Category: Competition
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Asian Games: OCA confirms Korea complaint against Chinese swimmer
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has received a complaint from South Korea against a Chinese athlete for kicking swimmer Kim Hye-jin during training at the Asian Games, the governing body said on Saturday. The Korean Olympic and Sport Committee (KSOC) said Kim had accidentally hit the female Chinese swimmer while they were training in…
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Japan’s Rikako Ikee becomes first woman to win six gold medals in Asian Games
A week into the Asian Games in Indonesia, the Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee has emerged as the undisputed golden girl having won a record six gold and two silver medals in the pool. On Friday, the eighteen-year-old Ikee won the 50 m freestyle gold as she edged out China’s Liu Xiang to claim her sixth…
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Asian Games: Sun Yang retains 1500m freestyle title, China leads medal table with 66 golds
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang retained his 1500m freestyle title for the third time in a row at the 18th Asian Games, clocking in at 14:58.53s and grabbing his fourth gold on Friday. The swimming competition wrapped up on Friday, with China winning 19 gold medals in the swimming pool. China is also leading the medal…
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South Korean swimmer assaulted by Chinese swimmer during training at the Asian Games
According to reports, 24-year-old Kim Hye-in was allegedly assaulted by a Chinese swimmer during training at the Asian Games in Indonesia, after accidentally striking the swimmer in the face. https://youtu.be/v3HCvMsxxa4
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9-Year-Old Swimmer Makes A Splash With Her Book
She swims like fish. Maybe better than a fish. One thing’s for sure, 9-Year Old Lucy Alessi is wild about the water. She says “I just like swimming. I started it at four months I think.” Swimming, going to meets and competing has been a big part of Lucy’s life, so she decided to put her…
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Fijian Assistant Minister officiates at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship
Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon. Iliesa Delana was the chief guest and officiates at the opening of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship at Aquatic Centre, Suva.
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22 Disneyland Paris guests and staff accidentally poisoned by swimming pool chemical mix-up
Guests and staff were accidentally poisoned at a hotel in Disneyland Paris over a mix-up with chemicals in its swimming pool. The incident took place at the New York Hotel in Paris suburb Chessy, France, last Friday, with 22 people treated for nausea and breathing problems. Paris’ Le Parisian reports that the incident happened after…
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Michael Phelps: To a naked eye, Milorad Cavic won — 10th anniversary of Beijing butterfly
So many onlookers thought Milorad Cavic beat Michael Phelps in the Beijing Olympic 100m butterfly. Even Phelps himself. “To a naked eye, he won the race,†Phelps said in an Omega documentary first published in 2016. The 10th anniversary of that final — which Phelps won by .01 on a come-from-behind, half-stroke finish — is…
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