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China

Olympic champ Quan youngest name on Forbes China’s 30 under 30

All 30 names on the sports section are Olympic gold medal winners including swimming star Zhang Yufei and diving team.

17 Sep 2021 - 5:26PMvideocam

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Olympic trampoline champion crashes out of China National Games

6 Sep 2021 - 1:29PM

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Simone Biles outshone by China’s Guan and Tang in bronze medal return

3 Aug 2021 - 10:08PMvideocam

Sport

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Hmong-American Sunisa Lee adds bronze medal on uneven bars

The 18-year-old Sunisa Lee of the USA wins her third medal at the Tokyo Olympics after silver in team competition and all-around gold.

1 Aug 2021 - 10:41PMvideocam

USA’s Sunisa Lee competes in the artistic gymnastics women’s uneven bars final at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Photo: AFP

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Asian-American gymnast Sunisa Lee wins gold in women’s all-around event

The teenager is the first member of the Hmong community to represent the US at the Olympic Games.

30 Jul 2021 - 1:27AM

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Simone Biles suffering from ‘the twisties’ mental block

Reigning Olympic champion says she had ‘a little bit of the twisties’ after pulling out of her second event, with former UCLA gymnast calling phenomenon ‘really dangerous’.

29 Jul 2021 - 3:45PMvideocam

Gymnastics

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Tokyo Olympics: US gymnastics star Simone Biles withdraws from second event

Biles made headlines on Tuesday when she withdrew from the team event but has now pulled out of the all-round individual event as well.

29 Jul 2021 - 12:12AM

US gymnast Simone Biles during training. Photo: Reuters

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Biles withdraws from team gymnastics final over mental health concerns

Five-time Olympic medallist Simone Biles of the US pulls out mid-event at the Tokyo Games, and later says ‘we have to protect our body and mind’.

28 Jul 2021 - 12:02AM

USA’s Simone Biles leaves the floor after the first rotation of the Women’s Team Artistic Gymnastics Final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Photo: Paul Kuroda/Zuma Press Wire /dpa

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong vaulter Shek faces anxious wait after ankle injury

Back-to-back Asian Games champion impresses with first run before hurting himself on landing in his second, leaving him fifth after two qualifying sessions.

24 Jul 2021 - 4:35PM

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Olympics: Who can beat American gymnast Simone Biles? Only Simone Biles

Biles hopes to add to her haul of five Olympic medals, including four gold, won at the 2016 Rio Games.

21 Jul 2021 - 2:25AMvideocam

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Profile | Why is history-making gymnast Simone Biles so good?

From her difficult childhood, to winning four Olympic golds, to successfully landing the Yurchenko double pike, here’s what you need to know about the 1.42-metre American.

4 Jul 2021 - 3:26PM

Team US gymnast Simone Biles on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 2016. Photo: AP

People

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US athlete Yul Moldauer heads to Tokyo Olympics as Asian-Americans celebrate

The gymnast, born in Seoul and adopted by American parents, is looking to spin his sparkling domestic form into Olympic gold.

4 Jul 2021 - 10:49AM

Yul Moldauer reacts after competing on the high bar at the Olympic trials in St. Louis. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

People

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Hmong-American gymnast Sunisa Lee’s Olympic dream comes true

As Lee makes history by becoming the first Hmong to represent the US at the Olympics, she hopes her achievement inspires others.

2 May 2023 - 12:23AM

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Simone Biles soars to Tokyo 2020 spot at US Olympic Trials

Star secures one of two automatic places on Team USA no matter what happens on Sunday’s second day of competition

26 Jun 2021 - 10:54AM

Politics

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India’s Olympics quest threatened by controversy over Chinese sponsor

The Indian Olympic Committee is searching for a new sponsor and kit after dropping Chinese brand Li-Ning, with less than 40 days to go.

21 Jun 2021 - 8:32AMvideocam

Olympian Jwala Gutta said that an athlete’s presentation affects their morale going into a match. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong

IOC

Hong Kong gymnast Shek undeterred by Tokyo 2020 postponement

The two-time Asian Games gold medallist says he is a more mature athlete after failing to qualify for Rio in 2016

21 Jun 2021 - 4:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong's Shek Wai-hung in action during the 2019 world championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo: Reuters

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Brody Malone wins first US gymnastics title, with Tokyo in sight

The 21-year-old Malone wins his first US men’s gymnastics title after shaking off an early miscue on parallel bars.

6 Jun 2021 - 1:06PMvideocam

China

China society

Former champion gymnast back on the streets doing handstands and singing

After an injury ended his career, Zhang Shangwu made headlines a decade ago when he was spotted begging in Beijing. It led to a job, but he has since served jail time for theft and was recently seen performing in a Baoding car park.

21 Jun 2021 - 4:10PM

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Tokyo 2020: India drops Chinese brand Li-Ning after public backlash

New Li-Ning kit for Tokyo Games was revealed earlier in June before outcry from public forced U-turn; Chinese foreign ministry asks India to ‘avoid politicising the issue’.

11 Jun 2021 - 3:41PM

India’s Dipa Karmakar competes wearing Li-Ning sportswear during the artistic gymnastics test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong’s Shek pins Olympic medal hopes on two difficult jumps

Shek has been practising two jumps made famous by 2016 Rio vault champion Ri Se-gwang, of North Korea, each having the highest difficulty value.

21 Jun 2021 - 4:12PM

Shek Wai-hung performs a vault jump during a media event at the Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre in Kwun Tong on Thursday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Gymnast Shek Wai-hung fulfils dream as he vaults to World Cup gold

The 27-year-old Asian Games champion’s 10-year wait to win his first gold in the prestigious competition is over as he beats a strong international field

27 May 2019 - 5:12PM

Hong Kong

Asian Games 2018

Meet Hong Kong’s most underrated champion: Shek Wai-hung

21 Jun 2021 - 4:16PMvideocam

Sport

Rio 2016 Olympic Games

‘How old are China’s women gymnasts?!’ Youngsters spark suspicions as Olympics TV viewers can’t believe their eyes

21 Jun 2021 - 4:19PMvideocam

The Chinese team celebrate their bronze medal after the women's artistic gymnastics team final in Rio. Photo: AFP