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Sun, March 7, 2021 | 02:05
Scandal-ridden Olympic short track champion applies for Chinese citizenship
Scandal-ridden Olympic short track champion applies for Chinese citizenship
Lim Hyo-jun, who won South Korea's first gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in short track speed skating, has applied for Chinese citizenship, a source close to the athlete said Saturday.
2021-03-06 21:19
'Fight of the Century' between Frazier and Ali still packs a punch 50 years on
'Fight of the Century' between Frazier and Ali still packs a punch 50 years on
Many events stake a claim to be considered among the sporting clashes of the century and few live up to the hype but any shortlist of contenders for the greatest of all time must include the first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
2021-03-06 12:19
Most people in Japan 'interested in Olympics' but don't want it to happen this year: poll
Most people in Japan 'interested in Olympics' but don't want it to happen this year: poll
An overwhelming majority of Japanese said they were "interested in the Olympics", although 58% said they did not want them to be held this year because of fears over COVID-19, a Yomiuri daily poll showed on Wednesday. In the survey, conducted between Jan. 18 and Feb. 25, when much of the country remained in a coronavirus state of emergency, 30% of the respondents said they we...
2021-03-03 16:04
Sprinter Blake says he would rather miss Olympics than get COVID-19 vaccine
Sprinter Blake says he would rather miss Olympics than get COVID-19 vaccine
Olympic champion sprinter Yohan Blake of Jamaica said he would rather miss the Tokyo Games than get the COVID-19 vaccine, although getting vaccinated will not be required of the athletes competing there this summer. "My mind still stays strong, I don't want any vaccine, I'd rather miss the Olympics than take the vaccine, I am not taking it," he was quoted as saying in Jamaica...
2021-03-01 16:48
Vaccines 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo Olympics
Vaccines 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo Olympics
Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said on Thursday. "Not compulsory, we can't do that," Coates, head of the IOC's Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Games, told reporters in Brisbane.
2021-02-25 12:23
  • IOC confirms Brisbane as preferred bidder for 2032 Olympics
IOC confirms Brisbane as preferred bidder for 2032 Olympics
IOC confirms Brisbane as preferred bidder for 2032 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that Brisbane was the preferred candidate to host the 2032 Games and said it would enter "targeted dialogue" with bid organisers. "The IOC future host commission recommended that the executive committee initiate a targeted dialogue with Brisbane and the Australian Olympic Committee for the organisation of the 2032 Oly...
2021-02-25 10:48
  • Vaccines 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes at Tokyo Olympics
Volleyball player retires after admitting to bullying allegations
Volleyball player retires after admitting to bullying allegations
A professional volleyball player has abruptly retired after admitting to assault allegations from his school days, the latest black eye to the sport reeling from a snowballing bullying scandal. Park Sang-ha of the Samsung Fire Marine Insurance Bluefangs announced his retirement through his V-League club Monday evening. The decision came three days after Park's middle school c...
2021-02-23 10:28
Osaka aims to inspire new generation - but says Williams is still the queen
Osaka aims to inspire new generation - but says Williams is still the queen
Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka said she felt comfortable being a role model for the next generation after her fourth Grand Slam victory solidified her position at the forefront of a new era for tennis. But the Japanese star, a four-time major-winner at the age of just 23, insisted America's Serena Williams, 39 - who has 23 Slam crowns - remains the face of the women's g...
2021-02-22 16:00
Djokovic beats Medvedev for 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam
Djokovic beats Medvedev for 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam
Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a backhand return to Russia's Daniil Medvedev during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday. / AP-YonhapNovak Djokovic's Australian Open dominance is intact _ nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, now up to 18 ...
2021-02-21 20:21
G7 unanimously supports for holding Olympics this summer: Japan's PM
G7 unanimously supports for holding Olympics this summer: Japan's PM
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Saturday Group of Seven leaders gave unanimous support for his bid to hold the Tokyo Olympics this summer, as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus and to inoculate its citizens swiftly.
2021-02-21 17:10
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