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Tokyo medals will be a new starting point: QOC President 25 Aug 2021 - 08:48 am

Doha: The President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani stressed that Qatar’s historic achievement of...

Qatar contingent leaves for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics 22 Aug 2021 - 09:18 am

Qatari para-athletes Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Fiqi and Sara Hamdi Masoud with the team officials at the Hamad International Airport yesterday, prior to their departure...

The Zone Gym honours Qatari Olympic champion Fares Ibrahim 19 Aug 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: The Zone Gym honoured Fares Ibrahim, the Qatari weightlifter, in recognition of his award as the first gold medal on behalf of...

Olympic hero Barshim eyes world record 13 Aug 2021 - 09:39 am

Mutaz Barshim is thrilled to have completed a rare treble, a trio of Olympic medals. The gravity-defying Qatari star just won his first...

South Australia stands firm on double quarantine for returning Olympians 12 Aug 2021 - 08:42 pm

SYDNEY - South Australia's government on Thursday said it would not back down on its requirement for 16 Olympians returning from Tokyo via...

Jamaican Parchment tracks down volunteer who helped him win gold 12 Aug 2021 - 06:24 pm

Olympic champion Hansle Parchment has tracked down a volunteer who rescued his gold medal hopes by giving him money for a taxi after...

Russia welcomes medallists home with Red Square festivities 09 Aug 2021 - 08:07 pm

MOSCOW - Russia welcomed home its Olympic medallists from the Tokyo Games with pomp on Monday, hosting celebrations on Moscow's Red Square after...

QWSC congratulates Team Qatar on Olympic success 09 Aug 2021 - 11:01 am

Doha: Qatar Women’s Sports Committee (QWSC) yesterday congratulated Team Qatar for historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics, praising the Amir H H Sheikh...

Can we have two golds: Tokyo's Olympics were full of surprises 08 Aug 2021 - 05:03 pm

TOKYO: In an action-packed Tokyo Olympics that were held in the shadow a pandemic, the upsets were not just confined to the stadiums...

Tokyo douses Olympic flame, ending pandemic Games 08 Aug 2021 - 04:43 pm

Tokyo: Tokyo doused its Olympic flame in a ceremony on Sunday that echoed the restraint of a Games that played out without spectators...

Kenya's Kipchoge cements legacy as greatest marathon runner 08 Aug 2021 - 10:40 am

Tokyo: About 30 kilometres into the men's marathon in Sapporo on Sunday, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running...

Olympic heroes return to rousing welcome 08 Aug 2021 - 08:32 am

Doha: Team Qatar, led by the Qatar Olympic (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday received a red carpet...

Qatar's Cherif, Tijan clinch bronze 07 Aug 2021 - 06:21 pm

Doha: World No.1 beach volleyball duo Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan clinched Qatar’s third Tokyo 2020 medal when they outplayed their Latvian counterparts...

Emotional Lasitskene soars to high jump gold at Tokyo Games 07 Aug 2021 - 04:53 pm

TOKYO: Russian Mariya Lasitskene added Olympic gold to her three world titles, winning the women's high jump at the Tokyo Games with a...

Durant leads US to 16th men's gold in revenge match against France 07 Aug 2021 - 04:38 pm

SAITAMA, Japan: Kevin Durant led Team USA's victory over France in the men's basketball final in Tokyo on Saturday, avenging a first-round loss...

Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold for India in men's javelin 07 Aug 2021 - 03:37 pm

Tokyo: Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin on Saturday with a best throw of 87.58 metres, claiming a historic first Olympic gold in...

'You made me cry': Olympian touched by impact of shared gold 07 Aug 2021 - 12:07 pm

Tokyo: Until that gold-medal moment he shared with his friend, Mutaz Barshim wasn't used to getting much attention outside of the track and...

German coach suspended for striking horse at Olympics 07 Aug 2021 - 11:16 am

Tokyo: A German coach at the Tokyo Olympics was suspended Saturday after being filmed hitting an uncooperative horse during the women’s modern pentathlon...