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Controversies mar China's record
Sports, Published on 11/10/2023
» HANGZHOU: With no major security incidents and a record gold medal haul for their athletes, China will regard the 19th Asian Games, which ended on Sunday, as a soft power triumph that ticked a number of political, sporting and operational boxes for the hosts.
'Bangkok Post' honours exceptional women
News, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/03/2023
» To mark International Women's Day today, 12 extraordinary personalities have been named as the Bangkok Post's Women of the Year.
Thais to boycott Kun Khmer
Sports, Published on 26/01/2023
» Thailand will boycott a kickboxing event at the SEA Games in Cambodia in May, officials said, in a row with the hosts over what to call the sport.
Valieva not sanctioned by Russian anti-doping agency, says 'concerned' WADA
AFP, Published on 14/01/2023
» MONTREAL - Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva has not been sanctioned by the Russian anti-doping agency, which found she bore "no fault or negligence" for a positive drugs test before the Beijing Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday.
Covid proves to be 'El Dorado' for matchfixers: expert
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» PARIS - The Covid-19 pandemic has been an "El Dorado" for match fixers due to the negative impact the virus has had on the finances of individual sports, a leading sports technology company has told AFP.
Bach 'disturbed' by Valieva's Olympic performance
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» BEIJING - IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday it was "chilling" to see how Kamila Valieva's coach treated the Russian teenager after a doping scandal engulfing the skater culminated in an error-strewn performance at the Beijing Olympics.
Valieva fourth in Olympic skating as doping scandal takes toll
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» BEIJING: Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the Olympic women’s figure skating final on Thursday after her error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold, as a doping scandal took its toll on the 15-year-old.
Russia's Valieva aims for second Olympic title under doping cloud
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» BEIJING: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will attempt to win a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday in the next chapter of a doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games.
Russian teenager Valieva set to go for second Beijing Olympic title
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» BEIJING: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will go for a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday, the next chapter in a damaging doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games.
Fresh twist in Valieva doping scandal after three substances claim
AFP, Published on 16/02/2022
» BEIJING: The Beijing Olympics doping controversy engulfing Russian skater Kamila Valieva took a fresh twist Wednesday after a US media report said she had three substances used to treat heart conditions in the sample which triggered the scandal.