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