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North Korean weightlifters clean up in Hangzhou
AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - The superheavyweight giants wrap up the Asian Games weightlifting on Saturday but it was the North Koreans' stunning return after four years that raised eyebrows in Hangzhou.
Lifting bronze worth its weight in gold
Sports, Published on 01/10/2023
» Thai weightlifter Thanyathon Sukcharoen finished third in the women's 49kg class at the Hangzhou Asian Games in China on Saturday.
Bollettieri -- the hard as nails coach who shaped tennis stars
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» MIAMI: Nick Bollettieri, the celebrity tennis coach who helped develop such icons as Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, died on Monday aged 91.
Cars, houses, heroes: North Koreans win hearts at Asian Games
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» JAKARTA - North Korea's athletes are not only scooping record numbers of medals at the Asian Games, they are winning hearts with an unprecedented charm offensive and will go home as heroes -- rewarded with new cars and houses.
Thais rake in more medals in Indonesia
Published on 21/08/2018
» Thai athletes kept the scoreboard ticking at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, adding one silver and three bronze medals to their haul Monday.
North Korea's Olympic ambition falters
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Kim Jong Un wants to turn his country into an international sports power - think East Germany in the 1970s and 80s. The North Korean leader is pouring resources into training and infrastructure, athletes are getting more recognition than ever and the country now even has an all-sports television channel, though it's not clear how many citizens are able to actually watch it.