SEOUL - South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-Ju, who found herself in the international spotlight after taking a selfie with a North Korean competitor in Rio, said Friday she was surprised by the extraordinary response to such a simple act.A...
What have ancient Taoism and the internet got to do with women's 100-meter backstroke swimming final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games?Everything!"Really, was I that fast?" said Fu Yuanhui about her seemingly effortless performance in the pool.The 20-year-old came...
Rio de Janeiro - Michael Phelps swept to a jaw-dropping 22nd Olympic gold Thursday as China's Chen Xinyi failed a doping test to cast a shadow over the Rio swimming competition.While Phelps became one of only three athletes to...
BEIJING - Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has failed a doping test at the Rio Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday, citing the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA).She tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic, on Sunday, it said. On...
On lazy Sundays in September when my friends ask me about Rio, I might start with Jennifer Abel and Pamela Ware.Early 20s. Canadians. Classy.They lost diving bronze in the 3m synchronised springboard by .87 of a point and Abel...
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling has made history as the fastest Asian to glide his way to a record time of 50.83sec in the 100m butterfly semi-finals event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.This means that the 21-year-old, whose timing is...
RIO DE JANEIRO - "Stratospheric" Fiji claimed their first Olympic medal ever by hammering Britain 43-7 to win the inaugural men's rugby sevens final at the Rio Games on Thursday.Fiji captain Osea Kolinisau led the defending Sevens World Series...
Singapore swimmers Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen both qualified for the 100m butterfly semi-finals at the Rio Olympics early on Friday (Aug 12).Schooling, 21, made an impressive finish in the heats by coming in first with a time...
LONDON - Police in London are investigating allegations that a young tennis player was poisoned while competing at this year's Wimbledon, a British newspaper reported on Thursday.Gabriella Taylor, 18, withdrew from the Girls' Singles competition in July and spent...
One was called a pig. Another was dubbed as a whale.Fat-shaming has spilled over to the Olympic arena again as mean body scrutineers picked their victims from among the thousands of athletes with fit-as-hell physiques congregating in Rio for...
