Hong Kong rugby sevens star Max Denmark in race to achieve world and Olympic goals https://www.byteseu.com/615509/ #AsianGames #ChallengerSeries #Denmark #HongKongRugbySevens #JevonGroves #MaxDenmark #MaxWoodward #OlympicGames #SalomYiu
Hong Kong rugby sevens star Max Denmark in race to achieve world and Olympic goals https://www.byteseu.com/615509/ #AsianGames #ChallengerSeries #Denmark #HongKongRugbySevens #JevonGroves #MaxDenmark #MaxWoodward #OlympicGames #SalomYiu
Better marketing for the Asian Games and getting more sponsors on board will be high on the agenda when Randhir Singh takes over as president of the Olympic Council of Asia on Sunday, the veteran administrator said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/09/07/more-sports/asian-games-marketing-sponsors/ #moresports #asiangames #randhirsingh #cricket #2026asiangames #nagoya
ANALYSIS: #NorthKorea's recent success at the #AsianGames, marked by 11 gold medals amid doping concerns, echoes its historical emphasis on sports as a state tool for national assertion and regime control, emphasizing collectivism over individual enjoyment.https://www.nknews.org/2023/12/pyongyangs-playbook-how-north-korea-turned-sports-into-tool-for-regime-control/
NEW: Global anti-doping authorities have fined Asia’s Olympic body $500,000 for allowing #NorthKorea to use its flag at the recent #AsianGames in violation of an ongoing ban.
ICYMI: The Choson Sinbo, a pro-#DPRK outlet based in #Tokyo, published interviews with #NorthKorean athletes and a government official who participated in the #AsianGames in #Hangzhou. https://www.nknews.org/pro/state-media-review-north-korea-says-us-disguising-israel-as-a-victim/
FEATURE: #NorthKorea marked its return to top-level international sports with an eventful campaign at the #AsianGames in neighboring China, with DPRK athletes often in the spotlight for their successes as well as controversies.
So, #Archery pays!
As #India wins 9 medals (5 Gold, 2 Silver & 2 Bronze) at the recently concluded #AsianGames at #Hangzhou, #China, I am reminded of this c.1680 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from Orcha, #MadhyaPradesh now at Victoria & Albert #Museum, #London
'Kama, the God of Love, shooting arrows at a young girl'.
Japanese Olympic Committee officials are emphasizing the positives after a dip in Japan's medal total at the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/09/more-sports/japan-asian-games-positives/?utm_content=buffercb136&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #japan #asiangames #japaneseolympiccommittee
NEW: North Korea’s women’s soccer team lost out on a gold medal at the #AsianGames on Friday in a 4-1 defeat to Japan in Hangzhou.
For most teams, a silver-medal finish would be considered a good result. But it’s a disappointment by the standards of the #DPRK women’s soccer team, which won gold at the 2002, 2006 and 2014 Asian Games and silver in 1998 and 2010.
https://www.nknews.org/2023/10/north-korean-women-fall-to-japan-in-asian-games-soccer-final/
Medals were contested across 40 disciplines, including non-Olympic ones such as kabaddi, sepaktakraw and the Go board game, during the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/09/more-sports/asian-games-closing-ceremony/?utm_content=buffer68180&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #asiangames
Japan won 52 golds at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and 188 medals overall, down from its haul of 75 and 205, respectively, at the previous 2018 edition in Jakarta. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2023/10/08/japan-asian-games-mixed-results/?utm_content=buffer8983a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #olympics #asiangames #2024parisolympics
North Korea has agreed to let drug-testing officials back into the country, the Olympic Council of Asia said Sunday, in a move it hopes will temper a row over its flag being flown at the Asian Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/08/more-sports/north-korea-wada-officials/?utm_content=buffer1b416&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #northkorea #doping #wada #olympiccouncilofasia #asiangames
Japan's Shigeyuki Nakarai won the men's breakdancing gold medal battle at the Asian Games, qualifying for the Summer Olympics in Paris where the sport will make its debut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/08/more-sports/asian-games-shigekix-breakdancing-gold/?utm_content=buffer47c33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #shigeyukinakarai #breakdancing #asiangames #shigekix #2024parisolympics #amiyuasa
The Japanese Olympic Committee hosted a reception Saturday to promote the 2026 "Asian Olympics," which will be held in Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/08/more-sports/aichi-asian-games-inspiring-vow/?utm_content=bufferfaa9a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #aichi #nagoya #asiangames #2026asiangames #japaneseolympiccommittee
But with talented young players rising through the ranks, Nadeshiko Japan might have a good chance of exceeding their 2023 World Cup quarterfinal finish when they play at next summer's Paris Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/10/08/soccer/asian-games-japan-woso-future/?utm_content=buffer1ab34&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #nadeshikojapan #asiangames #women039ssoccer
ICYMI: #NorthKorean media hailed the #DPRK women’s soccer team’s victory over #SouthKorean “puppets” at the ongoing #AsianGames this week, as athletes from the two Koreas faced off in multiple sports for the first time in over four years.
https://www.nknews.org/2023/10/north-korea-hails-womens-soccer-victory-over-south-korean-puppets/
Equally important GOLD #Philippines Medalists in the 19th #AsianGames
* 1st G: Pole vault by EJ Uy Obiena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTbc4jxDrzI
* 2nd G: #JuJitsu by Meggie Ochoa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DII2mDdz-bU
* 3rd G: Jujitsu by Annie Ramirez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CijUFC0R5g
Rare moments when the Philippine flag, and the National Anthem “Lupang Hinirang” (#ChosenLand) was raised and played over at #China.
Watch as the #Philippines National Anthem entitled “Lupang Hinirang” (#ChosenLand) is played and the Philippine flag raised over at #China in the 19th #AsianGames #basketball championship!
Watch, #GilasPilipinas celebrate GOLD medal 19th #AsianGames
Watch the highlights of the #Philippines vs #Jordan GOLD medal match for the 19th #AsianGames #basketball.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-r-gVo_m3w
Congratulations! Mabuhay #Pilipinas!