Rio Olympics

Time catches up with Chinese badminton legend 'Super Dan'

Shanghai - Muslimchronicle

Lin Dan's defeat in the World Championship final has prompted fresh conjecture that the Chinese super star could soon call time on his brilliant career. The 33-year-old "Super Dan" said after losing Sunday's showdown to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in Glasgow that he would immediately return for China's National Games and then play at next month's Japan Open. "After that IRead more

Puig still reaping Rio gold

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Monica Puig is still reaping the benefits of lessons she learned a year ago in winning women's tennis gold at the Rio Olympics, becoming Puerto Rico's first Games champion in any sport. The 23-year-old from San Juan defeated Germany's second-ranked Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in last year's Olympic gold medal match and took down fourth-ranked Spaniard Garbine Muguruza inRead more

Ledecky strikes first gold at world championships

Budapest - Muslimchronicle

Katie Ledecky claimed her first gold medal of the world championships Sunday, cruising to a dominating win in the women’s 400-meter freestyle though she failed to break her own world record. As expected, the 20-year-old American pulled away on the very first lap and was essentially racing the clock the rest of the way. She finished in 3 minutes, 58.34Read more

FIVB president expects "volleyball boom" in China

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

China should take advantage of their women's volleyball success at the Rio Olympics to make a "volleyball boom" around the country, said the International Federation de Volleyball (FIVB) president Ary S. Graca here on Tuesday. "You had won Olympic gold medals before, twice, but volleyball didn't have a boom in China. So, the idea is to take advantage of thisRead more

New Australia cycling boss pledges 'compassionate' approach

Beijing - Arab Today

Li Yongbo, who led the Chinese national badminton team to gold medal victory at six Olympic games, will step down as head coach, media reports said on Wednesday. Fans have been calling for Li's retirement since China's subpar performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where they won only two gold medals, the lowest number since 2000. "After serving so manyRead more

China badminton head coach to retire after 24 years

Beijing - ArabToday

China looking for foreign coach for men's volleyball

Beijing - ArabToday

China is looking for a foreign coach for its national men's volleyball team, striving for a full participation in volleyball at Tokyo Olympics, said Li Quanqiang, director of the volleyball department of China's General Administration of Sport, here on Monday. Li expressed the hope that both the women's and men's volleyball teams as well as China's beach volleyball teams couldRead more

Merritt among Olympic stars to win US Indoor athletics titles

Washington - Arab Today

Former Olympic 110m hurdles champion Aries Merritt signaled a return to form after a 2015 kidney transplant by winning the 60m hurdles crown on Sunday at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships. Merritt captured his first US Indoors title since 2012, the year he also won the world indoor and Olympic hurdles titles, in 7.51 seconds edging Aleec HarrisRead more

Olympics: Blast, bullet in troubled start for Games

Rio de Janeiro - Arab today

The Rio Olympics got off to a troubled start on Saturday as a loud blast erupted near the cycling race’s finish line and a bullet ripped through the media tent at the equestrian venue. Long queues also formed outside venues - as competition went on inside - as volunteers and security staff struggled to cope with a sudden influx ofRead more

Semenya not thrilled about golden upgrade

Cape Town - Arab Today

Caster Semenya is not excited about the prospect of having her 2012 Olympic and 2011 world championships silver medals upgraded to gold in the wake of Mariya Savinova-Farnosova doping ban, the coach of the South African 800 metres athlete said on Sunday. Russian Savinova-Farnosova was stripped of her titles on Friday when the Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed aRead more