Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games: Day nine of competition
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By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou
A technical official working in the athletics competition at the Asian Games here sustained a broken leg after being hit during the men’s hammer throw final.
The home crowd cheered just as loudly for Chinese Taipei as they did China in a rousing set of 3x3 basketball finals here at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games before an athletics dispute broke out between India and the host nation on day eight of competition.
South Korean head coach Colin Bell slammed the referee after his side suffered a 4-1 defeat to North Korea in the quarter-finals of the women’s football tournament at the Asian Games here.
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou
Kemi Adekoya overcame Salwa Eid Naser to claim the women’s 400 metres title at the Asian Games here just months after the two Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinters returned to the track after serving doping bans.
World Sailing President Quanhai Li claims the sailing events at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games show evidence of an improving standard in the continent.
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh has officially opened the Hangzhou Asian Games Museum here.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) director of National Olympic Committee relations and Olympic Solidarity James Macleod has suggested that the organisation opposes a Chinese Government decision that has led to the absence of three Indian athletes from Hangzhou 2022.
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou
Red-hot Zhang Yufei spearheaded China’s swimming sensations by securing her sixth title in the pool on a day where the hosts exceeded 100 gold medals across the sports at the Asian Games here.
China’s dominant weightlifting team will not know what sort of challenge to expect from North Korea at the Asian Games because their rivals have not lifted in international competition since December 2019.
Afghan boxer Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani has become the first athlete to be announced as failing a drugs test at the Asian Games here.
The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) staged its inaugural Grand Meeting here where it vowed to move to the next phase of its strategic development as esports makes its debut at the Asian Games.
By Geoff Berkeley and Owen Lloyd in Hangzhou