{"id":2532,"date":"2026-04-29T02:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=2532"},"modified":"2026-05-06T03:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T03:50:16","slug":"1936-berlin","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/song-chin-foh\/return-to-homeland\/to-the-olympics\/1936-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"1936 Berlin: From One Athlete to Another Larger Delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By 1936, China\u2019s Olympic participation had expanded into a larger delegation. Song\u2019s role also expanded beyond individual coaching into team organization and delegation of work. This moment shows the growth of Chinese sport as a national and institutional project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/training-base-for-Chinese-athletes-preparing-for-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/training-base-for-Chinese-athletes-preparing-for-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936.jpg 900w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/training-base-for-Chinese-athletes-preparing-for-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/training-base-for-Chinese-athletes-preparing-for-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Training base for Chinese athletes preparing for the 1936 Olympic Games. Shandong University Archive.<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Song-Junfu-front-row-first-from-left-with-staff-members-of-the-Chinese-sports-delegation-to-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Song-Junfu-front-row-first-from-left-with-staff-members-of-the-Chinese-sports-delegation-to-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Song-Junfu-front-row-first-from-left-with-staff-members-of-the-Chinese-sports-delegation-to-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Song-Junfu-front-row-first-from-left-with-staff-members-of-the-Chinese-sports-delegation-to-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/04\/Song-Junfu-front-row-first-from-left-with-staff-members-of-the-Chinese-sports-delegation-to-the-11th-Olympic-Games-in-1936.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub>Song Chin Foh, front row, first from left, with staff members of the Chinese sports delegation to the 11th Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. By 1936, Song\u2019s role expanded from coaching one athlete to helping prepare a larger national delegation. <\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By 1936, China\u2019s Olympic participation had expanded into a larger delegation. Song\u2019s role also expanded beyond individual coaching into team organization and delegation of work. 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