Vietnam Olympics team announced, ready to head to Paris
The team is 39 strong and will focus on 11 sporting competitions.
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Cash incentives for Hong Kong Paris Olympics athletes raised to up to US$7k
Athletes who achieve a top-three placement in individual events at the Paris Games will be eligible for cash prize ranging from HK$1.5 million to HK$6 million. Teams that secure a…
Filipino racer Bianca Bustamante to make F4 British Championship debut
Nineteen-year-old racing driver Bianca Bustamante will make her ROKiT F4 British Championship debut this weekend at Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands on July 13 and 14, 2024.
She’s a hit: Singapore’s only female pro wrestler vows to fight on
Lion City Hit Girl, as Alexis Lee is known in the ring, is Singapore’s only professional female wrestler. Since her first pro outing here in 2013 when she was just 18, she has…
On track for success: Chinese athletes gear up for Paris 2024
China's track and field team is geared up and determined to outshine its impressive performance in Tokyo, where it clinched two golds, two silvers and two bronzes, setting…
Thailand sprints to victory in badminton’s Canadian Open
The victory marks Busanan’s fourth BWF World Tour crown and her first since winning the Indian Open in 2022. Notably, her last two BWF victories have been at the BWF 500 level.
Cabinet to discuss Malaysia hosting Southeast Asian Games, says Youth and Sports Minister
Youth and Sports Minister Yeoh also announced a RM50,000 (US$235,525) grant from the minister’s allocation to the Malaysian Association of Dodgeball to fund their participation…
Japan Olympic athletes gather for official launch ceremony
The two athletes chosen as flagbearers for the opening ceremony, women’s fencer Misaki Emura and men’s breaker Shigeyuki Nakarai, declared their resolve in addresses to their…
Bhutanese archer and runner prepare for Paris Olympics
Lam Dorji, 28, from Samdrupjongkhar, is one of the senior archers at the BAF. He has competed in 20 international tournaments so far. Considering his commendable national and…
Malaysian national sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi gets the nod for Olympic wild card
Azeem clocked a decent time of 10.37s to finish behind former world junior champion Lalu Mohd Zohri, who won the blue riband event clocking 10.19s.