Olympics


Japan paddlers pull off an upset in mixed doubles

Japanese pair Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito bagged home a historic gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles after upsetting China’s Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen in a seven-set thriller at the Tokyo Olympic Games...

July 27, 2021, Tuesday


China keeps perfect lifting record

Three events, three gold medals. China kept its perfect record in Tokyo Olympic weightlifting yesterday....

July 26, 2021, Monday


China unhappy with small TT playing areas

China’s table tennis chief yesterday said the “smaller than usual” size of the playing areas may affect players’ performance and safety, in his latest complaints about the Tokyo Olympics....

July 21, 2021, Wednesday


SK forced to remove banners

South Korea’s Olympic committee said it removed banners at the Olympic athletes’ village in Tokyo that referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan after the International Olympic Committee ruled...

July 19, 2021, Monday


Walkout over racism

Germany’s Olympic soccer team walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games on Saturday in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward German defender...

July 19, 2021, Monday


‘Risk of COVID-19 spread from Games was zero’

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said yesterday there was “zero” risk of Games participants infecting Japanese residents with COVID-19, as cases hit a six-month high in the host c...

July 16, 2021, Friday


Zico full of praise for Tokyo after torch run

Brazil soccer great Zico blasted organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday after carrying the torch for the Tokyo Games....

July 6, 2021, Tuesday


Part of torch relay now off Tokyo roads

Tokyo has decided to move the first half of the 15-day Olympic torch relay scheduled to take place in the capital off pubic roads, the metropolitan government said yesterday, as coronavirus infection numbers...

June 30, 2021, Wednesday


Tokyo to limit spectators at Games venues

Olympics organizers yesterday capped the number of spectators at 10,000 for each venue at the Tokyo 2020 Games, days after experts warned that holding the event without fans would be the least risky option...

June 22, 2021, Tuesday


Trampolinist Dong bounces to record 4th Games

Legendary Chinese trampolinist Dong Dong will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, Xinhua news agency said yesterday, making a record fourth appearance at the Games....

June 10, 2021, Thursday




 

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