The Paris Olympics have finally concluded and for the first time in history, two countries have tied at the gold medal tally. China and the United States both went home with 40 gold medals each though Team USA with a total of 126 medals far outpaced China’s 91. However, it seems some Chinese netizens were miffed at...
Japan’s men’s volleyball team may have failed to win a medal at the Paris Olympics, but they have left quite a mark with audiences. During one match, cameras panned to a lone framed picture sitting on the Japanese bench. The pic was of someone wearing a number three jersey. The person in the photo is Naonobu Fujii,...
Mission accomplished — the actor and professional stuntman helped the Olympics conclude the 2024 games in the most epic fashion. Leave it to Tom Cruise to accomplish any mission — even the Olympics! The 62-year-old movie star and professional stuntman performed a few stunts during the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony, while also participating in the handoff to the 2028...
After a two-month break, Hong Kong star Eason Chan returned to the stage, resuming his Fear and Dreams World Tour in Ningbo on August 9. The singer fractured his cheekbone when he fainted from heatstroke while playing tennis in June. Eason, 50, shared during the concert that he was a little nervous about his return as the area around his jaw feels sore if he moves the...
The 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close, with many celebrating the hard work and triumphs of their country’s top athletes. One Malaysian individual, however, has come under fire for taking issue with the way their sportswomen were dressed during competition. In a now-deleted social media post, the netizen shared two photos of badminton players. One featured Malaysian women’s doubles team...
The table tennis men’s singles event at the Paris Olympics came to a close on Sunday (Aug 4), with China’s former world number one Fan Zhendong beating Sweden’s Truls Moregardh to clinch gold. For those who don’t know, Zhendong, 27, was in Singapore in March for the World Table Tennis Grand Smash. He did not progress to the top 16 and...
It was also calculated that only 40 minutes of the 76-minute match were aired to Chinese viewers as CCTV omitted parts of the match when Taiwan was winning. It’s the Olympics. Can’t everyone just play nice? Taiwan scored its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Sunday (Aug 4) when Wang Chilin and Lee Yang defeated...
The cameraman seemed particularly focused on 27-year-old Chiharu Shida during her bronze medal match. Another Olympian has become the talk of the town, thanks to her stunning good looks. The women’s doubles badminton event at the Paris Olympics came to a close with China’s Chen Qiangchen and Jia Yifan beating their compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning to clinch gold. Japan’s duo, Chiharu Shida...
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...
Olympian Thomas Ceccon has had an interesting experience at the 2024 Paris Games. The 23-year-old Italian swimmer has made headlines not only for earning a gold medal in the men’s 100m backstroke and the “thirst traps” created about him, but also for the viral snap of him sleeping at the Olympic Village. The bronze medalist was captured by Saudi...
