PARIS (Reuters) - Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported. Johansson told the paper triathletes had fallen sick after swimming in the urban river during the Olympic competition, without naming any. "There...
PARIS (Reuters) - Jade Jones' hopes of a third Olympic medal in taekwondo were crushed on Thursday after the debutant who ousted the British double champion was herself defeated in the featherweight quarter-finals, closing a back door route to the podium. Miljana Reljikj beat Jones 6-7 4-5 1-1 in a round of 16 contest at Paris'...
PARIS (Reuters) -Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch and clean and jerk. In a classic battle of youth against experience, 23-year-old Luo came out on top against Canada's Maude Charron and Taiwan's defending champion...
LILLE, France (Reuters) - Defending champions France squeezed past Sweden with a nail-biting 31-28 overtime victory on Thursday to reach the final of the women's Olympic handball tournament. The 2023 world champions rallied from a four-goal deficit in the second half and turned the screw in extra time as Sweden, chasing their first women's Olympic medal...
PETALING JAYA: Aniq Kasdan began his competition in the men’s 61kg by breaking the national record in the snatch category at the South Paris Arena on Wednesday. The Malaysian lifted 130kg in his third attempt to break Aznil Bidin’s snatch record of 129kg set at the 2023 World Championships in Riyadh. Aniq started the event by lifting...
National diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri secured her spot in the women’s 3m springboard semi-finals after finishing 12th out of 28 divers in the preliminaries. With only the top 18 divers advancing to the semi-finals, Dhabitah scored a total of 283.65 points after five rounds at the Paris Olympics Aquatics Centre on Wednesday (Aug 7). China’s Chen Yiwen...
PETALING JAYA: National track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang shattered the national record en route to reaching the second round of the men's sprint event at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on Wednesday. The 36-year-old came back strongly to beat German Luca Spiegel from behind in the first round of the knockout stage. Azizul earlier had romped to the 10th fastest...
PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet congratulated national badminton player Lee Zii Jia and national doubles players Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for their success in bringing glory to the country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The matter was announced on Wednesday (Aug 7) by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the government spokesman at...
"Having XY [chromosomes] doesn't necessarily mean [she is] male," said the actor about boxer Lin Yuting, who has advanced to the women’s 57kg semifinal, ensuring she will win at least a bronze medal. Hong Kong star Anthony Wong has voiced his support for Taiwanese boxer Lin Yuting, who is at the centre of a gender eligibility row at the Paris...
The Philippines is rejoicing over its first Olympic gold in gymnastics after gymnast Carlos Yulo’s historic wins at Paris 2024. His triumph during the floor final on Saturday (Aug 3) marked the Philippines’ second gold ever after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz took home gold at the Tokyo Games. Carlos went on to clinch another gold medal at the...
