Tag: medalist
Chinese Olympic gold medalist condemns ‘malicious’ online abuse
FILE–China’s Xiaojun Lin. (Photo by Vincent Jannink / ANP / AFP) An Olympic and world champion short track speed skater said he was “very angry” and “deeply hurt” after suffering online abuse following a collision with a Chinese teammate during a race. Lin Xiaojun and Liu Shaoang were leading when they collided during a World…
Read More
South Korean Olympic medalist hit with travel ban in swirling fraud case
FILE–South Korean fencer Nam Hyun Hee. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI Olympic silver medalist Nam Hyun-hee has been barred from leaving South Korea, police said Tuesday, as a high-profile fraud probe into her ex-fiance drags in the former fencer. The 42-year-old, who won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was questioned by Seoul police on…
Read More
Asian Games records first doping case involving medalist
FILE–Members of Turkmenistan’s delegation take part in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 23, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP) Turkmenistan’s Tejen Tejenov on Thursday became the first medalist at the Hangzhou…
Read More
Bongbong Marcos lauds gold medalist Meggie Ochoa
An emotional Meggie Ochoa celebrates winning gold in the Asian Games women’s 48kg jiu-jitsu in Hangzhou, China. -ASIAD POOL MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday congratulated Filipino jiu-jitsu practitioner Meggie Ochoa for bringing home the Philippines’ second gold medal in the Asian Games. The jiu-jitsu champion had beaten Balqees Abdulla of the…
Read More