SINGAPORE, June 19 (The Straits Times/ANN): Asean's fastest swimmer Teong Tzen Wei ( pic ) improved on his own 50m butterfly personal best to make it to his first World Aquatics Championships final. On Saturday (June 18), the 24-year-old clocked 23.03sec to finish fourth out of eight swimmers in the second semi-final at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary to qualify as … [Read more...] about A brilliant achievement as Singapore’s Teong Tzen Wei qualifies for World Swimming Championships 50m butterfly final
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Olympics-USA Nordic slams IOC decision not to add women’s combined to 2026 Games
(Reuters) - USA Nordic Sport said on Friday it was highly disappointed with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision not to include the women's Nordic combined in the 2026 Games programme at Milan and Cortina. The IOC said women's Nordic combined, where athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping, lacks universality and that the men's Olympic spot … [Read more...] about Olympics-USA Nordic slams IOC decision not to add women’s combined to 2026 Games
Sore loser: Boy violently assaults female classmate after she beats him in board game in China
The filmed beating of a female secondary school student in northwest China by a male schoolmate has provoked public outrage. The unnamed girl from Shaanxi province was reportedly brutally beaten up because she tried to defend herself from the attack and as a result she bounced off a wall and fell to the ground. A few students sat in a classroom during the dinner break on … [Read more...] about Sore loser: Boy violently assaults female classmate after she beats him in board game in China
Sport-Hockey, triathlon join raft of sports reviewing transgender policy
(Reuters) -The International Hockey Federation (IHF) and World Triathlon have joined a raft of governing bodies reviewing their policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in women's sport following last weekend's ruling by swimming's top body FINA. On Sunday, FINA voted to ban anyone who has been through male puberty from elite women's competitions and to create a … [Read more...] about Sport-Hockey, triathlon join raft of sports reviewing transgender policy
Sport-Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy
(Reuters) - Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday it has started a research process to help it make "evidence-based decisions" for its policy on the involvement of transgender athletes in the sport. Badminton's governing body is the latest to undertake a review of its guidelines following last weekend's ruling by global swimming's top body FINA, which voted to … [Read more...] about Sport-Badminton federation begins research process for transgender policy