Japan’s Kohei Uchimura cruised to a gold medal at the all-around competition on Wednesday. Though he showed cracks during the qualification round and team final, Uchimura showed again
Yi Jianlian, a 7ft tall former NBA basketball player, carried the Chinese flag into the Olympics opening ceremony. He was the eighth successive representative of his sport to
LONDON Reflecting on the decision of four badminton teams to throw their games here in order to get a better playoff draw, the face of London 2012 spent
After conducting a thorough investigation, we are led to believe that this picture was taken during a Bronze Medal quarter-final match from the Women’s 48kg Judo competition at
Lin Qingfeng went some way to restoring China’s reputation as a weightlifting superpower after taking Olympic gold in the men’s 69kg tonight. China dominated proceedings on home soil
LONDON – The doping suspicions surrounding Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen aren’t going away anytime soon — and that’s a good and a bad thing. It’s good because it
Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura had a controversial dismount during his last routine, so Japanese coaches appealed the scoring … with a crisp Benjamin. The Japanese officials brought money
The Olympic fencing tournament was thrown into an incredibly emotional, dramatic and elongated controversy when a semifinal bout of the women’s individual epee competition was won on a
LONDON — North Korea’s Om Yun Chol joined an exclusive group of weightlifters Sunday who have lifted three times their body weight in the clean and jerk —
At just 16, U.S. table tennis player Ariel Hsing has already made her Olympic debut a smash success. After winning her first two matches, she just narrowly lost
Gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto of Japan, Silver medalist Corina Caprioriu of Romania, Bronze medalist B Automne Pavia of France, Bronze medalist A Marti Malloy of the United States
Kazakhstan’s teenage prodigy Zulfiya Chinshanlo powered her way to weightlifting gold in the 53kg category on Sunday, breaking her own world record in the clean and jerk. The
LONDON — The Chinese men, who seemed sluggish and unenthusiastic when they qualified only sixth among the eight teams that advanced to the gymnastics team final, came out
The team, including gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh, Do Thi Ngan Thuong, and Pham Phuoc Hung left Monday for a 10-day training session in London, together with the
LONDON — The bronze age arrived for Japanese swimming on Monday as Ryosuke Irie, Aya Terakawa and Satomi Suzuki all took third in their respective events at the
LONDON (AP) — A Swiss soccer player was expelled from the Olympics on Monday for his threatening and racist message on Twitter about South Koreans. The comments by
Kyla Ross father is black and Japanese. Her mother is Filipina, white and Puerto Rican. Kyla is often overlooked on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. It’s no shock
South Korea put themselves in a commanding position to qualify from Group B of the Olympic football tournament as they defeated Switzerland 2-1 in an enthralling contest at the
Kensuke Nagai scored a late goal Sunday to give Japan a 1-0 win over Morocco and a spot in the Olympic soccer quarterfinals. Nagai collected a long ball
China’s Wu Minxia secured her place in Olympic history with a hat-trick of springboard synchro titles alongside He Zi at Sunday’s opening diving event at the Aquatics Centre.
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Mixed badminton doubles Group B. Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota (Japan) beat Toby Ng/Grace Gao (Canada) 21-10 11-21 21-15 STANDINGS P W D L F
Four top local women swimmers have qualified for the London Olympics – and expressed hope they will beat their Hong Kong records while there. Stephanie Au Hoi-shun will
In the video clip, Yi does a monster dunk after blowing by Marc Gasol. game highlight video: http://www.tudou.com/listplay/8ZmDY6LC9lA/6jsn9uV476o.html LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) — Yi Jianlian scored 30 points
Four years ago in Beijing, the Spainish team took the infamous “slanted-eye” team photo. China’s first opponents this Olympics will be against Spain. In basketball, China is generally
NEWCASTLE (Yonhap) — South Korea played Mexico to a scoreless draw in the opening men’s football match at the London Olympics here Thursday. In the Group B contest
LONDON, July 27 (Xinhua) — Basketball star Yi Jianlian led Chinese delegation into the Olympic Stadium Friday night at the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games. The
LONDON — China Wednesday picked NBA basketball player Yi Jianlian to carry their flag at the London Olympics opening ceremony, apparently swayed by his towering height. Deputy chef de
LONDON — “Sex And The City” move over. Here comes “Sex In The Village.” Make that athletes village. As in Olympics. Tales of shenanigans at the living quarters
BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) – China’s Olympic flag bearer will be tall, handsome and famous to provide a positive image of the Asian sporting superpower, according to the
The vast majority in a healthy Hampden Park attendance of 37,726 turned up with the expectancy of being dazzled by the reigning world and European champions. They left
Male Le Huynh Chau and female Hoang Dieu Linh, two Vietnamese Taekwondo hopefuls at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in London, are expected to meet real challenges as
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Grantville native Amy Swensen – or so she thought. Huddled in a tunnel with America’s best athletes, Swensen stood seconds away from
Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae was placed ninth overall in the individual World Rhythmic Gymnastics Cup at the Minsk Sports Palace, Belarus, Saturday. Son earned a total of
BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) — Following is a list of points of interest to Chinese during the London Olympic Games: July 27 – Open ceremony The Olympic Stadium
In 12.87 seconds on an Oregon track, China’s Liu Xiang banished five years of injury-filled misery and annointed himself favourite to reclaim the Olympic gold he relinquished so
Taiwan’s Yang Shu-chun has high hopes for the London Olympics, which will be her last major tournament. The 27-year-old taewkwondo player is wrapping up her athletic career of