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Asia

Profile | Meet Max Maeder, kite surfer on verge of Singapore’s second Olympic gold ever

The 17-year-old world champion has been involved in the sport since he was six, and is being compared to F1 superstar Max Verstappen.

9 Aug 2024 - 4:17PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Liu Qingyi: China’s breaking prodigy aiming to make more history in Paris

8 Aug 2024 - 10:03AM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Adam Peaty, the gold medallist who accused China’s swimmers of cheating?

7 Aug 2024 - 5:33AM

Athletics

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Paris hopeful, social media star Wu Yanni: tattoos, make-up and fiery personality

She is one of the most popular and talked-about athletes, not just for her remarkable performances on the track.

6 Aug 2024 - 12:25PM

Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni is a star on and off the track and likely to bring a lot of personality to the Paris Olympic Games. Photo: Xinhua

China

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Xie Zhenye: China’s sprinting hope at Olympics overcame setback after setback

As the backbone of China’s 4x100-metre relay squad, he will aim for a return to the podium after a Tokyo bronze.

3 Aug 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

Profiles

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Paris Olympics: who is Shanti Pereira, Singapore’s ‘Sprint Queen’?

Get up to speed on one of Singapore’s most high-profile athletes as she prepares to run in the 200 metres in Paris.

5 Aug 2024 - 11:36AM

Hong Kong

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Paris Olympics: who is Siobhan Haughey? From reluctant swimmer to medal machine

A fourth Olympic medal in Paris adds to a collection including world gold – not bad for a child who used to cry when taken to the pool.

5 Aug 2024 - 11:35AMvideocam

Siobhan Haughey stands on the Paris podium after winning her second bronze of the 2024 Olympics. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Cheung Ka-long? Stunning rise of Hong Kong’s twice Olympic gold medallist

The first man to retain an Olympic foil title in 68 years, he has come a long way since joining his first fencing class in Hong Kong aged 10.

30 Jul 2024 - 2:27PM

China

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Fan Zhendong: China’s persistent table tennis sensation completes grand slam

The 27-year-old has become a household name after winning at least one title each year – even during the COVID-19 pandemic – and now an Olympic gold as well.

5 Aug 2024 - 1:42PM

Hong Kong

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is fencer Vivian Kong? Hong Kong’s newest Olympic gold medallist and history maker

An only child and obsessive student, the world No 1 épéeist had won medals everywhere except the Olympics – until now.

5 Aug 2024 - 11:35AM

Vivian Kong bursts into tears after after beating Auriane Mallo-Breton of France in the gold medal bout of the women’s individual epee at Paris Olympics. Photo: EPA-EFE

Asia

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Loh Kean Yew? Singapore’s new badminton sensation in hunt for Paris medal

The Malaysian-born shuttler was crowned Singapore’s first world champion in 2021, and could soon have an Olympic title to his name

5 Aug 2024 - 11:34AM

Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew defeated India’s Kidambi Srikanth to win the BWF World Championships in 2021. Photo: AP

Hong Kong

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong’s badminton hopes in Paris lie with rare doubles pair of Tang and Tse

The duo, who achieved Hong Kong’s best Olympics finish in the sport in Tokyo, are the only world-ranked left-handed mixed doubles partnership.

26 Jul 2024 - 10:00AMvideocam

Aquatics

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The day swimmer Wan put Hong Kong on people’s lips at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

The youngest swimmer in the 400m freestyle, Wan set a blistering pace before finishing last – but he felt a sense of accomplishment because people ‘knew the name of Hong Kong’.

25 Jul 2024 - 4:57PM

Other Sport

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Olympic sailor Pryde recalls dash to 1968 Games – ‘liable to get robbed, killed’

Hong Kong yachtsman sold boat for US$3,000 in cash straight after last race, having partnered Peter Gamble in Flying Dutchman class.

22 Jul 2024 - 8:00AM

Neil Pryde (right) with his crewman Peter Gamble ahead of the 1968 Games. Photo: Handout

China

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

5 young Chinese women hoping to make a big impact on their Games debuts in Paris

These potential stars have excelled in traditional events such as gymnastics and shooting, as well as the newer sports of breaking, surfing and climbing.

23 Jul 2024 - 3:08PMvideocam

Breaking athlete Liu Qingyi is one of our five young Chinese Olympians to watch in Paris. Photo: The World Battle

Other Sport

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Leaving their homes behind: 4 Iranian women who fled to chase Olympic dreams

Almost 40 per cent of the athletes selected for the 2024 Refugee Olympic Team hail from Iran, highlighting the systemic challenges faced by athletes from the Islamic Republic.

19 Jul 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Sport

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Video | Meet the Japan-born judoka competing for South Korea at the Paris Games

The decision, made nearly three years ago, was in keeping with her late grandmother’s wishes.

17 Jul 2024 - 1:26PMvideocam

Other Martial Arts

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Taekwondo star Abu Taleb goes from fighting boys to making Saudi Olympic history

The 27-year-old has become the first Saudi woman to qualify for the Olympics and is dreaming of bringing home the Gulf kingdom’s first gold medal.

17 Jul 2024 - 10:17AMvideocam

Taekwondo competitor Donia Abu Taleb is the first Saudi woman to qualify for an Olympic Games and hopes to be the first to win a medal. Photo: AFP

Outdoor

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong windsurfers eyeing hikes, oysters and glory in Marseille

While their Olympic teammates are in Paris, Cheng Ching-yin and Ma Kwan-ching will be competing hundreds of miles away on the Mediterranean coast.

7 Jul 2024 - 8:45AM

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist Cheung Ka-long?

A former Asian and junior world champion, newly crowned Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games gold medallist Edgar Cheung Ka-long has always dreamed of contesting the best.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:50AMvideocam

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men’s individual foil gold medallist Cheung Ka-long of Hong Kong at the medal and podium ceremony at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, Japan. Photo: AFP