Japan’s Yuasa, Higuchi, Sakurai add to gold medal haul at Paris Olympics
As of Friday, the Paris Games are tied with the 1964 Tokyo Games and the 2004 Athens Games for the second-best gold medal haul.
Southeast Asia soars in traditional, new sports at Paris 2024, improving Tokyo 2020 results
Southeast Asia equalled its best gold-medal haul at a single Olympics with five golds, three silvers and eight bronzes, as the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and…
China upsets Belgium to reach Olympic field hockey final
The last time China reached an Olympic final was at Beijing 2008 on home soil.
‘Come back stronger’: PM Modi reacts to Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from Paris Olympics
“Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are India’s pride and an inspiration for each and every Indian,” the PM said in a social media post.
Bronze for Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio after she misses final at Paris Olympics
Petecio was the last fighter standing for the Philippine boxing team, which was reduced to a two-bronze output after a strong performance in the Tokyo Olympics where the squad…
Japan’s Kenichiro Fumita wins gold in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling; Nonoka Ozaki wins bronze
Fumita took silver in the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Triumphant dive adds to China’s glory in pool
Chinese diver Quan Hongchan's win brings Team China's gold haul to 22 at Summer Games in Paris.
Philippine boxer Aira Villegas takes home boxing bronze
Aira Villegas ran into an accurate-punching opponent and missed out on a final ticket after bowing to Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu early Wednesday morning, Aug. 7.
Never too old: Meet this 61-year-old Chinese-born Luxembourgish table tennis player
After wrapping up her sixth Olympic appearance with a lopsided defeat of 0-4 to the current world No 1, Ni emotionally acknowledged to the respectful crowd and said at the…
‘We’re being seen’: Taiwan celebrates badminton Olympic gold without national flag, anthem
While this is not Taiwan’s first Olympic gold medal, it has taken on added significance amid heightened cross-strait tensions and the island’s struggle for international…