カテゴリー: Olympic Games
Concern raised over politicisation of sportBangladesh pulled out of men’s World T20 after rowBangladesh’s withdrawal from the men’s T20 World Cup could have implications for India’s 2036 Olympic bid amid concern at the International Olympic Committee o…
Javelin thrower who won Pakistan’s first ever medal in track and field has done ‘the impossible’, says brotherThe latest medal table | Live schedule | And full resultsArshad Nadeem’s Olympic gold was celebrated with dancing and sweets in his small vill…
When Angelina Yang held up a sign reading “Go Taiwan” at the Games, she was surrounded and had the sign ripped from her handsAngelina Yang thought she knew the Olympic rules – no national flags, no political messages. She was excited to support her com…
Pledges of pesos, property and pasta as ‘Caloy’ makes history for his country with floor exercise and vault victories in artistic gymnasticsThe Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo’s historic double gold medal win at the Paris Olympics has been celebrated acro…
In advance of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced conflict, discrimination and a lack of funding to stand as their countries’ only female qualifiers in their chosen fieldsOne of Alexandra Ndolo’s greatest career achieve…
Dentsu Group charged after arrest of Tokyo 2020 committee official accused of rigging Games-related tendersJapan’s biggest advertising agency and five other companies have been indicted for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption sca…
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 eventMore than a year after the Tokyo Olympics were held in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, their legacy has been overshadowed by a bribery scandal that threat…
Nancy Yu, AKA Asia One is drawing on the hip-hop movement’s activist roots to help a group of artists and their families escape the TalibanA veteran of the hip-hop scene and internationally celebrated breakdancer, Nancy Yu – AKA Asia One – has her fair…
The international context and mood music are very different 14 years after the Beijing Summer GamesSpectacular fireworks lit up the summer sky and the air filled with the smell of sulphur as trails of smoke descended on the crowds in Tiananmen Square. …
Almas Nizamidin, whose wife has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Xinjiang, says a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics is not enoughWhat Almas Nizamidin knows of his wife’s arrest and disappearance is second-hand: the harried reports relayed by…
Identity in focus ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics after Hong Kong’s most successful summer Games inflamed old tensionsIn July, more than 5,000 people gathered along the sides of the APM shopping centre in Hong Kong on a Monday night. They waved flags …
Public support for Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with the GamesPublic support for the government of Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has slumped to an all-time low, despite evidence that mo…
Flight comes after the athlete refused to board a plane home on Monday and sought protection at Polish embassyBelarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was due to leave Japan for Poland on Wednesday after seeking refuge at the Polish embassy in Tokyo…
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is expected to head to Poland amid fears she would be punished if she went homeThe Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is “safe” after arriving in Austria from Japan, where she had refused her team’s orders to return to …
Victory in Tokyo has reignited debate over a decades-old compromise with the island’s goliath neighbourIn the hours between Taiwan winning gold and silver in Olympic badminton on the weekend, local courts in Taipei were packed with enthusiastic young p…