China wins Olympic table tennis mixed doubles gold
China's world No. 1 team, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, have finally completed their major title collection by winning their first mixed doubles Olympic gold medal in Paris, paving…
Second Olympic gold for Hong Kong’s Cheung, Haughey wins bronze
Hong Kong, China hauled two Olympic medals on Monday as Edgar Cheung Ka-long defended his men's foil individual title while Siobhan Haughey, a silver medalist in this event at…
South Korean women archers dominate Olympics for 36 years
Since the women’s archery team event was introduced at the Olympics in 1988, South Korean women have never failed to win gold. On Sunday in Paris, they demonstrated once again…
Thohir, Prabowo meet with IOC in France as Indonesia dreams of hosting Olympics
It was not the first time Indonesian government representatives made a bid to host the world’s biggest sporting event. In 2022, President Widodo said the country would be ready…
Mutual respect brings Japan’s teenagers gold, silver in women’s skateboarding
Fourteen-year-old Coco Yoshizawa won the gold medal in women’s skateboarding and Liz Akama, 15, finished with silver at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Hitting their golden target: Meet China’s Olympic gold-medal winning teen shooters
Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao held their collective nerve to outgun South Korea's Park Ha-jun and Keum Ji-hyeon 16-12 with poise and marksmanship beyond their years, winning the…
Manny Pacquiao says Anpo exhibition a ‘good tuneup’ for comeback
What was expected to be a light workout for Pacquiao turned out to be a tough three-round test for the boxing legend eyeing a potential comeback later in the year.
IOC apologises for South Korea ‘mistake’ during Olympics opening ceremony
During the event, the South Korean delegation was mistakenly identified as representing North Korea, with which South Korea is technically still at war.
Oh Sang-uk, first South Korean to win gold in men’s sabre individual, honours ex-teammates
At the moment of victory, the 27-year-old Oh's mind was not just on gold, but also on his two retired teammates who had shared so much of his journey with him.
Judoka Tsunoda wins gold; win marks Japan’s 500th Summer Olympic Medal
Natsumi Tsunoda, 31, defeated Mongolia’s Baasankhuu Bavuudorj in the final. She is the oldest member of Japan’s women’s judo team and is competing in her first Olympics.