that level for so many years… it actually makes me feel a bit guilty about skipping gym yesterday.
Here’s the frustrating part though – I tried to watch some highlights of his previous races on Chinese streaming platforms, and got hit with the usual ‘This content is not available in your region’ message. It’s like being told you can’t enter your own childhood home. I just wanted to hear that familiar commentary and see the Chinese athletes in their element, you know?
My friend in Melbourne told me she stays up until 2 AM trying to catch live streams of Chinese sports events, only to have the video buffer endlessly or show error messages. She said it feels like trying to listen to a conversation through a thick wall – you can hear bits and pieces, but never the full story. And when you’re overseas, these cultural connections become even more precious.
The 15th National Games swimming events will be held at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre from November 10-18. Part of me wishes I could fly back just to sit in those stands, smell the chlorine in the air, and feel the collective gasp when swimmers touch the wall. There’s something about live sports that no delayed recording can capture.
Anyway, seeing Wang Shun’s photo today made me realize how much we overseas Chinese miss – not just the events themselves, but the shared experience of watching them in real-time with fellow fans. That spontaneous Weibo discussion during commercial breaks, the memes that spread within minutes of a great performance… it’s the digital equivalent of watching together in a living room.
So to all my fellow overseas friends who understand this struggle – what’s the one Chinese show or event you wish you could watch without restrictions? For me, it’s definitely live sports like the National Games. There’s just something about hearing the national anthem play that hits different when you’re thousands of miles away from home.
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