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China’s Xi Jinping opens Asian Games with calls for solidarity and inclusiveness through sports

Video | Covid-delayed 2022 Asian Games opens in Hangzhou

Video | Afghan wushu fighters defy money woes to compete at Asian Games

Japan

Video | Wear gloves, feel the beat: the draw of ‘maimai’ explained by a Hong Kong student

Chinese Super League

China scorer’s Asian Games shin pad celebration dedicated to dead teammate

China's Zhang Yuan shows his shin guard to the camera after scoring in his side’s 6-0 Asian Games win over East Timor. Photo: Dongqiudi
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Size doesn’t matter as Qatar defeat Hong Kong in men’s basketball

Asian Games 2018

I’ll be ready for the Games, says Kenneth To after clocking 49.63 in the 100m free

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Dickson Yu regains consciousness as his condition improves

Dickson Yu has regained consciousness and is on the mend according to doctors. Photo: Instagram

Former Hong Kong swimmer and actor Dickson Yu fighting for his life

Hong Kong triathlon prodigy puts passport misery behind him

Oscar Coggins secures first senior-level Asian competition win, boosting Tokyo Olympics chances and putting UK passport renunciation ordeal behind him

Government has role in broadcasting some sports events

Where Hongkongers are participating, such as at the Olympics or Asian Games, it may be worthwhile spending public money on broadcasting rights
Asian Games 2018

2018 Asian Games offers new hope for Hong Kong windsurfer Hayley Chan

Ma Kwan-ching, Kikabhoy Rafeek, Hayley Chan and Michael Cheng. Photo: Chan Kin-wa
Asian Games 2018

How ex-star athlete Malina Ngai reached the top of the corporate ladder

The former top rower thanks her sporting background for helping her become chief operating officer of retail giant A S Watson

Asian Games 2018

Hong Kong ‘in the shop window for Asian squash’ says confident coach

Chinese medicine and a bonesetter nearly ruin Hongkonger’s Asian Games dream

Coco Lin (second from left) apologises after returning a positive sample. Photos: Handout
English Premier League

Well done Son – Spurs star named best in Asia ahead of busy summer

Tottenham's Son Heung-min reacts after missing a chance during the English FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Photo: AP
Hong Kong Sports Institute

#MeToo Lui’s no-show continues as leading HK hurdler misses season opener

The 23-year-old Chinese University student has not competed since she came forward with details of her experience

City Weekend

Why taking video gaming to another level can lead to mental illness

An obsession with spending too much time in the virtual world can have serious consequences in real life, experts warn

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Yangtze Briefing | Nanjing should think twice before bidding for Asian Games

When Nanjing Communist Party chief Yang Weize told a press conference earlier this month the Jiangsu capital was interested in hosting the 2019 Asian Games after Vietnam withdrew, he exuded absolute confidence.

The 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. Photo: AFP

Mark Wright and Keith Robertson boost Asian Games hopes

Former captain Mark Wright and playmaker Keith Robertson have made themselves available for Hong Kong's Asian Games sevens campaign in Incheon, South Korea, in September.

Hong Kong triathlon squad newly motivated

Point-scoring issues that have dogged the Hong Kong triathlon squad in its bid to retain its elite-sport status at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) seem set to become a thing of the past.

Hong Kong women's cricket team beats odds to qualify for Asian Games

Hong Kong, despite missing four or five of their best players, finished fourth at the Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last week to secure a place at the Asian Games, which will feature cricket for only the second time.

Hong Kong coach Charlie Burke. Photo: May Tse
Lance Armstrong

Opinion | Left field: Wong makes us all look like dopes

Hong Kong had its own "Lance Armstrong" case this past week when it emerged that Asian Games gold medallist Steven Wong had tested positive for drugs and had been banned for two years by the international governing body of cycling.

Asian Games gold medallist Steven Wong. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Wong won't lose Games gold after failing doping test as a professional

Opinion | Left Field: 2023 Asian Games look out of reach for Hong Kong

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Bring Asian Games to Hong Kong in 2023, says top official

Joint-city bids ruled out by OCA as Hanoi wins Asian Games for 2019

President of OCA Sheikh Ahmad (front centre) signs an agreement with the delegates of Vietnam during the OCA's general assembly.

Wong Kam-po bows out of cycling after two decades at the top

Hanoi expected to be voted host of 2019 Asian Games

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