Swimming 31 July 2022 | 11:00 PM

Emma-zing performance

EMMA McKeon equalled Australia’s all-time record of 10 Commonwealth gold medals as Scotland’s Duncan Scott avenged his Olympic freestyle defeat at the hands of his friend Tom Dean.

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Swimming 24 Oct 2020 | 06:21 AM

Tokyo finally opens Aquatics Centre with hopeful ceremony

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open.

Other Sports 13 Mar 2020 | 09:15 AM

Tokyo to postpone opening ceremony of Olympic aquatics centre over coronavirus

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Friday that it would postpone the opening ceremony of the Olympic aquatics centre due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Diving 25 Jan 2021 | 11:00 PM

Jun Hoong fancied to make strong squad for Diving World Cup

KUALA LUMPUR: Former world champion Cheong Jun Hoong is expected to spearhead a strong squad of Malaysian divers to the FINA Diving World Cup to be held at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan from April 18-23.

Other Sports 15 June 2021 | 01:18 AM

Two Olympics, two Tokyos: Father, son design aquatics venues decades apart

TOKYO (Reuters) -When Paul Noritaka Tange won the rights to design the Aquatics Centre for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, one of the first things he did was to visit the grave of his father: the revolutionary Pritzker-winning architect, Kenzo Tange.

World 22 Aug 2021 | 07:24 AM

Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities -paper

TOKYO (Reuters) - Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city's Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities as they combat soaring COVID-19 infections that have piled pressure on the healthcare system.

Other Sports 11 June 2021 | 08:10 AM

Olympics-Tokyo tickets on the line in Adelaide swim-off

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Australia's top swimmers are gearing up for an Olympics like no other in Tokyo next month but first they have to secure their spots on the team at this week's highly competitive trials.

Diving 4 May 2021 | 04:11 AM

Jun Hoong qualifies for Tokyo Olympics with stunning display at Diving World Cup

PETALING JAYA: Diver Cheong Jun Hoong has become the 13th Malaysian athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

Diving 30 June 2021 | 11:00 PM

Mun Yee aims to hit peak form before flying to Tokyo

KUALA LUMPUR: National diver Leong Mun Yee believes that she can reach peak form before the start of the Olympics on July 23.

Swimming 1 May 2021 | 09:19 AM

Olympics-Under close supervision, Tokyo welcomes foreign divers to test event

TOKYO (Reuters) -Diving and volleyball on Saturday became the first Olympic test events to include international athletes since such competitions resumed last month, as both began under close supervision in Tokyo.

Swimming 13 Aug 2021 | 11:00 PM

Nur Syaiful can’t wait to take on idol in Tokyo

KUALA LUMPUR: National para swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli (pic) can’t wait to meet and compete against his idol, Daniel Dias from Brazil, at the Tokyo 2020 Para-lympic Games from Aug 24 to Sept 5.

Other Sports 13 June 2021 | 10:23 AM

Olympics-Record breaking day two at Australia's Tokyo swim offs

ADELAIDE (Reuters) -Australia’s young guns are threatening to make a serious splash at next month’s Olympic Games with teenager Kaylee McKeown proving herself the best in the world on a thrilling, record breaking day two of Australia’s swim-offs.

Swimming 25 July 2021 | 08:04 AM

Olympics-Swimming-American Kalisz savours redemption with Tokyo gold

TOKYO (Reuters) - No matter how many times Olympic athletes are told they should be proud of their silver medals, for many of them, second best can never be good enough.

Swimming 6 Mar 2020 | 07:25 AM

All Tokyo 2020 venues completed on schedule

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Friday that work on the Aquatics Centre was finished in February meaning that all the venues built for this year's Olympics have been completed on time.

Diving 2 Feb 2020 | 11:00 PM

Jun Hoong aims to fight until the end for ticket to Tokyo

PETALING JAYA: Former world diving champion Cheong Jun Hoong wants to be remembered as an athlete who never gave up.

Diving 30 Apr 2021 | 11:00 PM

Absence of Chinese divers boosts our medal chances

PETALING JAYA: After months of uncertainty, our divers get their final shot at securing an Olympics spot at the Diving World Cup which starts in Tokyo from today until Thursday.

Diving 8 Aug 2024 | 11:00 PM

Dhabitah shows why she’s worth the big ticket

FROM a last-minute wildcard entry to qualifying for the final, Nur Dhabitah is proving why she deserves to be at the Paris Olympics.

China 10 Aug 2024 | 01:02 AM

The golden generation

PARIS: In 1983, by the outdoor swimming pool at Beijing's Taoranting Park, the seeds of a dream were planted, when a group of Chinese artistic swimmers gathered for the first time.

Swimming 31 July 2021 | 11:00 PM

Chaotic waters

TOKYO: Caeleb Dressel is pretty much invincible when he has a lane to himself.

Aseanplus News 30 July 2022 | 05:43 AM

Australia off to a flyer as swim stars shine at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Australia dominated the first night of action in the Commonwealth Games pool in Birmingham on Friday to race clear at the top of medals table.

Swimming 31 July 2022 | 11:00 PM

Emma-zing performance

EMMA McKeon equalled Australia’s all-time record of 10 Commonwealth gold medals as Scotland’s Duncan Scott avenged his Olympic freestyle defeat at the hands of his friend Tom Dean.

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