2024 Paris Olympics
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in Asia PacificWrestling-golds from Higuchi and Sakurai gasoline Japan’s dominance on mat
Paris – Powerhouse Japan claimed two of Friday’s three freestyle wrestling gold medals on the Paris Olympics by way of Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai to take care of their dominance on the mat on the Champ de Mars Arena. Bulgaria’s Magomed Ramazanov gained the lads’s 86-kg gold in opposition to an injured Hassan Yazdani […] More
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in Asia PacificAlgeria’s Khelif delights newfound devotees with assertion win at Paris Games
PARIS – Algeria’s Imane Khelif, the feminine boxer thrust into the middle of a gender dispute on the Paris Games, made a press release on her womanhood after beating China’s Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal, sending her newfound devotees into delirium on Friday. Khelif, silver medalist on the 2022 World Championships, […] More
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in Asia PacificJapanese B-girl Ami wins first breaking gold medal as sport makes Olympic debut
Paris – Japanese B-girl Ami made historical past on the Paris Olympics by successful the first-ever gold medal in breaking at La Concorde on Friday. Using energy strikes like windmills, fashionable freezes and loads of aptitude, Ami, whose actual title is Ami Yuasa, swept to a 3-0 victory over Lithuanian B-girl Nicka, the reigning world […] More
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in Asia PacificSleepless in Japan: How to get better from ‘Olympic fever’
The Paris Olympics are nearly finished, so sleep-deprived sports activities junkies can take consolation in the truth that they’ll quickly have the ability to get a full evening’s relaxation. For individuals who dwell many time zones away from Paris, watching dwell occasions has been an Olympic-like problem. Japan is seven hours forward of Paris, which […] More
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in Asia PacificPerseverance and a father’s steering: Akari Fujinami’s journey to gold
Akari Fujinami, the 20-year-old wrestling juggernaut who clinched the gold medal within the girls’s 53-kg freestyle occasion Thursday, owes a lot of her success to the relentless coaching she underwent along with her father, Toshikazu. Fujinami, who entered the Games with a 130-0 file, achieved her long-awaited victory within the Olympics on the Paris Games […] More
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in Asia PacificOlympic medals provide Ukraine a short respite from struggle
Each of Ukraine’s 10 medals thus far has been hailed within the war-torn nation as a logo of resilience and defiance. More
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in Asia PacificUnited States passes robust take a look at in opposition to Serbia to succeed in Olympic last in Paris
Paris – With the United States going through its hardest take a look at of the Paris Olympics, Stephen Curry got here up with all the appropriate solutions. Curry scored 36 factors to assist the Americans rally from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit and earn a shot on the gold medal with a 95-91 win over […] More
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in Asia PacificJapan lastly receives medals two years after crew occasion at Beijing Olympics
Paris – Kaori Sakamoto didn’t understand how sophisticated it was going to be for Japan to obtain its medals from the crew determine skating occasion on the 2022 Beijing Olympics and located herself questioning “why” because the doping scandal surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva meandered via the authorized system. As Sakamoto sat along with her […] More
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in Asia PacificFrom the Bronx to Paris: Breaking set for its Olympic close-up
Breaking, a dance model created by Black and Puerto Rican teenagers at events in New York within the Nineteen Seventies, and a foundational piece of hip-hop tradition, is about to have its Olympic second. B-boys and B-girls from throughout the globe will compete in dance battles that characteristic intricate steps, acrobatic strikes and loads of […] More
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in Asia PacificTears and damaged hearts: Japan’s feminine volleyball followers react to powerful Olympic loss
Japan’s legions of feminine volleyball followers have been left in tears after Japan misplaced to Italy within the males’s volleyball quarterfinals on the Paris Olympics on Monday. Fans who didn’t make it to Paris have been glued to their tv at round 8 p.m. in Japan. Some opted for a communal viewing expertise, just like […] More
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in Asia PacificBoxer Khelif places gender dispute apart to succeed in remaining as followers flock to assist her
PARIS – Imane Khelif, one of many two boxers on the coronary heart of a gender dispute on the Paris Olympics, vowed on Tuesday to place the controversy behind her and make Algeria and the Arab world proud. Khelif delivered a flawless efficiency in opposition to Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng to succeed in the ultimate of […] More
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in Asia PacificAustralia’s Trew, 14, wins skateboard park gold forward of Japan’s Hiraki
Paris – Australian teenage skateboarding sensation Arisa Trew gained the ladies’s park occasion on the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to develop into her nation’s youngest-ever gold medallist. Trew, 14, nailed a high-risk and high-speed last spherical in her trademark pink helmet to leap to the highest of the rankings, bringing the gang to their ft […] More
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