The Buzz

Paris Olympics: viral South Korean shooter lands first acting role – as assassin

Kim Ye-ji took silver in the women’s 10m air pistol in Paris and her demeanour and look turned her into a worldwide online sensation.

20 Sep 2024 - 2:30PMvideocam

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5 viral stars in Paris who proved it’s not always the winning or even taking part

15 Aug 2024 - 1:10PM

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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

15 Aug 2024 - 8:00AM

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Eurosport’s Olympics poster that excludes East Asian athletes slammed as racist

Social media users have attacked the European broadcaster, which has TV units in parts of Asia, for featuring only one East Asian on the poster.

14 Aug 2024 - 6:47PM

The poster featured gold medallists such as Noah Lyles and Novak Djokovic, as well as celebrities Tom Cruise and Snoop Dogg, but no one from China or Japan. Photo: Instagram/eurosport

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Paris Olympics best reads: Hong Kong golds, Pan Zhanle clashes and more

Paris was full of narrative and storylines which got social media users in a fury and falling over themselves with laughter.

13 Aug 2024 - 9:35PM

Aquatics

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics’ best fashion: Turkish shooter, Mongolia’s uniform and more

From striking team uniforms to dazzling personal style, there were plenty of fashion statements throughout the Summer Olympics.

13 Aug 2024 - 3:00PM

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China’s Quan pushed to brink by fans, Pan would swap gold for quiet life

Olympic gold medallists discover true cost of fame on return to mainland China, and some fans react badly to not getting stars’ full attention.

13 Aug 2024 - 1:46PM

China’s Pan Zhanle says he would swap some his success in Paris for less attention from fans. Photo: Xinhua

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Breaking community defends B-Girl Raygun, hopes for return to Olympic programme

The Australian was just trying to be original, says head judge, while the governing body has offered the professor its ‘safeguarding officer’.

12 Aug 2024 - 6:07PM

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An Olympics in the city of love? Of course people got engaged – our top 5 proposals

The gold handed out in Paris didn’t go around just the athletes’ necks; there were plenty who left with some on their fingers, too.

12 Aug 2024 - 1:46PMvideocam

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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.

12 Aug 2024 - 12:31PM

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

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Doping, fan culture and shallow pool among top 5 storylines at Paris Olympics

As with all sporting events, the athletes’ performances are just one element of an Olympics and this edition has been rich with narrative.

12 Aug 2024 - 1:21PM

China’s Pan Zhanle’s world-record shattering 100 metres freestyle race led to criticism over how it was achieved. Photo: Kyodo

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

While you were sleeping: a golden cockroach and Tom Cruise close the Olympics

France coming agonisingly short of winning women’s basketball gold should have been the enduring memory of the Games – organisers had other ideas.

12 Aug 2024 - 8:10PM

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Profile | Who is Rachael Gunn? Australian breakdancing Olympian who became internet meme

In videos of her performances shared online, B-Girl Raygun was seen hopping around like a kangaroo, touching her toes while lying down and seemingly squirming around on the dance floor.

11 Aug 2024 - 2:11PM

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Paris Olympics: Hongkonger, China v US for No 1 – 5 things to know for day 16

We are bidding farewell to the 2024 Games so, for one last time, let’s take a look at what’s in store.

11 Aug 2024 - 12:36PM

Cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing, the last Hongkonger standing at the Paris Olympics, takes part in the women’s omnium on day 16. Photo: Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

While you were sleeping: China hit 39 gold, medal race goes down to wire in Paris

Li Qian takes boxing gold, the USA’s 4x400m relay teams show the sprinters how it’s done, and China opens up a new sphere of influence in the pool.

11 Aug 2024 - 12:28PM

China’s Li Qian poses with her gold medal, the country’s 39th of the Paris Olympics, after winning the women’s 75kg boxing final. Photo: AP

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

How to eat like Olympic champions: Kong, Djokovic, Zheng, Quan share their tips

From veganism and ‘simple’ food to chocolates and snacks, the world’s best athletes share their consumption strengths and weaknesses.

10 Aug 2024 - 6:26PMvideocam

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US men’s 4x100m Olympic relay debacle prompts sarcasm in China

Some question why the Americans did not ask for a rerun as they did at Rio 2016, while others cheekily throw in the divisive issue of doping.

10 Aug 2024 - 5:31PMvideocam

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‘Not an Olympic sport’: Chinese fans fume after breaking semi-final exit for Liu

Known as B-Girl 671, she lost in the semi-finals to Lithuania’s Dominika Banevic, but went on to win her bronze battle with the Netherlands’ India Sardjoe.

10 Aug 2024 - 11:48AM

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Chinese social media hails ‘godlike’ Ma Long after sixth Olympics gold in Paris

The 35-year-old hinted Paris would spell the end of his illustrious career, but many netizens have called for him to play at the next Games in Los Angeles.

10 Aug 2024 - 12:41PM

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While you were sleeping: Dutch courage, baffling US mistakes – day 14 had it all

If you want something done right, send the women to do it, at least if you’re an American sprinter. Plus, hockey investment pays dividends for China.

10 Aug 2024 - 4:13PM

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Paris Olympics day 14: Khelif boxing gold, China hockey agony – as it happened

US men disqualified from 4x100m relay as Canada triumph, after Chinese gold for men’s team table tennis and women’s 3m springboard diving.

10 Aug 2024 - 7:41AM

Algeria’s Imane Khelif (left) celebrates after defeating China’s Yang Liu to gold in their women’s 66kg boxing final. Photo: AP

OPINION

Paul McNamara

Opinion | Postcard from Paris: it’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it

12 Aug 2024 - 12:41PM

Mike Chan

Opinion | Postcard from Paris: a speedy final and even quicker exit after men’s 100m

6 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM

Mike Chan

Opinion | Postcard from Paris: expat residents praise Olympic host city, knowing French a must

29 Jul 2024 - 4:20AM

Mike Chan

Opinion | Postcard from Paris: pay-as-you-eat fridges, phantom trains, and musical chairs

26 Jul 2024 - 2:30PM