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Simone Biles keeps a ‘worry journal’ to ease anxiety. Photo: USA TODAY Sports
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Journaling helps release negative thoughts and emotions. Simone Biles knows

Simone Biles keeps a ‘worry journal’, Gigi Hadid a ‘bad journal’, to ease anxiety. Journaling can help put life’s challenges in perspective.

Simone Biles keeps a ‘worry journal’, Gigi Hadid a ‘bad journal’, to ease anxiety. Journaling can help put life’s challenges in perspective

US gymnast Chiles appeals decision that stripped her of Olympic bronze medal

Olympic stars with biggest IG follower boom: Biles, Lyles, Marchand and more

Gymnastics

Thousands jam streets as Philippines holds parade for 2-gold Paris gymnast Yulo

The 24-year-old, who grew up in a poor Manila area, rode a float with other Filipino Olympians after tripling the country’s gold medal haul to three.

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Carlos Yulo (centre, front on float) and other Filipino athletes who competed in Paris, taking part in a homecoming parade along the streets of Manila on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Carlos Yulo (centre, front on float) and other Filipino athletes who competed in Paris, taking part in a homecoming parade along the streets of Manila on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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Paris Olympics’ top 5 heartwarming moments: Pan, Biles and rappers paying rent

Amid the scraps and the tussles, Paris also made us cheer for humanity itself with moments that transcended the results on score sheets and the shattered records.

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Cheung Ka-long’s gold, China’s bad maths – dramatic moments at the Paris Games

Whatever happens throughout at an event, it’s usually the end that counts and we look at moments where that was ending a little unexpected.

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From NBA stars to world-record breakers – top 5 debuts at Paris Olympics

Some debutants left with newly found fame, while others simply added another page to their storied careers, while there were those who even became memes.

Stephen Curry arrived in Paris as one of the NBA’s all-time greats but for his first-ever Olympic appearance, and he leaves a gold-medal winner. Photo: Reuters
Gymnastics

Paris Olympics: IOC says US gymnast Chiles must hand back bronze

Court of Arbitration for Sport rules officials should strip Chiles of bronze after Romanian appeal.

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US gymnasts Simone Biles (right), Sunisa Lee (left), Jordan Chiles (front), Jade Carey (back) and Hezly Rivera celebrate after winning the artistic gymnastics women’s team final. Photo: TNS
US gymnasts Simone Biles (right), Sunisa Lee (left), Jordan Chiles (front), Jade Carey (back) and Hezly Rivera celebrate after winning the artistic gymnastics women’s team final. Photo: TNS
Gymnastics

Biles’ US teammate Chiles could lose Paris Olympics bronze over 4-second gaffe

A US appeal had seen the gymnast overtake her Romanian rival and win a medal but a ruling from CAS has reinstated the original standing.

China

China becomes first non-European country to win rhythmic gymnastics Olympic gold

Russia have dominated the team competition since the sport made its Olympic debut at Atlanta in 1996, but their absence in Paris has opened the door for others.

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China

Paris Olympics: Su Weide again sorry after blunders cost China gymnastics gold

Games debutant, 24, made yet more gaffes in French Capital, this time in horizontal bar final.

Su Weide has apologised once again after his high-profile blunders which have cost China at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
China

Little sister vibes: Chinese gymnast’s adorable podium antics melt social media

Zhou Yaqin becomes an online darling as video goes viral following her silver medal.

Zhou Yaqin (left), lightly bites her silver medal as she adorably mimics gold medallist Alice D’Amato (centre) and Manila Esposito, who won bronze. Photo: Xinhua
Zhou Yaqin (left), lightly bites her silver medal as she adorably mimics gold medallist Alice D’Amato (centre) and Manila Esposito, who won bronze. Photo: Xinhua
Gymnastics

China’s gymnasts pick up 3 medals as Biles bombs out on balance beam again

Zou Jingyuan takes gold on men’s parallel bars, Zhou Yaqin silver as Simone Biles falters, Zhang Boheng bronze on horizontal bar.

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Asia

‘Overwhelmed’ Carlos Yulo wins historic gymnastics Olympic gold for Philippines

Carlos Yulo in tears after executing perfect routine in men’s floor exercise, as China’s Zhang Boheng finishes last.

China

While you were sleeping: Zheng gold in Paris, Ledecky’s ninth – 5 things to know

Sha’Carri Richardson is denied in 100 metres final, while an Irish gymnast makes this his nation’s most successful Games ever.

Zheng Qinwen celebrates with a Chinese flag after winning gold. Photo: Reuters
Aquatics

While you were sleeping: 5 things to know after drama for Zhang, Fan at Olympics

Fan Zhendong risked exiting men’s table tennis and leaving China without a medal, while Zhang Yufei faced Summer McIntosh in 200m butterfly.

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China’s Zhang Yufei swims in the final of the women’s 200m butterfly in Paris. Photo: AFP
China’s Zhang Yufei swims in the final of the women’s 200m butterfly in Paris. Photo: AFP
Gymnastics

Simone Biles’ post-gold beef with ex-teammate leads to ‘block’ on social media

The ‘gymternet’ went into a frenzy when Biles posted a photo of Team USA jubilantly lifting the American flag, accompanied by the caption ‘lack of talent, lazy, Olympic champions’.

Aquatics

Biles’ quest for more Paris gold, Zheng’s semi-final: 5 things to know for day 6

There’s also more Hong Kong interest, as Cindy Cheung and Ian Ho take to the pool.

Gymnastics

Olympic hero Li blasts China’s gymnastics coaches over Paris failure

Double Olympic gold medallist says athletes were being burned out too young, and some routines were from the 1990s.

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China’s Zhou Yaqin performs on the balance beam at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

While you were sleeping: 5 things to know as Haughey and Biles soar at Olympics

Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle shows his true self at last, while New Zealand’s women’s rugby team strike gold.

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Simone Biles (centre) celebrates winning gold with the United States in the team competition. Photo: Reuters
Simone Biles (centre) celebrates winning gold with the United States in the team competition. Photo: Reuters
Gymnastics

Chinese social media in mixture of fury, sympathy at gymnast Su’s Olympics gaffe

Su, a 24-year-old Olympic Games debutant, lost his grip twice and came crashing down on the mat during his bar routine at the men’s gymnastics finals on Monday, effectively handing the gold medal to Japan.

Aquatics

5 to watch on Olympics day 4: Haughey part 2, triathlon off due to dirty Seine

More Hongkongers in reach of medal while one of the Games’ most iconic stars is aiming for gold, too.

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Gymnastics

‘I need a photo with Simone Biles’: Chinese Olympian’s adorable ‘fangirl’ moment

A video of Zhang Yihan refusing to get dressed after the Paris Olympics women’s gymnastics qualifier on Sunday draws endearing comments from netizens.

One Simone Biles’s many fans worldwide is rising Chinese gymnastics star Zhang Yihan. Photo: AP
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