East Asian Games


Athletes in the frame

Chinese athletes take a selfie as they walk into the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 17th Asian Games yesterday, bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition, drama and controversy. Indonesia will be the host of the next Asian Games in 2018. The event already has more sports than the summer Olympics and almost as many athletes, drawn from the world’s most populated region. China dominated the medal tables in Incheon, winning 151 of the 439 gold medals on offer....

October 5, 2014, Sunday


China rules again as Incheon Asiad closes

The Asian Games wrapped up yesterday with China dominating the gold-medal count and North Korea stealing the limelight.As the final events played out ahead of the closing ceremony, that included K-...

October 5, 2014, Sunday


Host swimmers make a splash

China enjoyed a rousing final night in the East Asian Games swimming pool yesterday as it swelled its tally of gold medals on the penultimate day of competition.Home swimmers won six of the eight races ...

October 15, 2013, Tuesday


Ye makes a big splash

Double Olympic Champion Ye Shiwen claimed gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the East Asian Games in Tianjin yesterday.Ye won the race ahead of Hong Kong, China’s Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, and ...

October 12, 2013, Saturday


China claims all eight shooting golds

China completed a clean sweep of the shooting at the East Asian Games yesterday, claiming its eighth gold in the sport as the host nation continued to dominate. Su Yuling won the women’s 10-meter air ...

October 11, 2013, Friday


China dominates martial arts

China powered ahead in the medals table at the East Asian Games yesterday, dominating the martial arts events as they reached their climax.Yesterday’s haul in the northern port city of Tianjin included ...

October 10, 2013, Thursday


First gold for N Korea, China soars

Two North Korean athletes set East Asian Games weightlifting records yesterday as the hermit nation gathered its first golds at this year’s regional meeting.Rim Jong Sim set new games marks of 117 kilograms ...

October 9, 2013, Wednesday


Guo caps China's rich haul

FOUR-TIME Olympic champion diver Guo Jingjing easily won gold with Wu Minxia as the curtains came down on the fifth East Asian Games in Hong Kong, with a spectacular ceremony last night and afterward denied speculation......

December 14, 2009, Monday


China marches on, HK soccer shines

CHINA closed in on the 100-gold medal mark at the fifth East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China, yesterday when the host won the men's soccer title for the first time. China took a strong grip atop the nine-team......

December 13, 2009, Sunday


Chinese Taipei grabs rare win

CHINESE Taipei swimmer Cheng Wan-jung won the women's 400-meter individual medley at the East Asian Games in China's Hong Kong yesterday, breaking China and Japan's lock on gold medals in the pool. The 18-year-old......

December 11, 2009, Friday




 

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