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Give us breathing space
PETALING JAYA: All Denmark shuttler Viktor Axelsen wanted was 15 minutes under the sun.
Breaking and skateboarding among four sports officially added to 2024 Paris Olympic Games
PARIS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided the event programme and the athlete quotas for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Monday as breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing were confirmed as additional sports proposed by the Paris 2024 organizing committee.
No mixed feelings over mixing it up
PETALING JAYA: To beat boredom, one has to find different but winning ways to motivate the athletes.
FIG president hopes Tokyo meet opens door for postponed Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Morinari Watanabe is no stranger to pressure but the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) president says he has never felt such responsibility ahead of a four-nation meet in November that could "open the door" to the Tokyo Olympics.
China's Zhang Shuai overcomes local teenager to reach French Open 16
PARIS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Zhang Shuai ended the inspirational run of French teenager Clara Burel 7-6(2), 7-5 on Saturday to secure her career debut in the French Open round of 16.
Teenager Burel lifts French spirits in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Less than a year ago, Clara Burel was playing tennis with foam balls following a wrist injury, but on Thursday the teenager became the youngest French woman in 12 years to reach the third round at Roland Garros.
Patience, Jin Wei
KUALA LUMPUR: A healthy-again Goh Jin Wei will have to bide her time before getting a chance to stamp her mark on the international stage again.
Youth Olympic champion Chen takes surprising victory in China's street high jump contest
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- 2018 Youth Olympic Games champion Chen Long upset Asian Games winner Wang Yu to win the 2020 Chinese Athletics Street Tour (CAST) high jump competition here on Saturday.
Heartbreak for Hoh as Youth Games are put off
KUALA LUMPUR: Rising badminton star Justin Hoh is heartbroken after the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar, Senegal, was postponed from 2022 to 2026.
IOC remains 'fully committed' to staging Olympics in 2021
BERN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains fully committed to staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and is considering multiple scenarios for them to take place safely, IOC President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.
