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    Japanese siblings both win gold medals in judo at Tokyo Olympics

    25 Jul 2021

    The Abes' success gave Japan its third and fourth gold medal of the day after Yuto Horigome took skateboarding's first Olympic title and swimmer Yui Ohashi was the surprise winner of the women's 400m individual competition.

    Meet the Taiwan badminton star who’s chasing Olympic glory without a coach

    05 Nov 2019

    Badminton star Chou Tien-chen is heading into the 2020 Olympics coachless, but hopes for Tokyo gold with the help of his physiotherapist and expert consultations.

    Jamaica's Thompson-Herah breaks America's Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in women's 100m

    31 Jul 2021

    Thompson-Herah blazed to an Olympic-record 10.61sec, well ahead of crestfallen two-time winner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, with Shericka Jackson completing an all-Jamaican podium.

    Childhood friends give Taiwan first Olympic gold medal in badminton

    31 Jul 2021

    China won the mixed doubles the previous day and had hopes of pulling off a golden badminton sweep in Tokyo, after a spotty performance at the Rio Games in Brazil. In 2012, at London Games, China won all 5 badminton gold medals.

    Shooter Ayesha Al Muhairi becomes first Emirati to qualify for Tokyo Paralympic Games

    19 Jun 2021

    Ayesha Al Muhairi, who scored with distinction 71 days before the Games in Tokyo, emphasised that women’s sports in the UAE is on the right track and has taken steady steps to achieve aspired ambitions.

    UIPM delegates visit National Olympic Committee headquarters in Dubai

    14 Mar 2024

    The meeting aimed to explore avenues for bolstering collaboration and activating partnerships to elevate the performance of athletes in modern pentathlon, an Olympic sport since the Stockholm Games in 1912.

    VIDEO: Emirati gymnast Lamia stars in Nickelodeon’s 'Extraordinary Me' campaign

    28 Nov 2020

    Lamia, whose first gold medal came at the age of six when she won the inaugural Dubai International Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in 2017, says she is focused fully on her goal to win gold at the Youth Olympic Games.

    Sheikh Ahmed meets UAE medal winners of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games

    26 Sep 2022

    Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the UAE National Olympic Committee, on Monday met with UAE medal winners at the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games, held last month in Konya, Turkey.

    Russian Olympic teen skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug

    11 Feb 2022

    Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva failed a drugs test in December, Olympic testers confirmed on Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia's decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing.

    Rampant Nepal make cricket history, become first team to score over 300 in T20

    27 Sep 2023

    Teenager Kushal Malla, batting number three, spearheaded the onslaught by crashing the fastest T20 international century, off 34 balls.

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