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Australian breaker Raygun will no longer compete after Olympics backlash
Gunn told Sydney radio she was still breaking but not competing. “I’m not going to compete anymore, no,” she said…
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Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies after fire attack by boyfriend
NAIROBI: Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in Kenya on Thursday (Sep 5), four days after being set on fire by her…
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Turkish Olympic casual shooter aims to trademark viral stance
ANKARA: Turkey’s Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the…
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China’s Xi lauds Olympic team for ‘morality and style’ amid doping scrutiny
BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (Aug 20) hailed the Chinese Olympic delegation for maintaining high standards of “morality,…
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Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min on her Paris Olympics experience
Q. What was the first thing you ate when you landed in Singapore? Duck rice at the airport. I’m feeling…
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Australia’s Raygun says Olympic backlash was ‘devastating’
SYDNEY: Australian breakdancer Raygun has spoken out against the “pretty devastating” hatred unleashed online since her widely lampooned Paris Olympics performance.…
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‘Yet to succeed’: Malaysia sports minister apologises for zero gold medals at Paris Olympics
SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has apologised to her countrymen for the failure of the country’s athletes…
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Breaking community defends B-girl Raygun and is hopeful for return to Olympic program
Breaking — known to many as break dancing, a term its performers dislike — is not on the program for…
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‘I’m most overwhelmed’: Supporters turn up in their dozens to welcome home Olympic medallist Max Maeder
SINGAPORE: Supporters and members of the sailing fraternity gathered at Changi Airport in the wee hours to witness a rare sight…
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South Korea deploys sniffer dog to screen for bedbugs after Paris Games
“As the global community is gathering in Paris, France, on the occasion of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, there’s a…
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