“CATASTROPHE” When North Korea entered a exercise team for an occasion in Cuba earlier this year without being freely tested for cheating, there was an uproar from institutions, coaches, and sports. According to a report by American trainer Paul Coffa, their involvement in Havana had be” a calamity for weightlifting.”Continue Reading
HANGZHOU, China: On Friday( Oct.6 ), Japan successfully defended their women’s Asian Games football gold medal as second-half goals from Haruka Osawa, Momoko Tanikawa and Remina Chiba sealed a 4 – 1 victory over North Korea. The 36, 166 spectators cheered the North Koreans on violently, but they lost sixContinue Reading
The ITA announced on Wednesday that Uzbek cyclist Aleksey Fomovskiy and Spanish mountain biker Ariana Evangelista have both been suspended following good tests. On September 28, Fomovskiy, 22, placed second in the men’s announces track cycling final, and on September 22, he placed seventh. On September 25, Evangelista, 27, wasContinue Reading
HANGZHOU: North Korea continued an eye-catching display in the weightlifting at the Hangzhou Asian Games when Kim Il Gyong lifted 111kg, setting a new world record for the snatch in the women’s 59kg category on day eight of competition on Monday (Oct 2). Kim’s lift, achieved with the 20-year-old’s thirdContinue Reading
“OPEN TO ALL” The hosts are overwhelming favourites to top the medals table, boosting a nearly 900-strong delegation, with Japan and South Korea battling for second. Notably, North Korea has sent a team to end nearly three years of isolation from the global sporting arena. They will fight for medalsContinue Reading
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, stated that he is unconcerned with claims of” sportswashing” against the kingdom and will continue to support sports if it increases the nation’s gross domestic product ( GDP ). The accusation of” sportswashing” is directed at nations that are thoughtContinue Reading
THE WAY TO GET WELL The city’s aspiring fence association was established in 1949, many years ago when Hong Kong was a British settlement. Earlier in the 2000s, the city experienced sporadic success, but it wasn’t until the 2010 Asian Games, where Hong Kong athletes won seven awards that theyContinue Reading
3D artist Prajapati recalled how his father again discovered him playing video games at night while being surrounded by six cheering kids. ” I received a lot of reprimands… Prajapati, who is now the parents of a two-year-old child, chuckled,” I think I got beaten up. The story of PrajapatiContinue Reading
BEIJING: According to organizers, North Korea has 191 sports registered for the Asian Games, which begin next week, indicating that the nation is prepared to break its more than three-year hiatus from the international having community. For accredited media to engage in sports like athletics, gymnastics, baseball, basketball, boxing, andContinue Reading
Former floating world champion Luo Xuejuan and Daniel Zhang, Director of Hangzhou-based tech behemoth Alibaba, were among the attendees on Friday. They were both wearing white tracksuits with crimson cut. Shao Yan, a 37-year-old native of Hangzhou, said,” Many people were already here when we got these at 6.30 am.”Continue Reading