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.
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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.
Nepal’s 60-year-old quest for an official Olympic medal
Nepali athletes will compete in seven different events at the 2024 Paris Olympics where they will be driven by a single goal—like in previous participations—to win at least…
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…
International Children’s Games to start tomorrow in Ulaanbaatar
At the Games, 460 athletes from Mongolia, Russia, and China will compete for 525 sets of medals in nine main sports: basketball, futsal, table tennis, judo, volleyball, archery,…
‘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…
Malaysian shuttler Zii Jia wins Olympics bronze medal to prove a point
Zii Jia clinched bronze after a hard fought win over India's Lakshya Sen.
Nepal women’s volleyball team pull off historic win over India
In a see-saw contest, Nepal and India were tied 5-5 at one time in the first set but Nepal soon took control of the game, leading 11-6 midway, before storming to a 25-18 victory.
Gymnast Carlos Yulo rules floor exercise, vault, gives Philippines historic double gold in Paris
Yulo also became the first Filipino to ever win multiple medals in one Olympics.
From cold shoulder to selfie together, two Koreas’ encounter at Olympics
Inter-Korea relations as of now are as icy as they have been in recent years.