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Sheikh Joaan praises historic achievement 01 Aug 2021 - 10:46 am

Doha: President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani dedicated the historic achievement of weightlifter Fares Ibrahim, claiming...

Fares sets Games records in title win 01 Aug 2021 - 10:32 am

Tokyo: Fares Ibrahim etched his name in the history books, winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Qatar after outclassing his opponents in...

World champion Barshim eyes Olympic glory 01 Aug 2021 - 10:14 am

Tokyo: Qatar’s two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim will have his sights set on the Tokyo Olympics gold medal when he participates in the...

Brilliant Thompson-Herah leads Jamaican sweep in Olympic 100m 31 Jul 2021 - 05:13 pm

TOKYO: Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women's 100 metres final on Saturday, posting an amazing...

Taiwan's Tai takes out Sindhu in Olympics badminton, Guatemala's Cordon makes semis 31 Jul 2021 - 03:41 pm

TOKYO: Taiwan's Tai Tzu-Ying knocked India's PV Sindhu out of the women's Olympic singles semi-finals in a clash between two of badminton's best...

Olympic men's 100m favourite Bromell sneaks through as fast loser 31 Jul 2021 - 03:15 pm

TOKYO: Trayvon Bromell, the fastest in the world this year and favourite to win the Olympic men's 100 metres gold, sneaked through the...

With her hair and mask, Raven Saunders gets attention, and then makes use of it 31 Jul 2021 - 02:18 pm

TOKYO - On the morning of her first Tokyo Olympics appearance, Raven Saunders dyed the right side of her buzz cut green and...

Lyu Xiaojun becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ at 37 31 Jul 2021 - 02:10 pm

TOKYO: Age isn't weighing Lyu Xiaojun down. The 37-year-old Chinese weightlifter became the oldest man to win an Olympic gold medal in the...

Djokovic's temper flares up as he leaves Tokyo empty-handed 31 Jul 2021 - 02:05 pm

TOKYO: Novak Djokovic came to the Tokyo Olympics aiming for a Golden Slam. He’ll leave without a medal and will need some time...

Biles withdraws from event finals for vault and uneven bars 31 Jul 2021 - 11:45 am

Tokyo: Simone Biles withdrew from the vault and uneven bar apparatus finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the U.S. gymnast continued...

I'll catch Dressel, warns Hungarian Milak 31 Jul 2021 - 10:47 am

Tokyo: Hungarian Kristof Milak has warned American Caeleb Dressel that he will catch him in the 100m butterfly and dominate the event in...

Barshim storms into final; Samba advances 31 Jul 2021 - 10:26 am

Tokyo: Qatar’s two-time world champion Mutaz Barshim lived up to the high expectations and qualified for the men’s high jump final as the...

Djokovic's Golden Slam dreams dashed, Zverev faces Khachanov in final 30 Jul 2021 - 08:48 pm

TOKYO: Novak Djokovic's bid to become the first man to complete the Golden Slam lay in tatters on Friday after he was toppled...

Germany's Ovtcharov bags bronze in men's singles 30 Jul 2021 - 04:27 pm

TOKYO: Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat Taiwan's Lin Yun Ju 4-3 in a head-to-head battle at the Olympics men's table tennis singles on Friday...

"Djokovic can't win everything", says Zverev 30 Jul 2021 - 03:58 pm

TOKYO: Novak Djokovic "can't have everything" summed up Alexander Zverev on Friday after he stopped the Serbian's bid to become the first man...

Athletics stars carry Qatar’s hopes 30 Jul 2021 - 09:28 am

Qatar’s hopes of winning an Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics will rest on its athletics stars who will begin their campaign in...

India, Britain and Dutch progress to men's quarter-finals 29 Jul 2021 - 08:24 pm

TOKYO - India reached the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic hockey tournament on Thursday thanks to an inspired 3-1 win over Rio gold...

Barshim begins gold quest as upbeat Samba looks to excel 29 Jul 2021 - 08:24 pm

Qatar’s world champion athlete Mutaz Barshim will begin his quest for the country’s maiden Olympic gold when the men’s high jump competition starts...