Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news”. “The relevant reports are fake news and not factual,” foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that the Chinese swimmers tested positive for …
Haughey decided then and there that she would return to the Olympics four years later, as a competitor. “And that’s where it all started,” she recalls on an afternoon in late February, beaming with the signature smile that has captured the hearts of the Hong Kong public. “I was like, ‘These seats are so terrible, …
Leukaemia survivor Rikako Ikee will compete for Japan in the 100m butterfly at the Paris Olympics after missing out on an individual place at the Tokyo Games three years ago. Ikee was named as part of Japan’s 27-member team for the Paris Games, announced by the country’s Swimming Federation on Wednesday and headlined by three-time …
World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth on Monday announced his retirement from international badminton, bringing down curtains on a successful career during which he won the Singapore Open and also represented India at the Tokyo Olympics. The 31-year-old from Hyderabad decided to hang his boost after battling nagging injuries since the Tokyo Games. “With …
China’s Yang Siqi has spoken of her surprise after earning the right to become her country’s first Olympic surfer – not to mention being, at just 14 years old, the youngest person to qualify in her sport for the Paris Games. The teen claimed her spot by progressing through the repechage rounds on Friday at …
For someone who was cajoled into taking up sport to shed weight, Neeraj Chopra’s rise to stardom from a Haryana village has been nothing short of spectacular, and at 25, he is on course to becoming one of India’s greatest sporting icons. Two years ago, his spear soared high into the Tokyo sky as he …
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra needed just one big throw to qualify for the World Championships men’s javelin throw final as well as 2024 Paris Games, pulling off a commendable first-attempt of 88.77m here on Friday. The 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying mark is 85.50m. The qualifying window began on July 1. The 25-year-old Chopra’s qualifying round …
New Delhi: Giving them a big boost ahead of the Asian Games, India on Sunday rose to third in FIH rankings following their Asian Champions Trophy triumph. India (2771.35 points) jumped one place to third and went past England (2763.50 points) behind top-ranked Netherlands (3095.90 points) and Belgium (2917.87 points). This was the second time …
ANI | Updated: May 22, 2021 16:03 IST New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given clear direction to provide full support to the Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes.The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 …
ANI | Updated: May 22, 2021 15:41 IST New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Long jumper M Sreeshankar is confident about his chances at the Tokyo Olympic Games, believing that an 8.35m jump will earn him a medal in the showpiece event scheduled to be held from July 23.The 22-year-old, now training in the Government …