PARIS: It was a tale of two matches for Singapore’s badminton players on Saturday (Jul 27) as world number 20 Yeo Jia Min cruised to victory, while the mixed doubles duo of Terry Hee and Jessica Tan fell to a defeat. At the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, 13th seed Yeo Jia Min dispatched Refugee … Read more
World-famous stars are in line to perform at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which will take place along the Seine river. The exact line-up is a tightly guarded secret, but here are three performers strongly rumoured to be appearing: One of the world’s biggest-selling artists, pop queen Lady Gaga — real name Stefani … Read more
Organizers at the Paris Olympics are expecting a wave of cyberattacks to target the Games when the sporting extravaganza kicks off in earnest this weekend. Researchers have noted that some attacks have already started, with Russia-affiliated hackers suspected to be behind the nefarious efforts, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Russia is technically banned from the Paris … Read more
One of the biggest sporting events of the year – the Paris 2024 Olympics – is all set to commence on July 26 and the excitement across the world for it is tremendous. Last week, it was announced that popular singer Shaan and others will add a musical touch to the Olympics this year with … Read more
With the Paris Olympics 2024 just around the corner, it’s time to immerse yourself into the world of sports and athletics right from the comfort of your homes with these exciting documentaries and films available on Netflix. Looking for a sports film to get your athletic spirit in gear before Paris Olympics? Here are the … Read more
Team Canada is set to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that are just a week away from kicking off in the French capital. More than 300 Canadian athletes across 32 sports will be vying for medals in Paris over the fortnight. Interest in this year’s Summer Games, which take place once every four … Read more
An investigator backed the World Anti-Doping Agency’s handling of a doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers, while also publishing notes highlighting WADA’s own science director expressing doubts about China’s explanation of how the athletes had been subject to contamination. WADA released an interim report Tuesday from the Swiss prosecutor it chose for the probe, Eric … Read more
The decision was made final on Monday (Jul 8) night when two separate appeals for her to be on the team were rejected. “This year was going pretty well and I was very excited. So yeah, this is pretty hard for me, especially coming out of last year with China,” she said. SELECTION PROCESS CAN … Read more
With three weeks to go until the Paris Olympics, organizers are making contingency plans as questions remain about the safety of the River Seine that is due to host open-water swimming events during the summer Games. The latest testing results from monitoring group Eau de Paris released on Thursday raised some hopes, showing that water … Read more
Lausanne, Switzerland — In the battle against drug use at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency plans to deploy a more streamlined, high-tech approach to identify and target potential cheats. In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Benjamin Cohen, director general of the ITA, said potential tools at its disposal included biological and performance passports … Read more
