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Heat risks force marathons and race walks to start earlier
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» TOKYO - The marathons and 35km race walks at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start half an hour earlier because of health risks posed by unseasonably hot weather, organisers said Thursday.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Nov 22-28
Guru, Published on 22/11/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Summer Sonic Bangkok gears up for two-day blast, reveals new stage
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/08/2024
» Summer Sonic Bangkok, Summer Sonic's Thailand debut, will feature two stages; the Rising Stage and the Mega Stage. The former will be dedicated to Thai up-and-comers while the latter — yes, you've guessed it — will be for international headliners.
Medvedev falls at French Open amid Djokovic fallout
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» PARIS: World number two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Tuesday, losing in five sets to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil as Roland Garros attempted to move on from Novak Djokovic's Kosovo controversy.
Russia scraps pomp in New Year revelry amid Ukraine fighting
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» MOSCOW - Russians are used to celebrating the New Year -- the country's main holiday -- with pomp, joy and high spirits.
Air-conditioned Olympic marathon possible - Qatar
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» The engineer who developed the air conditioning for Qatar's World Cup stadiums says that a cooling system for an Olympic marathon is possible if the Gulf state bids for the Games.
Somalia's foreign partners hail peaceful election of new president
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» MOGADISHU - Somalia's international partners on Monday welcomed the election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who takes office after months of political instability and faces crises including a violent insurgency and devastating drought.
World's longest race? 3,100 miles around a New York block
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» NEW YORK - It's the world's longest certified foot race: a 3,100-mile run that takes participants around the same New York block 5,649 times.
Saccharine sermon
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2021
» Re "Govt 'gifts' need work," (Editorial, Jan 1).
Chinese shoppers spend big in post-virus Singles' Day binge
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese shoppers splurged more than $100 billion in the world's biggest shopping event of the year, in a huge spending spree that suggests the country's all-important army of consumers is fighting back after months of pandemic agony.