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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

China

Olympic champ Quan youngest name on Forbes China’s 30 under 30

All 30 names on the sports section are Olympic gold medal winners including swimming star Zhang Yufei and diving team.

17 Sep 2021 - 5:26PMvideocam

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Olympics star Haughey ‘so glad’ to race with teammates despite injury

31 Aug 2021 - 10:24PMvideocam

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

China fans have high hopes for Quan Hongchan’s siblings

15 Aug 2021 - 11:58AMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

China’s diving star Quan reveals new ambition – ‘owning a supermarket’

Snack-loving teenager’s new dream is an upgrade of her previous hope of owning a small shop but first the China National Games.

14 Aug 2021 - 10:33AMvideocam

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Family of Chinese diving star turns down free property and US$30,000 in cash

The new-found stardom of Olympic gold medallist Quan Hongchan has led to a deluge of gifts and crowds of tourists visiting her home village.

16 Aug 2021 - 10:02AMvideocam

Sport

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Exclusive | ‘Chaotic and crazy, but so much fun’: Haughey reflects on Tokyo success

The 23-year-old says she wants to share her medals with Hongkongers so they ‘can touch them, feel them, take photos with them and be inspired by them’.

9 Aug 2021 - 5:37PMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

China’s Cao earns redemption – and history – with 10m platform gold

Tom Daley threatens to be a thorn in his side again, but Cao Yuan becomes first diver to win gold in three Olympic events, and just the second to medal in all four.

7 Aug 2021 - 7:52PM

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Why Quan’s Guangdong is China’s cradle of world-class divers

The 14-year-old Tokyo Olympic champion Quan Hongchan is latest diving prodigy to emerge from southeastern Chinese province’s ‘dream team within the dream team’.

16 Aug 2021 - 10:01AMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

How China’s diving darling strove for Tokyo gold to help ill mother

The 14-year-old Quan Hongchan’s playful persona and stunning Olympics showing win hearts of Chinese fans, who lap up her love for spicy snack Latiao and online gaming.

16 Aug 2021 - 9:51AMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Australian website’s ‘weird’ coverage of teen diver draws China media’s ire

Global Times decries ‘lack of basic human touch’ after News.com.au writes 14-year-old Quan Hongchan ‘did not crack even the slimmest of smiles’ following a perfect-10 dive.

16 Aug 2021 - 10:02AMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Chinese diver Quan, 14, wins 10m platform final with three perfect 10s

Quan Hongchan – China’s youngest athlete at the Tokyo Olympics – racks up a stunning overall score of 466.20 points to take gold ahead of 15-year-old teammate Chen Yuxi.

16 Aug 2021 - 9:47AMvideocam

China's Quan Hongchan competes in the women's 10m platform diving final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo: AFP

People

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

US diver Jordan Windle’s journey from Cambodian orphanage to Olympics

Windle, 22, credits his adoptive father with helping him achieve his Olympic dream – he and Jerry, who is gay, even co-wrote a book on the challenges they faced.

4 Aug 2021 - 11:51AMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

China takes gold and silver in 3m springboard as diving dominance continues in Tokyo

China secures an emphatic victory in the 3m springboard, taking their tally to five of the six diving golds contested so far.

3 Aug 2021 - 10:50PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Exclusive | Haughey injury so bad she couldn’t climb the stairs, says coach

Hong Kong’s double Olympic silver medallist had to withdraw from semi-finals of 50m free, but was determined to race in relay for her teammates – ‘she’s so tough, so stoic,’ says coach.

3 Aug 2021 - 2:15PMvideocam

Siobhan Haughey sees her name in the silver medal spot after the 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Reuters

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Zhang matches Sun’s single Games record – and could still go one better

‘Butterfly Queen’ wins silver with mixed medley relay team before opting out of swim-off for 50m final spot but could yet be picked for 4x100m freestyle relay team and chance of fifth medal.

31 Jul 2021 - 7:04PMvideocam

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Brits beat China’s world record to claim first Olympic mixed medley gold

Adam Peaty and company see Zhang Yufei and Yang Junxuan pick up mixed silvers after golds in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

31 Jul 2021 - 6:59PMvideocam

People

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Olympics: Singapore president springs to Schooling’s defence

Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro but failed to qualify in the same event in Tokyo, prompting online mockery.

30 Jul 2021 - 8:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Medal hero Haughey humbled by outpouring of Hong Kong support

Siobhan Haughey is grateful for the ‘surreal’ support from residents of her home city, but admits she is glad to be away from Hong Kong to adapt to her new superstar status.

30 Jul 2021 - 10:07PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Haughey doubles up as soaring 100m freestyle swim seals silver

The 23-year-old puts in another magnificent swim to finish second in the 100m freestyle on Friday morning.

9 Aug 2021 - 1:35PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Haughey’s coach raises hopes for 100m – ‘She is doing great things’

Coach Rick Bishop says Haughey can go even faster as the 23-year-old bids for a second medal on Friday morning after winning Hong Kong’s first Olympic medal in the pool.

30 Jul 2021 - 3:42AMvideocam

Sport

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Schooling last in 100m butterfly heat, Olympic title defence over

Joseph Schooling clocks a disappointing 53.12 seconds in Tokyo, with American world-record holder Caeleb Dressel equalling the Singaporean’s Olympic record.

29 Jul 2021 - 9:57PMvideocam

Joseph Schooling in action at Tokyo 2020. Photo: Reuters