Olympic Games
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Breakdown in cricket relations with Bangladesh rings alarm bells for India’s Olympic bid
Concern raised over politicisation of sportBangladesh pulled out of men’s World T20 after rowBangladesh’s with…
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Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem’s history-making Olympic gold
Javelin thrower who won Pakistan’s first ever medal in track and field has done ‘the impossible’, says brother…
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‘We’re not doing anything wrong’: why the word Taiwan is banned at the Olympics
When Angelina Yang held up a sign reading “Go Taiwan” at the Games, she was surrounded and had the sign ripped…
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Mac and cheese for life! Philippines’ heartfelt gifts to Carlos Yulo after double Olympic gold
Pledges of pesos, property and pasta as ‘Caloy’ makes history for his country with floor exercise and vault vi…
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In a class of their own: three Olympic sportswomen talk about overcoming war, hardship and the Taliban
In advance of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we speak to women who have faced conflict, discrimination an…
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Japan’s top ad agency indicted over Olympics bid-rigging scandal
Dentsu Group charged after arrest of Tokyo 2020 committee official accused of rigging Games-related tendersJap…
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Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 eventMore than a year …
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‘We’re all hip-hop family’: the artists fighting to get Afghan breakdancers to safety
Nancy Yu, AKA Asia One is drawing on the hip-hop movement’s activist roots to help a group of artists and thei…
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Mind Games: how China’s confidence soared between two Olympics
The international context and mood music are very different 14 years after the Beijing Summer GamesSpectacular…
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‘The world must boycott’: Australian Uyghur calls for more pressure on Beijing Games
Almas Nizamidin, whose wife has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Xinjiang, says a diplomatic boycott…
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‘We are Hong Kong’: can the Olympics sidestep the politicisation of sport in China?
Identity in focus ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics after Hong Kong’s most successful summer Games inflamed old…
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Support for Japan’s PM reaches all-time low over Covid-19, despite Olympics success
Public support for Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with …
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Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya due to leave Tokyo for Poland
Flight comes after the athlete refused to board a plane home on Monday and sought protection at Polish embassy…
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Belarus sprinter arrives in Vienna from Tokyo after seeking refuge
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is expected to head to Poland amid fears she would be punished if she went homeThe Bel…
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Will Taiwan’s Olympic win over China herald the end of ‘Chinese Taipei’?
Victory in Tokyo has reignited debate over a decades-old compromise with the island’s goliath neighbourIn the …