London, UK, October 26, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) -SportsIcon, the NFT platform for athletes, has announced its Future Icons program. Fans can invest in the next generation of athletes who could change the world. By investing they can participate in their financial success. Currently, young athletes with a passion to compete at a national or international level, are struggling... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – Norwegian 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm and Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah were named the World Athletes of the Year on Wednesday (Dec 1). Warholm received the award for smashing the 29-year-old world record in winning the Tokyo Olympics final in a sensational time of 45.94sec. His performance is widely considered one of the... » read more
Toyota City, Japan, Aug 31, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Having taken steps to ensure greater safety and security, Toyota today announces that The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has decided to resume operations of the e-Palette mobility vehicle within the Athletes’ Village. Operations of mobility services were suspended... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – Zakia Khudadadi would have been the first woman to represent Afghanistan at a Paralympic Games when they start in Tokyo this month, but her dream has been shattered amid the country’s turmoil. The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee’s London-based Chef de Mission Arian Sadiqi told Reuters on Monday (Aug 16) that the country’s two... » read more
Singapore athletes open up about their most painful sporting memory and how they rebounded from the episode. Worst defeat: 100m freestyle, National Age Group Championships Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content... » read more
Discus thrower Eric Yee last turned out for Singapore at the 2019 SEA Games 14 months ago. Since then, as the pandemic hit and competitions such as the Asean University Games were postponed, he found himself at a standstill, with only small-scale performance trials for him to compete in. But he has remained patient, and... » read more
MOSCOW • A Swiss court yesterday upheld doping sanctions that will prevent Russian athletes from competing at major international events under the country’s flag, but halved the period of the ban to two from four years. The ruling will leave Russian athletes without their flag and national anthem at next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics and... » read more
For years, javelin in Singapore has been overshadowed by the gold-medal feats of athletes from other throwing events such as discus and shot put. Discus had James Wong, who won seven consecutive SEA Games golds from 1993 to 2005 and nine overall, besides one in hammer throw (1997). Please subscribe or log in to continue... » read more
LONDON • Healthy athletes should take their place in the Covid-19 vaccine queue behind people with more pressing needs despite events such as the Olympic Games looking set to be highly dependent on competitors arriving free from the virus, said the head of World Athletics Sebastian Coe. Most athletes in their 20s and 30s, across... » read more
LAUSANNE • Athletes at next year’s Tokyo Olympics will have a shorter than usual stay at the world’s biggest multi-sports event due to tight Covid-19 health protocols. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has urged national Olympic committees to adapt athletes’ and support staff travel plans so that they do not arrive too early... » read more
TOKYO • Athletes will need to provide a negative Covid-19 test taken less than 72 hours before arriving in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics and will be tested “every 96-120 hours” during the Games, according to a report published by organisers yesterday. During talks between the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, the Japanese government and the... » read more
TOKYO • Tokyo Olympics test events will resume in March and a decision on fan attendance will come in the spring, an official said yesterday, as preparations continued for the postponed Games despite ongoing coronavirus fears. The comments from Yasuo Mori, deputy executive director of the Games Operations Bureau, come after International Olympic Committee chief... » read more
NAIROBI • Kenya’s North Rift has for decades won accolades for producing some of the most distinguished athletes in the world. The mountainous region has nurtured runners who have gone on to win titles on the global stage. As a result, the town of Eldoret – the base of 2016 Rio Games gold medallist and... » read more