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By Peter STEBBINGS HANGZHOU, China, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – India defeated powerhouses South Korea to win the first archery gold of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday, before two world stars of track and field look to end their seasons with a bang. Gold medals were up for grabs on the 11th day in an overcast Hangzhou in everything from athletics and boxing to roller skating and dragon-boat racing. South Korea dominated archery at […]
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – Table tennis legend Ma Long said he had almost certainly made his last Asian Games appearance after helping hosts China to men’s team gold in Hangzhou. The five-time Olympic champion had the perfect finale as his straight-games victory over South Korea’s Park Gang-hyeon clinched gold for China, and the sixth Asian Games title of his storied career. The 34-year-old said afterwards that he would not be competing in […]
By Sunghee Hwang K-pop powerhouse BTS didn’t get one, star footballer Son Heung-min did: South Korea grants limited exemptions from military service and for the first time eSports players can earn one. For South Korean men, winning gold in any sport at the Asian Games opening on Saturday in Hangzhou comes with an automatic exemption from 18 months in the army. This year eSports is a medal event for the first time, meaning South Korea’s […]
By Peter STEBBINGS Some of the finest competitors on the planet will be in action at the Asian Games from Saturday until October 8. AFP Sports picks out eight athletes to watch in Hangzhou. Mutaz Essa Barshim (high jump, QAT) High jumper Barshim is the reigning Olympic champion — he famously shared gold with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi at the Tokyo Games — and is chasing a third Asian Games gold. The Doha-born 32-year-old has […]
by Matthew WALSH Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — The Asian Games due to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely because of Covid-19, organizers said on Friday. The Games were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 but have now been delayed as China tries to stamp out a large resurgence in infections in several parts of the country. Hangzhou lies less than […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — With a glittering ceremony marking the end of the 2018 Asian Games, here are five top moments from the world’s second-largest multi-sports event: Falling standards A flag blunder punctured Sun Yang’s joy at winning the 200m freestyle — and prompted the Chinese swimming star to demand a re-run of his victory ceremony. The triple Olympic champion was overjoyed at winning his first gold of the Games, and all was going swimmingly […]
(Eagle News) — Skateboarder Margielyn Didal gave the Philippines its fourth gold in the 2018 Asian Games, after besting her competitors in the Women’s Street Final. The 19-year-old Cebuana bested Kaya Isa of Japan and Bunga Nyimas of Indonesia. With her win, the Philippines improved its medal tally with four gold medals and 13 bronze medals in the Asiad. Apart from Didal, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, golfer Yuka Saso, and the team of Saso Kaye Go and Bianca […]
(Eagle News) — Following her gold medal finish in the 2018 Asian Games, the Philippine Air Force promoted Hidilyn Diaz to sergeant, and gave her the Outstanding Achievement Medal. Diaz had the rank of Airwoman First Class prior to her promotion. PAF said this was effective August 28, 2018, “subjected to EP promotion system in the (Armed Forces of the Philippines).” “AW1C Diaz gave lasting honor not only for herself but also for the Armed Forces of […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines’ basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, bowed out of the medal race Monday, August 27, after a reeling loss to South Korea, with a score of 91-82. The Philippine team, with Jordan Clarkson leading the points for the Philippines at 25 points, tried to keep up with South Korea in the first three quarters and even led by as much as six points halftime. At the end of the third quarter, […]
by Alastair HIMMER Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Su Bingtian’s Asian Games gold in the 100 metres came as little surprise to many, including athletics boss Sebastian Coe, long an admirer of the pint-sized Chinese sprinter. The 28-year-old streaked to victory in a competition record of 9.92 seconds in Jakarta at the weekend, missing the continental record by the tiniest of fractions. Su edged out Nigeria-born Qatari Tosin Ogunode — younger brother of […]
(Eagle New)—The Philippines now has three golds in the 2018 Asian Games, after the win by the Philippine women’s golf team led by 17-year old Philippine bet Yuka Saso who also won another gold for the individual competitions on Sunday, August 26. The two golds – one by the Philippine women’s golf team composed of Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go; and the other gold won by Saso in the individual event – […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Japan’s golden girl Rikako Ikee stormed to a record sixth Asian Games swimming title on Friday, marking a few other firsts for good measure. Ikee edged the 50m freestyle final by a fingertip in Jakarta from China’s Liu Xiang, clocking 24.53 seconds to become the first woman in any sport to scoop six gold medals at a single Games. The 18-year-old celebrated with a rare display of emotion, raising her fist […]
