Jason Ng still ahead of Ayan Beisenbayev for Paris place, but the Kazakhs may boast the personnel to help their star man overtake, Hong Kong coach Andrew Wright says.
There are concerns that trust was ‘a little broken’ because policies and procedures appeared not to have been followed as in the past.
Ippei Mizuhara to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud over US$17 million theft from LA Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
The transfer of the flame in the southern port will mark the start of the relay across France and its territories, 79 days from the start of the Games.
With three races of the 2024 Asia Triathlon Cup to go, Ng and Kazakhstan’s Ayan Beisenbayev are separated by just 70 points in the standings.
The 21-year-old had declined to resume training in the United States where he was previously based but neither he nor Tunisian Olympic Committee provided details.
Head coach Andrew Wright says Jason Ng will have the best team possible to support him as he tackles final stage of qualification for Summer Olympics.
The 29-year-old Tokyo Olympic champion will team up with Noah Williams, who he won silver with at the Doha world championships, in 10m synchronised platform event.
City’s fencing championships slated as one of the test events the city has vowed to stage six to 12 months before it co-hosts the Games.
Vera Lui says she has worked on her technique since last year’s Asian Games and is heading ‘in the right direction’.
Kregor Zirk had to pay €100 an hour to use pool in Estonia, so switched to Hong Kong, and believes he is giving Siobhan Haughey ‘a little spark’ in her Paris medal hunt.
Hosts take maiden World Cup title only weeks after missing out on a place in the Paris Olympics.
Olympic champion loses to world No 83 Davide Filippi of Italy but looks forward to two more competitions to improve Games seeding.
Athletics says it will be the first sport to offer prize money for Olympic champions but IOC president suggests it should support athletes at the other end of the spectrum.
Camille Cheng says becoming an Olympian created its own pressure of always having to perform at that level.
Race is in the second year of an appraisal process that would lead to it joining the Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York marathons.
‘In China, they love to see players grow up so quick. They want to see them at 20 years old winning everything, and it’s too much pressure,’ country’s No 1 Ding Junhui says.
Britain’s Kid Karam is using inspiration from his breaking community to qualify for the sport’s Olympics debut in Paris.
The German says there are ‘double-digit’ numbers of candidates keen to host the 2036 Games, unlike 10 years ago when interest hit rock bottom.
Asian gold medallist Tang Qianting sets regional best twice in women’s 100m breaststroke event, while Pan Zhanle clocks third sub-47 second time in 100m freestyle.
Head coach Gregory Koenig is bracing Cheung Ka-long for having a target on his back in Paris this summer, when he will defend his gold medal.