https://www.scmp.com/rss/518881/feed The Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and also known as Paris 2024, are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, with the French capital as the main host city. Games will also be staged in 16 cities across the country, and one in the French overseas territory of Tahiti. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics cost the French state €6.6 billion (US$7.7 billion), the national audit body announced on Monday. The amount is an increase on the initial estimate of €5.9 billion in June, but the head of the national audit body said it did not represent “budgetary overspending”. Government expenditure on the organisation of the two sporting extravaganzas last summer cost €3.02 billion, which included €1.44 billion for security. A further €3.63 billion was spent on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3327258/final-cost-staging-paris-olympics-paralympics-eu66-billion-french-auditors-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3327258/final-cost-staging-paris-olympics-paralympics-eu66-billion-french-auditors-say?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:00:15 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Chinese Taipei Olympic champion boxer Lin Yu-ting will undergo compulsory gender testing ahead of the world championships in Liverpool next month, her coach told AFP on Thursday. Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender row at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where they both won gold medals in different weight classes. World Boxing said on Wednesday that women wanting to compete at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool would have to undergo “mandatory sex testing” under its... https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3322698/chinese-taipei-boxer-lin-yu-ting-agrees-gender-test-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3322698/chinese-taipei-boxer-lin-yu-ting-agrees-gender-test-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:40:16 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Three world records in five days put Summer McIntosh in rare company, and now the 18-year-old Canadian swimming sensation is primed to take the world championships by storm. McIntosh won three gold medals at the Paris Olympics last year and then broke three world records in a breathtaking performance at the Canadian trials in June. The teenager is the first swimmer to set world records in three different individual events since Michael Phelps did it on the way to his glittering eight-gold haul... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3319274/chinese-record-under-threat-canadas-mcintosh-swimming-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3319274/chinese-record-under-threat-canadas-mcintosh-swimming-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:00:08 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Jeremy Flores faced numerous challenges in the water as he carved himself a hugely successful surfing career, but nothing prepared the Frenchman for the tumultuous months that followed his retirement in 2021. Within months of stepping away from competition, Flores, the most successful male European in surfing history, was diagnosed with a brain tumour that turned his life upside down. He survived to tell the tale, after years of silence, in a new documentary, Dos au Mur (“Backs to the Wall”),... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3313347/how-champion-surfer-went-inoperable-brain-tumour-olympic-glory-leading-france?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3313347/how-champion-surfer-went-inoperable-brain-tumour-olympic-glory-leading-france?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:15:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky made a blistering return to the swimming pool on Wednesday, clocking the second-fastest 1,500m freestyle in history in heats at the TYR Pro Series meeting in Florida. The 28-year-old American star, who has not raced in an elite event since last year’s Paris Olympics, touched the wall in Fort Lauderdale in a time of 15 minutes 24.51 seconds. That was just outside her own world record of 15:20.48 set in Indianapolis in 2018, and some 39.62 seconds... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3308642/olympic-great-katie-ledecky-scorches-second-fastest-1500m-time-her-return-pool?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3308642/olympic-great-katie-ledecky-scorches-second-fastest-1500m-time-her-return-pool?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 May 2025 05:30:07 +0000 The addition of six new swimming events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was described as “an amazing decision” by Britain’s Adam Peaty as he announced his intention to compete at a fourth Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ratified a move that will see the 50-metre backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke all contested for the first time. Previously, only freestyle was raced over the sport’s shortest distance despite all four strokes being on the schedule at world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3306003/los-angeles-2028-olympics-remaining-50-metre-events-added-swimming-programme?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3306003/los-angeles-2028-olympics-remaining-50-metre-events-added-swimming-programme?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:44:53 +0000 Stephanie Au Hoi-shun has said she will represent Hong Kong at the World Aquatics Championships and the National Games in 2025 after question marks over her future. The veteran of five Olympic Games told the Post that, while she has not retired from competitive sport, she has enjoyed the “different direction” life had taken after a break from competing following the Paris Olympics. The 32-year-old previously said Paris would be her last Olympics and, after the qualification window shut, said she... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3292586/hong-kong-olympian-stephanie-au-eyes-world-championships-national-games-spots-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3292586/hong-kong-olympian-stephanie-au-eyes-world-championships-national-games-spots-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Dec 2024 04:00:17 +0000 Olympic champions Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng stunned Chinese table tennis fans by announcing that they were withdrawing from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings on Friday, barely five months after winning Olympic gold. Fan and Chen, who at the Paris Games won gold in the men’s and women’s singles respectively as well as in team events, said the decision to step away was because of rules that fines would be imposed on players who did not take part in international... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3292442/china-olympic-champions-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-stun-table-tennis-fans-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3292442/china-olympic-champions-fan-zhendong-chen-meng-stun-table-tennis-fans-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:40:37 +0000 A Chinese sports blogger has been forced to issue a public apology for spreading false information about a retired table tennis athlete, as social media platforms in the country continue to battle against “obsessive fan culture”. The person running the Weibo account the Most Basketball World, which boasts more than 2.5 million followers, expressed their “deepest apology” after sharing a fake video they admitted damaged the reputations of Olympic champions Chen Meng and Sun Yingsha. Posted online... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3291323/chinese-influencer-issues-deepest-apology-fake-video-spreading-table-tennis-lies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3291323/chinese-influencer-issues-deepest-apology-fake-video-spreading-table-tennis-lies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:22:10 +0000 Organisers of the Paris Olympics said the Games were was far less polluting than their predecessors but they are not claiming to have been “carbon neutral” despite funding projects to compensate for their emissions. This summer’s Olympics and Paralympics generated 1.59 million tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide, the organisers said, from the food athletes ate and construction of their rooms to flights that spectators took and energy that powered events. According to a French government... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3290498/paris-olympics-less-polluting-not-carbon-neutral-so-what-can-los-angeles-2028-learn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3290498/paris-olympics-less-polluting-not-carbon-neutral-so-what-can-los-angeles-2028-learn?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:12:08 +0000 Hong Kong’s most decorated athlete, Siobhan Haughey, has begun her quest to become a five-time world champion at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships in Budapest on Wednesday, winning her 100 metres freestyle heat in a time of 52.12 seconds. Haughey, the second fastest overall in the heats, will race in the semi-final at 12.48am on Thursday. The 2021 short-course world champion in the event is expected to progress to the final, which takes place at 12.32am on Friday, Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3290370/world-swimming-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-begins-bid-5th-world-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3290370/world-swimming-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-begins-bid-5th-world-title?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:19:31 +0000 Hong Kong Olympic swimmer Camille Cheng Lily-mei said she suffers from “impostor syndrome”, as she discussed her challenges and sacrifices at TEDxTinHau Women on Friday. The event, held at the Xiqu Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, is a version of Ted Talks where local celebrities, figures and icons are invited to discuss a topic relevant to them in under 18 minutes. Cheng outlined her journey from a young child pretending to be the Little Mermaid in her local pool to taking part in three separate Summer... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3289809/hong-kong-olympian-camille-cheng-discusses-sacrifices-challenges-and-impostor-syndrome?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3289809/hong-kong-olympian-camille-cheng-discusses-sacrifices-challenges-and-impostor-syndrome?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Dec 2024 08:00:16 +0000 Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle said foreign athletes at the Paris Olympics “acted like they didn’t care about medals” but had a “breakdown” when they saw Chinese rivals atop the podium. Pan, the world record holder and Olympic champion in the men’s 100 metres freestyle, said he had to use his win to make people recognise that any athlete could win fairly and cleanly. The 20-year-old made history in the French capital with his exploits in the pool, but the Chinese team arrived on the back of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3289445/pan-zhanle-says-rivals-didnt-care-about-olympic-medals-had-breakdown-china-golds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3289445/pan-zhanle-says-rivals-didnt-care-about-olympic-medals-had-breakdown-china-golds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Dec 2024 05:00:08 +0000 Chinese badminton star Zheng Siwei has announced his retirement at the age of 27, saying he does not want to be only defined as an “Olympic champion” and “achieving more titles holds little appeal to me”. Zheng won gold in mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics, three years after picking up silver at the Tokyo Games. He was one of the 65 Chinese Olympians who visited Hong Kong in August to share their experiences with residents. The three-time world champion, who plays with Huang Yaqiong, will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3288615/chinese-olympic-gold-medallist-zheng-retirement-shock-says-titles-hold-little-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3288615/chinese-olympic-gold-medallist-zheng-retirement-shock-says-titles-hold-little-appeal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:28:42 +0000 Former Chinese gymnast Wu Liufang has been slammed by compatriot and Olympic champion Guan Chenchen for posting viral “thirst trap” videos on social media that led to her account being partially banned on Sunday. Wu uploaded videos of her dancing in short shorts, mini skirts and stockings that racked up tens of thousands of likes on Douyin – China’s TikTok – and which were later taken down. Guan said that Wu’s “sexy” dancing videos were disrespectful. Wu’s account was later banned from accepting... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3287986/ex-chinese-gymnast-wu-blasted-olympic-champion-guan-posting-sexy-videos-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3287986/ex-chinese-gymnast-wu-blasted-olympic-champion-guan-posting-sexy-videos-online?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Nov 2024 06:00:31 +0000 Coco Lin Yik-hei has targeted a redemptive Los Angeles Olympics campaign after reconnecting with her own “character” on the piste. The epeeist planned to quit after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but a first-round exit left her with “some regrets and wanting to do more”. The 29-year-old missed Paris 2024 qualification and was in the TVB commentary booth when teammate and friend Vivian Kong Man-wai claimed a thrilling epee gold. Lin, who will compete in this weekend’s Hong Kong Open, said there was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3287454/fencer-lin-aiming-la-olympics-redemption-hong-kong-seeks-vivian-kong-successor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3287454/fencer-lin-aiming-la-olympics-redemption-hong-kong-seeks-vivian-kong-successor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Nov 2024 02:00:37 +0000 It is not often three Olympic gold medallists and Hong Kong’s greatest athlete are gathered in a room together to discuss mental strength, sacrifice and what it takes to win, so when the opportunity arises you listen. The first day of the Post’s Family Business Summit closed with a panel featuring China tennis star Zheng Qinwen and Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey chatting with moderator Joe Tsai about their journeys to the pinnacle of their respective sports. And just for good measure, Chinese twins... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3286888/olympic-champ-zheng-hong-kongs-haughey-strength-sacrifice-and-winning-mentality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3286888/olympic-champ-zheng-hong-kongs-haughey-strength-sacrifice-and-winning-mentality?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2024 16:06:13 +0000 Olympic shooting star Kim Ye-ji is temporarily putting down her gun to spend time with family, her agency said on Sunday, saying she is exhausted from competition and the huge public attention her nonchalant cool has generated. The 32-year-old shooter rose to stardom during the Paris Olympics – where she won a silver in the women’s 10m air pistol – after a video of her calmly taking a shot and unloading her gun went viral. The clip, which was actually taken from a competition in May 2024,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285961/viral-paris-olympics-star-kim-ye-ji-takes-break-shooting-spend-time-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285961/viral-paris-olympics-star-kim-ye-ji-takes-break-shooting-spend-time-family?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:03:33 +0000 Swimmer Florent Manaudou is feeling glum, French MPs despair over a plummeting sports budget and the Eiffel Tower has lost its Olympic rings. Two months after the flame went out on the glittering Paris Olympics and Paralympics, the French capital is in the grip of a bout of post-Games blues. Swimming superstar Leon Marchand, a four-time gold medallist, continues to impress in pools around the world, but for his teammate Manaudou, the return to everyday life has proved difficult. The 33-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285936/two-months-summer-olympics-high-turns-winter-blues-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285936/two-months-summer-olympics-high-turns-winter-blues-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Nov 2024 03:33:47 +0000 Zheng Qinwen needs to improve her concentration, cut out inconsistencies in her game and capitalise on her killer serve if she is going to sign off a career-defining season by winning the WTA Finals, a Chinese tennis expert has suggested. Should Zheng beat American Coco Gauff in Riyadh on Saturday night, she will become the second woman to win an Olympic gold medal and the end-of-season crown, a feat previously only accomplished by Serena Williams in 2012. Zheng sealed her place in the final... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3285902/key-zheng-qinwen-beating-coco-gauff-wta-finals-lies-killer-serve-cutting-out-mistakes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3285902/key-zheng-qinwen-beating-coco-gauff-wta-finals-lies-killer-serve-cutting-out-mistakes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:03:38 +0000 Li Xiaopeng, China’s most decorated gymnast, has praised Hong Kong’s Shek Wai-hung for his “brilliant career” and suggested the 33-year-old take up coaching once he retires from the sport. Shek won Asian Games gold in the men’s vault in 2014 and 2018 and qualified for this year’s Olympics in Paris, his third Games after also taking part in London 2012 and Tokyo in 2021. But as he reaches the twilight of his career, Li said Shek should look back on his achievements with pride and begin thinking... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3285687/chinas-most-decorated-gymnast-hails-hong-kong-olympic-star-shek-wais-brilliant-career?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3285687/chinas-most-decorated-gymnast-hails-hong-kong-olympic-star-shek-wais-brilliant-career?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:00:18 +0000 Widely ridiculed Olympic break dancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has said she will retire from competition after the “upsetting” backlash to her pointless routine in Paris. The Australian, whose performance over the summer spawned conspiracy theories about how she even managed to qualify for the Games, told a Sydney radio station she had initially planned to continue competing, but had changed her mind. Breaking was being contested at an Olympics for the first time. And it might be a one-and-done,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285519/ridicule-over-olympic-performance-too-much-breaker-gunn-who-says-shes-retiring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3285519/ridicule-over-olympic-performance-too-much-breaker-gunn-who-says-shes-retiring?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Nov 2024 02:42:40 +0000 World record holder Pan Zhanle is still struggling to come to terms with his new-found fame, three months after winning gold for China at the Paris Olympics. Speaking after winning the 100 metres freestyle at the Swimming World Cup in Singapore on Friday – his first competition since winning Olympic gold in the same event – Pan said he did not think he would ever get used to being one of his country’s biggest stars. The world’s fastest swimmer also said he hoped the Chinese fans who came to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3284942/swimming-world-cup-ill-never-get-used-being-star-says-olympic-champion-pan-zhanle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3284942/swimming-world-cup-ill-never-get-used-being-star-says-olympic-champion-pan-zhanle?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Nov 2024 04:00:10 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will take a three- to four-month break at the end of the year to evaluate her future and consider whether she wants to represent Hong Kong at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Haughey, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Games this summer, said she faced a “major decision” and wanted to take enough of a break to “figure out what’s best for me”. The Hongkonger, who turns 27 on Thursday, is currently competing in the Swimming World Cup, which comes to an end in Singapore on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3284401/siobhan-haughey-facing-major-decision-future-take-months-long-break-swimming?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3284401/siobhan-haughey-facing-major-decision-future-take-months-long-break-swimming?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:30:07 +0000 With the Los Angeles Olympics four years away and no detailed transport plans yet, officials are concerned about a lack of money and time to create the “car free” Games that Mayor Karen Bass has promised. Local officials have a litany of projects they want to complete ahead of 2028, from adding charging infrastructure to improving Metro stations close to venues, but so far attempts to secure federal funds have been hit-and-miss. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s US$3.3... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3283647/los-angeles-promise-car-free-olympics-2028-running-short-time-and-money?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3283647/los-angeles-promise-car-free-olympics-2028-running-short-time-and-money?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:00:11 +0000 Despite being on a temporary break from competition, swimmer Camille Cheng Lily-mei has remained active since representing Hong Kong at the Paris Olympics, pushing forward with her mental health advocacy work and confirming she will deliver a TED talk in the city in December. The 31-year-old was part of the women’s 4x100 metres freestyle relay team in Paris, but has not joined her teammates at this month’s World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, Incheon and Singapore. However, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3283471/hong-kong-olympian-cheng-taking-mental-health-break-focus-youth-charity-outreach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3283471/hong-kong-olympian-cheng-taking-mental-health-break-focus-youth-charity-outreach?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:30:08 +0000 Japanese auto giant Toyota is to end their top-tier Olympics sponsorship, its chairman has said, citing the sporting showpiece’s “increasingly political” influence that puts athletes on the back burner. Toyota struck a 10-year sponsorship deal in 2015 with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). But now, with the Paris Games over, the carmaker decided to end the contract, chairman Akio Toyoda said during a podcast episode uploaded on Thursday on the firm’s own YouTube channel. “I’ve wondered... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3280276/toyota-ends-sponsorship-ties-international-olympic-committee-over-political-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3280276/toyota-ends-sponsorship-ties-international-olympic-committee-over-political-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:23 +0000 The man who turned Cheung Ka-long into the city’s only two-time Olympic champion says he sometimes played the role of a father figure and that their personal relationship has been key to the Hongkonger’s success. Greg Koenig, who has coached Hong Kong’s foil team since 2018, and in that time Cheung has become a two-time Olympic gold medallist, with victories in Tokyo and Paris. This summer, the 27-year-old became just the third man in the history of the Games to successfully defend his foil... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3279285/cheung-ka-longs-coach-says-their-father-son-relationship-key-double-olympic-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3279285/cheung-ka-longs-coach-says-their-father-son-relationship-key-double-olympic-success?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:30:07 +0000 South Korean pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose skill and nonchalance “won the internet” at the Paris Olympics, has landed her first acting role – as an assassin. The 32-year-old took silver in the women’s 10 metres air pistol in July and her ultra-calm demeanour, combined with her wire-rimmed shooting glasses and baseball cap, turned her into a worldwide online sensation. As videos of her shooting went viral, she drew praise from celebrities such as Elon Musk. “She should be cast in an action... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/buzz/article/3279263/paris-olympics-viral-south-korean-shooter-scores-first-acting-role-assassin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/buzz/article/3279263/paris-olympics-viral-south-korean-shooter-scores-first-acting-role-assassin?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Sep 2024 06:30:07 +0000 Like many people, Singaporean Enchen Quek faced mental health challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. She was getting professional help at the time, but when she came across a programme called Re:Story on Instagram, she signed up for a workshop out of curiosity. Re:Story uses expressive writing and narrative therapy – a way of empowering people to explore and reshape their life stories, particularly those overwhelmed by challenges and emotional distress. This helps participants who are dealing... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3278944/how-journaling-helps-gigi-hadid-and-simone-biles-manage-anxiety-and-how-it-could-help-you?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3278944/how-journaling-helps-gigi-hadid-and-simone-biles-manage-anxiety-and-how-it-could-help-you?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:15:08 +0000 United States gymnast Jordan Chiles on Monday filed an appeal in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland to overturn a decision that stripped her of her Olympic bronze medal in the women’s floor event at the Paris Games. Chiles was forced to give up the medal when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last month ruled in favour of an appeal by Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu, who was subsequently awarded the bronze. Barbosu and her team had appealed to the CAS that an inquiry filed by the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/gymnastics/article/3278893/us-gymnast-jordan-chiles-appeals-against-decision-stripped-her-olympic-bronze-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/gymnastics/article/3278893/us-gymnast-jordan-chiles-appeals-against-decision-stripped-her-olympic-bronze-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:30:09 +0000 Hong Kong’s Paralympians were honoured at a welcome home ceremony on Monday, and spoke of their pride at representing the city at the Paris Games. Members of the city’s 23-strong delegation were presented with certificates of commendation from Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu during an event at Ma On Shan Sports Centre, Sha Tin, before heading for lunch at Government House. At this year’s Games, Hong Kong’s Paralympians won three gold, four silver and one bronze medal, as well as making it to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3278726/hong-kongs-paralympians-honoured-welcome-home-ceremony-talk-paris-pride?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3278726/hong-kongs-paralympians-honoured-welcome-home-ceremony-talk-paris-pride?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Sep 2024 10:30:08 +0000 Fencer Cheung Ka-long will target a third straight Olympic gold medal after committing himself to the Los Angeles Games in 2028. Greg Koenig, who has been Hong Kong’s foil head coach since 2018, said his task was to motivate Cheung over the next four years to emulate Hungarian Aron Szilagyi, who was a three-time Olympic champion in the sabre from London to Tokyo. However, Koenig himself also had another, “more important” goal. “That would be to qualify the team, as we did in Tokyo,” he said.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3278243/cheung-ka-long-aims-olympic-gold-again-los-angeles-2028-world-title-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3278243/cheung-ka-long-aims-olympic-gold-again-los-angeles-2028-world-title-first?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:30:16 +0000 International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential hopeful Sebastian Coe’s bid to run for the top job could be blocked after the organisation clarified its complex election rules before a deadline on Sunday to enter the race. A letter seen by the Associated Press was sent by the IOC’s ethics commission to the 111 members, including Coe and several more likely candidates in the contest to succeed Thomas Bach next year. Details in the two-page letter specified reasons the likes of Coe, president... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3278093/iocs-complicated-election-rules-could-block-sebastian-coes-bid-become-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3278093/iocs-complicated-election-rules-could-block-sebastian-coes-bid-become-president?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:37:33 +0000 Field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by the sport’s Australian governing body for attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to buy the drug in Paris on August 7 during a night out after his Olympic campaign ended. He faced Australian media in Paris after French prosecutors issued a statement confirming the now 29-year-old Olympian – a silver medallist at Tokyo three years ago – was given a criminal... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3278042/australia-hockey-star-nets-12-month-ban-after-attempted-cocaine-purchase-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3278042/australia-hockey-star-nets-12-month-ban-after-attempted-cocaine-purchase-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:30:09 +0000 Parisian business owners and hotel managers were promised a summer like no other: millions of tourists would flood the French capital for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, generating huge profits for Paris and its region. With the Games officially over, the time has come to run the numbers. And many in the Paris service industry say they had one of their worst summers ever – notably because of security restrictions around city-centre Olympic venues. Tom Denaive, who runs a family jewellery store... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277976/olympics-paralympics-were-success-paris-calamity-some-its-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277976/olympics-paralympics-were-success-paris-calamity-some-its-businesses?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:30:25 +0000 The man who attacked Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained when he poured petrol over the Olympic athlete, the Kenyan hospital treating him said on Tuesday. Police said that Dickson Ndiema Marangach assaulted Cheptegei in her home in western Kenya on September 1. The mother-of-two sustained 80 per cent burns and died last week. In the course of the attack, Marangach also incurred 30 per cent burns and was being treated in the intensive care unit at the Moi Teaching... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3277955/alleged-killer-ugandan-olympic-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-burns-hospital-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3277955/alleged-killer-ugandan-olympic-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-burns-hospital-says?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:22:13 +0000 Despite China winning almost 100 gold medals at the Paris Paralympics, enthusiasm back home remains low. The Olympics were watched widely, with victorious Team China athletes lauded as national heroes, and a nail-biting medal table rivalry with the United States followed closely. But this week, under a news post announcing China now have more gold medals than the United States and Great Britain combined, many users on social media platform Weibo complained that too few people cared. “Not enough... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277715/china-dominate-paralympics-more-golds-us-gb-combined-enthusiasm-home-low?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277715/china-dominate-paralympics-more-golds-us-gb-combined-enthusiasm-home-low?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2024 03:08:28 +0000 Hong Kong’s most decorated athlete, Siobhan Haughey, said she was still undecided on whether she will represent the city at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Haughey, who won bronze medals in the women’s 100 metres and 200m freestyle at the Paris Olympics, will be back in the pool next month for the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai, Incheon and Singapore. But the 27-year-old is not even thinking about 2025 yet, let alone four years down the line. “I wouldn’t say I’m fully committed to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3277660/siobhan-haughey-not-yet-fully-committed-competing-la-olympic-games-2028?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3277660/siobhan-haughey-not-yet-fully-committed-competing-la-olympic-games-2028?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:30:14 +0000 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 (OCA) on Sunday, the veteran administrator told Reuters. The Indian, 77, has been the OCA acting president since 2021, filling in for Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who was handed a 15-year ban from sports administration in May this year over ethics breaches. A five-time Olympic shooter, Singh is the lone eligible... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277642/asian-games-more-sponsors-better-marketing-among-oca-chief-singhs-top-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277642/asian-games-more-sponsors-better-marketing-among-oca-chief-singhs-top-priorities?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Sep 2024 02:22:31 +0000 Swimming Australia (SA) has sacked coach Michael Palfrey after he triggered a media storm at the Paris Olympics by saying he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat his Australian rivals at the Games. Palfrey, one of the Australian swim team’s Olympic coaches, told media days before the Games that he hoped world champion Kim Woo-min would win the men’s 400 metres freestyle in which Australia’s Sam Short and Elijah Winnington were also contenders. Olympic swimming coaches are often freelancers... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3277487/australia-sack-swimming-coach-michael-palfrey-backing-south-korean-rival-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3277487/australia-sack-swimming-coach-michael-palfrey-backing-south-korean-rival-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:29:31 +0000 Hong Kong duo Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah “kept believing” as they clinched gold medals in the Boccia mixed pairs BC3 event at the Paralympic Games. The pair overcame South Korea 5-3 in the gold medal match on Thursday. And tapping into the “Hong Kong spirit” displayed by Vivian Kong and Cheung Ka-long at the Paris Olympics last month, the two battled their way to victory. “During ups and downs in a game, you often lose stability and clarity,” Ho said. “The biggest strength of ours today was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277413/paralympics-ho-tse-kept-believing-winning-hong-kongs-latest-gold-medal-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277413/paralympics-ho-tse-kept-believing-winning-hong-kongs-latest-gold-medal-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:59:06 +0000 Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda’s Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday. “We have learnt of the sad passing on of our Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei … following a vicious attack by her boyfriend,” Donald Rukare said in a post on X. Cheptegei, 33, had sustained burns to 80 per cent of her body, the acting head of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in the Rift Valley city of Eldorect where she was being... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3277314/paris-olympics-marathon-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-after-being-set-fire-boyfriend?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3277314/paris-olympics-marathon-runner-rebecca-cheptegei-dies-after-being-set-fire-boyfriend?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:58:35 +0000 Australia’s “Raygun” has apologised for the backlash that her widely ridiculed Paris Olympics performance brought to the broader breakdancing community. Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, whose routine featured a move that mimicked a kangaroo hopping, made the comments in an interview with Australia’s Channel 10 to be broadcast on Wednesday. In a snippet of the exchange, Gunn was asked if she was the best woman breakdancer in Australia. “I think my record speaks to that,” the 37-year-old Sydney university... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277141/australias-racheal-raygun-gunn-says-sorry-breakdancing-community-olympic-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3277141/australias-racheal-raygun-gunn-says-sorry-breakdancing-community-olympic-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:00:15 +0000 Para triathlon events at the Paris Games, where the swimming leg is being held in the River Seine, have been postponed by a day to September 2 due to a drop in the river’s water quality following rains, the organisers said on Sunday. The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics was postponed and several training sessions were reshuffled as adverse weather led to a spike in bacteria levels in the Seine. “The latest tests show a decrease in water quality in the river following the rain episodes over... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3276737/paris-olympics-triathlon-paralympic-games-postponed-over-river-seine-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3276737/paris-olympics-triathlon-paralympic-games-postponed-over-river-seine-pollution?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Sep 2024 04:18:31 +0000 Excitement is in the air as Hong Kong welcomes a delegation of 65 medal-winning mainland Chinese Olympians for a three-day visit. The star athletes will arrive in the city on Thursday, before attending a press conference in the afternoon and a banquet with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in the evening. A sold-out gala show will also give residents a chance to see their favourite athletes practise their sports at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Friday, with public meetings also being held at the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3276297/who-are-chinese-olympians-visiting-hong-kong-pan-zhanle-quan-hongchan-among-group?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3276297/who-are-chinese-olympians-visiting-hong-kong-pan-zhanle-quan-hongchan-among-group?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:18 +0000 The message is clear: Paralympians are not just taking part – they are competing. A number of athletes preparing for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have proclaimed that on their social feeds over the past few days, reminding the world that Olympians are not the only athletes coming to Paris looking for gold. And with the opening ceremony on Wednesday, athletes and the Games’ own social and creative teams have been taking a more aggressive approach to their messaging, leaning into disabilities... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275858/paris-paralympics-athletes-social-media-accounts-bypass-traditional-edgy-take?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275858/paris-paralympics-athletes-social-media-accounts-bypass-traditional-edgy-take?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2024 03:00:11 +0000 Two Hong Kong athletes competing in the Paris Paralympics have vowed to change the colour of the medals they won three years ago in Tokyo. Wheelchair badminton star Daniel Chan Ho-yuen, one of the flag bearers for Wednesday’s opening ceremony, won bronze in the men’s singles competition three years ago. And he has promised to go out with a bang at his swan song Games. “I’m quite confident. I’m now ranked second in the world, so I will be the No 2 seed going into the Paris Paralympics,” Chan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275828/paris-paralympics-badminton-boccia-athletes-targeting-more-golden-glory-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275828/paris-paralympics-badminton-boccia-athletes-targeting-more-golden-glory-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2024 02:00:24 +0000 Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan was named on Sunday as one of the torch-bearers in the lead-up to the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris. The 70-year-old, known for his stunts and acrobatic fight scenes, will carry the flame on Wednesday afternoon in the French capital just hours before the opening ceremony, the organising committee announced. French actress Elsa Zylberstein and dancer/choreographer Benjamin Millepied will also take part in the torch relay. As with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275848/jackie-chan-carry-torch-ahead-paralympics-opening-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275848/jackie-chan-carry-torch-ahead-paralympics-opening-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Aug 2024 18:53:53 +0000 Parisians are the main buyers of tickets for the Paralympic Games, organisers said, rushing to grab a second opportunity to see competitions in some of the Games’ spectacular venues, after many chose to snub the Olympics or missed out on tickets. In July, Parisians had left the city in droves ahead of the Olympics, with entire neighbourhoods turned eerily quiet as residents decamped as they feared the disturbance and traffic problems many thought the Games would bring. But the Games turned out... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275705/paralympics-tickets-prove-popular-parisians-who-snubbed-or-missed-out-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/article/3275705/paralympics-tickets-prove-popular-parisians-who-snubbed-or-missed-out-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:00:25 +0000