Asia

A woman rides a bicycle near the Olympic Rings in Tokyo. Photo: AP

Japan

East Asia

Tokyo Olympics chief rules out delay despite opposition, rising infections

‘We cannot postpone again,’ organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto says.

3 Jun 2021 - 9:30PMvideocam

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

IOC suspends North Korea Olympic Committee for Tokyo Games no-show

9 Sep 2021 - 9:53AMvideocam

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Japan counts Olympic waste cost after medical supplies and food discarded

10 Sep 2021 - 7:53PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Olympics star Haughey ‘so glad’ to race with teammates despite injury

The 23-year-old recalls swimming the team relay with an injured hip and overcoming more than 30-hours-a-week training and feelings of isolation – ‘that’s what athletes are like’.

31 Aug 2021 - 10:24PMvideocam

Hong Kong silver medallist swimmer Siobhan Haughey and other Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games athletes on a bus parade in Hong Kong in August. Photo: EPA

People

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Tokyo schoolchildren will attend Paralympics despite surging Covid-19 cases

The burden on the city’s health care system this week led to the death of a baby born prematurely to a woman who was isolating at home due to a shortage of hospital beds.

20 Aug 2021 - 4:31PMvideocam

Trending in China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Family of Chinese diving star turns down free property and US$30,000 in cash

The new-found stardom of Olympic gold medallist Quan Hongchan has led to a deluge of gifts and crowds of tourists visiting her home village.

16 Aug 2021 - 10:02AMvideocam

Gender & Diversity

5050

Tokyo Olympics: Mattel commemorates Games with Barbie collection that leaves out Asians

US toymaker Mattel, the creator of Barbie dolls, launched a line of dolls to commemorate the Tokyo Olympics but failed to make one that represented East Asians.

16 Aug 2021 - 10:06AM

Mattel is facing criticism after it released a collection of Barbie dolls to celebrate the Olympics that do not include a character of East Asian ethnicity. Photo: Handout

Sport

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Exclusive | ‘Chaotic and crazy, but so much fun’: Haughey reflects on Tokyo success

The 23-year-old says she wants to share her medals with Hongkongers so they ‘can touch them, feel them, take photos with them and be inspired by them’.

9 Aug 2021 - 5:37PMvideocam

Siobhan Haughey wants to take her two medals and show them to everyone in Hong Kong. Photo: AFP

Lifestyle & Culture

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

How the Philippines won multiple Olympic medals for the first time

Athletes credit divine intervention and better training, but a coach said achieving an ‘elite level’ requires hard work, more money and more support.

8 Aug 2021 - 10:55PMvideocam

Sport

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Diaz honoured by praise as Asian body says Games go-ahead ‘correct’

Olympic Council of Asia basks in bumper medal haul, saying Hidilyn Diaz ‘produced one of the highlights of the Games’ with weightlifter vowing to ‘continue inspiring Filipinos’.

8 Aug 2021 - 4:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tiffany Chan reveals she had Covid-19; finishes strong at the Olympics

The LPGA Tour player hopes to stand on top of the Olympic podium in future just like Hong Kong’s five medal winners after making adjustments to finish in tie for 50th.

7 Aug 2021 - 11:45PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Cheung Ka-long has ‘champion’s attitude’ – Italian finalist Garozzo

Three-time world champion and Rio 2016 gold medallist Daniele Garozzo says the history-making Hong Kong foilist ‘performed his best fencing in the most important part of his career’.

7 Aug 2021 - 2:18PM

Hong Kong gold medallist Cheung Ka-long (right) fist bumps with Italy’s silver winner Daniele Garozzo at the medal ceremony in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Boxing

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Silver for Carlo Paalam as Philippines ends campaign without boxing gold

Paalam loses on split decision against GB’s Galal Yafai, but two silver medals and a bronze is Philippines’ best boxing medal yield.

7 Aug 2021 - 7:16PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Who is Sarah Lee? From an anaemic youth to world champion

The 34-year-old two-time Olympic bronze medallist, who has overcame anaemia, coach’s death and rival’s horror accident, says ‘the older the ginger, the spicier it gets’.

8 Aug 2021 - 11:27AM

Lifestyle & Culture

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Olympic kimonos showcase culture of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia

More than 300 Japanese designers worked on the 213 Imagine Oneworld Kimono Project kimonos for some six years, with each full set costing about US$18,200 to make.

6 Aug 2021 - 9:01PM

A composite image shows a model wearing the Philippines' design created for the Imagine Oneworld Kimono Project. Photo: Kengo Maeda / Imagine Oneworld Kimono Project via Facebook

China

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Australian website’s ‘weird’ coverage of teen diver draws China media’s ire

Global Times decries ‘lack of basic human touch’ after News.com.au writes 14-year-old Quan Hongchan ‘did not crack even the slimmest of smiles’ following a perfect-10 dive.

16 Aug 2021 - 10:02AMvideocam

Politics

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

At Tokyo Games, host Japan faces up to war legacy with China, South Korea

Anti-Japanese grievances concerning territorial disputes, war crimes, and even produce from Fukushima – hit by a nuclear accident in 2011 – have been aired by South Korea and China during the Olympics.

6 Aug 2021 - 7:14AMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Chan struggles on day two as Korda runs course record close

Hong Kong’s number one golfer Tiffany Chan Tsz-ching moves to nine-over and says ‘I definitely have a lot more to improve as far as my game plan goes’.

5 Aug 2021 - 10:46PM

China Personalities

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Chinese women Olympic athletes’ success challenges China’s beauty standards

A Chinese journalist is under fire for a series of questions directed at a gold medal-winning shot-putter that seemed to criticise her femininity.

6 Aug 2021 - 7:18AMvideocam

Gong Lijiao (left) is part of a Chinese women Olympics team that is winning plaudits for its diversity. Photo: Handout

Boxing

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Eumir Marcial misses out on gold-medal final after losing thriller

Marcial forced to settle for Olympic bronze after running into top-seeded Ukrainian Khyzhniak in their semi-final bout at the Kokugikan Arena.

5 Aug 2021 - 9:17PMvideocam

Eumir Marcial was beaten in his middleweight semi-final bout. Photo: Reuters

People

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Chinese Olympian’s foul mouth prompts South Korea to lodge complaint

Badminton women’s doubles world No 2 Chen Qingchen was repeatedly heard yelling expletives during a group match and semi-final against South Korea.

5 Aug 2021 - 10:46PM

Boxing

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Paalam into gold-medal fight as he eases past Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka

Paalam advances to Saturday’s flyweight final after an impressive display as win guarantees at least another silver medal for Philippines.

5 Aug 2021 - 9:58PMvideocam

Hong Kong

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

What to know about the kata as the sport makes its Olympics debut

Hong Kong kata star Grace Lau Mo-sheung is set to make her Olympic Games debut, but why is she not hitting any opponents and how do the judges assess her performance?

5 Aug 2021 - 9:56PMvideocam

Hong Kong competitor Grace Lau Mo-sheung in the women’s individual kata at the 2019 East Asian Karate Championships in Hong Kong. Jonathan Wong