PNG swimmers set two personal best and a new national record at Tokyo Olympics
The eight Papua New Guinea athletes representing PNG in the Tokyo Olympics have all strong finishes in their respective codes. Weightlifting – Dika Toua Female...
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Japan Grabs the First 3 Skateboarding Golds
TOKYO — The formidable team of skateboarders from Japan continued their stellar performance at the Olympics and Wednesday combined to end the gold medal hopes...
McLaughlin Beats Muhammad to Gold in 400 Hurdles
TOKYO — Sydney McLaughlin likes to say that “iron sharpens iron” when it comes to her relationship with Dalilah Muhammad. They are the premier practitioners...
Simone Biles, in Comeback, Takes Bronze in Balance Beam
TOKYO — Simone Biles didn’t want her Olympics, and perhaps her career, to end with her in the stands and not on the competition floor....
U.S. Falls to Canada, a Stinging Blow in a Frustrating Olympics
KASHIMA, Japan — The referee’s whistle had barely finished chirping when the Canadian players sprinted to the middle of the field and unleashed an explosion...
Belarusian Sprinter Who Feared for Her Safety Is Offered Asylum in Poland
TOKYO — Kristina Timanovskaya, the Belarusian Olympic sprinter who sought protection at a Tokyo airport as her nation tried to forcibly send her home from...
Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Seeks Refuge in Japan, Fearing Jail at Home
A Belarusian sprinter said Sunday that she was under the protection of the Japanese police after her country’s Olympic Committee tried and failed to deport...
Italians Stun Even Themselves in 100 Meters and High Jump
TOKYO — The man in Lane 3 was a mystery to nearly everyone, including the world-class sprinters who had lined up next to him for...
Rellie Kaputin shines amongst world-class athletes in Tokyo
PNG Long Jumper Rellie Kaputin may have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics as the lowest racked (world ranking 69) athlete but she has shone through...
Siblings sailors both had strong starts
Papua New Guinea’s sailing siblings struggled to match the class of the sailing field during the first three and four heats respectively held at Enoshima...