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Commentary: Looking beyond Singapore’s medal count at the 19th Asian Games
Thailand ranked first among the Southeast Asian countries except for the 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. The enormous difference…
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Hangzhou Asian Games closes with spellbinding spectacle of sight and sound
HANGZHOU: At a meet where the host nation China pulled out all the stops both in and out of the…
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North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou but won’t be at Olympics
“CATASTROPHE” Earlier this year there was an outcry from federations, coaches and athletes when North Korea entered a weightlifting team…
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Japan trounce North Korea 4-1 to retain Asian Games gold
HANGZHOU, China: Japan successfully defended their women’s Asian Games football gold medal on Friday (Oct 6) as second-half goals from…
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Kurash silver medallist becomes fifth Asian Games athlete to fail drugs test
Uzbek cyclist Aleksey Fomovskiy and Philippine mountain biker Ariana Evangelista have also been suspended after testing positive, the ITA said…
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Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew out of Asian Games after loss to Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong
HANGZHOU: Loh Kean Yew’s Asian Games debut came to a premature end on Tuesday (Oct 3) after he lost 12-21,…
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North Korean weightlifter sets new world record at Hangzhou Asian Games
HANGZHOU: North Korea continued an eye-catching display in the weightlifting at the Hangzhou Asian Games when Kim Il Gyong lifted…
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Commentary: Video games should be an Olympic sport – just look at Hangzhou Asian Games
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: The hottest sports ticket in Asia-Pacific right now isn’t for a football match, an NBA exhibition game or…
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China swimming ace left wanting more as Nepal break cricket records
HANGZHOU: World champion swimmer Zhang Yufei sent a major message to her Paris 2024 rivals on Wednesday (Sep 27) at the…
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Driverless ice cream trucks, 3D avatar booths: Hangzhou shows off tech innovations at Asian Games
However, the country is still reeling from a weakened economy, and record high youth unemployment. Questions have arisen over the…
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