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Hong Kong swimmer Stephanie Au told the Post she is looking to compete at the World Aquatics Championships and National Games in 2025. Photo: SF&OC

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Olympian Stephanie Au eyes World Championships, National Games spots

The 32-year-old tells the Post that, while she has not retired from competitive sport, she enjoys the ‘different direction’ life has taken.

31 Dec 2024 - 11:42PM

China Olympic champions Fan, Chen stun table tennis fans with ‘retirement’ posts

27 Dec 2024 - 4:47PM

Chinese influencer issues ‘deepest apology’ over fake video, table tennis lies

18 Dec 2024 - 2:54PM

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Paris Games less polluting, not ‘carbon neutral’ – so what can LA 2028 learn?

This summer’s Olympics and Paralympics generated 1.59 million tonnes of carbon dioxide – a 54.6 per cent reduction from London and Rio.

12 Dec 2024 - 4:12PM

Paris Games organisers say they more than met their goal of slashing the Olympics’ pollution footprint by half. Photo: Shutterstock

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World Swimming Championships: Hong Kong’s Haughey bids for fifth world title

The 2021 short-course 100m freestyle world champion wins her heat, but faces a stiff challenge from Americans Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh.

11 Dec 2024 - 8:21PM

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Olympian Cheng on sacrifices, challenges and ‘impostor syndrome’

Swimmer was speaking at TEDxTinHau Women on Friday, a version of Ted Talks held at the Xiqu Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.

7 Dec 2024 - 4:00PM

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China

Pan: Rivals ‘didn’t care’ about Olympic medals, had ‘breakdown’ over China golds

The 20-year-old made history in the Paris pool by winning two golds and a silver, and breaking his own world record.

5 Dec 2024 - 10:21PM

Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle has suggested rivals at the Paris Olympics had a ‘breakdown’ when China won gold medals. Photo: AFP

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Chinese Olympic gold medallist Zheng in retirement shock, seeks life off court

Zheng Siwei won mixed doubles badminton title in Paris this summer and says fans expected him to continue to LA Games in 2028 and beyond.

29 Nov 2024 - 12:46PM

China

Ex-Chinese gymnast Wu blasted by Olympic champion Guan for posting ‘sexy’ videos

Wu uploaded videos of her dancing in short shorts, mini skirts and stockings which racked up tens of thousands of likes on Douyin.

25 Nov 2024 - 2:42PM

Fencing

Olympian Lin eyeing LA Games, as Hong Kong seeks successor for golden-girl Kong

Two-times Asian Games bronze medallist Coco Lin will compete in this weekend’s Hong Kong Open, after summer commentating on Paris Olympics.

21 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM

Lin takes time out to savour the Olympic experience before competing in Tokyo.

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Exclusive | Olympic star Zheng, Hong Kong’s Haughey on strength, sacrifice, winning mentality

Zheng Qinwen and Siobhan Haughey open up on their journeys to the top, on first day of Post’s Family Business Summit.

17 Nov 2024 - 8:32AM

(From left) Joe Tsai, co-founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, Zheng Qinwen, Siobhan Haughey, and twins Wang Liuyi and Wang Qianyi, pose for a group picture during a panel discussion “Conversation with Paris Olympians” at the SCMP Family Business Summit 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Viral Paris Olympics star Kim takes break from shooting to spend time with family

The 32-year-old who rose to stardom during the Games, where she won a silver, says she is tired from the competing and public attention.

10 Nov 2024 - 6:03PM

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Two months on, Summer Olympics high turns into winter blues for Paris

Sense of despair hangs over French capital amid plummeting sports budget and soaring cost of Games.

10 Nov 2024 - 12:56PM

China

Key to Zheng Qinwen beating Coco Gauff in WTA Finals lies in killer serve

Olympic champion can become first player since Serena Williams in 2012 to win gold and season-ending tournament in same year.

9 Nov 2024 - 7:03PM

China’s Zheng Qinwen gives her fans a big smile after winning her WTA Finals semi-final. Photo: AFP

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China’s most decorated gymnast hails ‘brilliant career’ of Hong Kong’s Shek

Shek won Asian Games gold in the men’s vault in 2014 and 2018 and qualified for this year’s Olympics in Paris.

8 Nov 2024 - 12:06PM

Hong Kong’s Shek Wai-hung should look at coaching gymnastics when he retires, urges China’s four-time Olympic gold medallist, Li Xiaopeng. Photo: Facebook/ Stone Shek

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Ridicule proves too much for Aussie Olympian Gunn, who says she’s retiring

Rachael Gunn’s display in Paris, which included rolling on the floor, sparked conspiracy theories over how she had managed to qualify.

7 Nov 2024 - 10:49AM

China

I’ll never get used to being a star: Olympic champ, world’s fastest swimmer Pan

When asked how he ensures that fame will not change him, he says he focuses only on himself and does not ‘go on the internet so much’.

3 Nov 2024 - 12:00PM

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Cheung Ka-long’s Olympic opponents should fear him, Hong Kong fencing coach says

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist needs to turn his aura to his advantage, not be crushed by pressure, according to Greg Koenig.

5 Jul 2024 - 8:00AM

Cheung Ka-long must manage the pressure of being defending Olympic champion in Paris. Photo: Handout

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Exclusive | Angry Chinese table tennis superfans threaten Paris Olympics TV protest

Group say they could disrupt broadcast in China with banners Western media would be ‘very interested’ in, after being censored at home.

8 Jul 2024 - 9:49AM

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It’s gold for Mongolia: team’s ‘insane uniform’ is most beautiful at Paris Games

Public and Olympians praise the ‘blend of beauty and tradition’, with one saying the country should be given the gold medal for best outfit.

17 Jul 2024 - 6:19PMvideocam

Outdoor

Paris Games a stage to make women feel ‘empowered’, says record-breaker mum

Ultra-runner Natalie Dau, 52, who recently ran from Thailand to Singapore in a record 12 days, says it is possible now to be a mother and also an elite athlete.

6 Jul 2024 - 12:00PM

Dau advocates for prominent sportswomen using the Olympic stage to address the impact of the menstrual cycle on athletic performance. Photo: Handout

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The Parisian Olympics 100 years later

Paris Olympics a century on: history of the Games told through infographics

Swimming world champ Siobhan Haughey's journey to success

Siobhan Haughey: how Hong Kong world-class swimmer stays focused and floating above the pressure

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Biggest gold medal cash prize: Italy is No.11. Hong Kong is No. 3. Who’s No.1?

Who are the 46 Hong Kong athletes competing at Tokyo Olympics?

Who are the 46 Hong Kong athletes competing at Tokyo Olympics?

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