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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 - 5:26PM
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Olympic trampoline champion crashes out of China National Games
6 Sep 2021 - 1:29PM
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Simone Biles outshone by China’s Guan and Tang in bronze medal return
3 Aug 2021 - 10:08PM
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Hmong-American Sunisa Lee adds bronze medal on uneven bars
The 18-year-old Sunisa Lee of the USA wins her third medal at the Tokyo Olympics after silver in team competition and all-around gold.
1 Aug 2021 - 10:41PM
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USA’s Sunisa Lee competes in the artistic gymnastics women’s uneven bars final at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo: AFP
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Asian-American gymnast Sunisa Lee wins gold in women’s all-around event
The teenager is the first member of the Hmong community to represent the US at the Olympic Games.
30 Jul 2021 - 1:27AM
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Simone Biles suffering from ‘the twisties’ mental block
Reigning Olympic champion says she had ‘a little bit of the twisties’ after pulling out of her second event, with former UCLA gymnast calling phenomenon ‘really dangerous’.
29 Jul 2021 - 3:45PM
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Tokyo Olympics: US gymnastics star Simone Biles withdraws from second event
Biles made headlines on Tuesday when she withdrew from the team event but has now pulled out of the all-round individual event as well.
29 Jul 2021 - 12:12AM
US gymnast Simone Biles during training. Photo: Reuters
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Biles withdraws from team gymnastics final over mental health concerns
Five-time Olympic medallist Simone Biles of the US pulls out mid-event at the Tokyo Games, and later says ‘we have to protect our body and mind’.
28 Jul 2021 - 12:02AM
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Hong Kong vaulter Shek faces anxious wait after ankle injury
Back-to-back Asian Games champion impresses with first run before hurting himself on landing in his second, leaving him fifth after two qualifying sessions.
24 Jul 2021 - 4:35PM
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Olympics: Who can beat American gymnast Simone Biles? Only Simone Biles
Biles hopes to add to her haul of five Olympic medals, including four gold, won at the 2016 Rio Games.
21 Jul 2021 - 2:25AM
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Why is history-making gymnast Simone Biles so good?
From her difficult childhood, to winning four Olympic golds, to successfully landing the Yurchenko double pike, here’s what you need to know about the 1.42-metre American.
4 Jul 2021 - 3:26PM
Team US gymnast Simone Biles on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 2016. Photo: AP
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US athlete Yul Moldauer heads to Tokyo Olympics as Asian-Americans celebrate
The gymnast, born in Seoul and adopted by American parents, is looking to spin his sparkling domestic form into Olympic gold.
4 Jul 2021 - 10:49AM
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Hmong-American gymnast Sunisa Lee’s Olympic dream comes true
As Lee makes history by becoming the first Hmong to represent the US at the Olympics, she hopes her achievement inspires others.
2 May 2023 - 12:23AM
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Simone Biles soars to Tokyo 2020 spot at US Olympic Trials
Star secures one of two automatic places on Team USA no matter what happens on Sunday’s second day of competition
26 Jun 2021 - 10:54AM
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India’s Olympics quest threatened by controversy over Chinese sponsor
The Indian Olympic Committee is searching for a new sponsor and kit after dropping Chinese brand Li-Ning, with less than 40 days to go.
21 Jun 2021 - 8:32AM
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Olympian Jwala Gutta said that an athlete’s presentation affects their morale going into a match. Photo: AFP
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Hong Kong gymnast Shek undeterred by Tokyo 2020 postponement
The two-time Asian Games gold medallist says he is a more mature athlete after failing to qualify for Rio in 2016
21 Jun 2021 - 4:15PM
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Brody Malone wins first US gymnastics title, with Tokyo in sight
The 21-year-old Malone wins his first US men’s gymnastics title after shaking off an early miscue on parallel bars.
6 Jun 2021 - 1:06PM
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Former champion gymnast back on the streets doing handstands and singing
After an injury ended his career, Zhang Shangwu made headlines a decade ago when he was spotted begging in Beijing. It led to a job, but he has since served jail time for theft and was recently seen performing in a Baoding car park.
21 Jun 2021 - 4:10PM
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Zhang Shangwu performs on the rings at the World Artistic Gymnastic Championships in Ghent in 2001. Photo: Reuters
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Tokyo 2020: India drops Chinese brand Li-Ning after public backlash
New Li-Ning kit for Tokyo Games was revealed earlier in June before outcry from public forced U-turn; Chinese foreign ministry asks India to ‘avoid politicising the issue’.
11 Jun 2021 - 3:41PM
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Hong Kong’s Shek pins Olympic medal hopes on two difficult jumps
Shek has been practising two jumps made famous by 2016 Rio vault champion Ri Se-gwang, of North Korea, each having the highest difficulty value.
21 Jun 2021 - 4:12PM
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Gymnast Shek Wai-hung fulfils dream as he vaults to World Cup gold
The 27-year-old Asian Games champion’s 10-year wait to win his first gold in the prestigious competition is over as he beats a strong international field
27 May 2019 - 5:12PM
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Meet Hong Kong’s most underrated champion: Shek Wai-hung
21 Jun 2021 - 4:16PM
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Gymnast Shek Wai-Hung in training with the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in his sights. Photo: Felix Wong
Rio 2016 Olympic Games
‘How old are China’s women gymnasts?!’ Youngsters spark suspicions as Olympics TV viewers can’t believe their eyes
21 Jun 2021 - 4:19PM
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China insists women's gymnastics team meet age requirements after past controversies
China will send an untried women’s squad to the Rio Games as their team manager insists his young charges meet the minimum age requirement set by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), allaying fears of an underage controversy that emerged at two previous Olympics.
21 Jun 2021 - 4:19PM
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