Zahid moots triple reward value for national athletes
He says the current incentives are not enough compared to the achievements of the national athletes at competitions and meets.
When athletes bridge the divide between sports and politics
Analysts weigh in on how professional athletes can influence their supporters' political opinions.
UK, 30 others vow support for ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes
The move increases the pressure on the International Olympic Committee, which is desperate to avoid the 2024 Paris Olympics being torn asunder by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Malaysian athletes of mixed parentage from overseas may be considered for Paris Olympics
The 2024 Paris Gold Programme Monitoring Committee also lays out other criteria for athlete selection.
Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule
The Australian Olympic Committee says five Afghan families with 'ties to the Olympic movement' have arrived in Australia in recent months following a 12-month project to bring them to safety.
Probe after Japanese students given hand sanitiser instead of water during race
Yamanashi's high school sport federation says the sanitiser had been stored in an unlabelled plastic bottle alongside those containing drinking water in a cardboard box.
From water girl to national mountain biker for young Orang Asli woman
Nia Vanessa Suhana is determined to prove her detractors wrong by continuing to succeed not only as an athlete, but in her studies as well.
US sending large, experienced team to reclaim share of medals in Beijing
The US fell far short of their medals target four years ago, bringing back 23, the fewest they have claimed since the 1998 Nagano Games.
Pushing through fears and diving past the impossible
Although physically limited, three young people are determined to prove to themselves and society that they are more than their disability.
Behind Malaysia’s Paralympic success
Sports analyst Dr Pekan Ramli says Malaysia's management of its Paralympic athletes is one of the best in Asia.
Tokyo Olympics organisers investigating athletes for boozing together
Athletes are permitted to drink alcohol only in their rooms and only if they are alone, as a precaution against Covid-19.
First athletes positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo Olympic Village
The cases will heighten concerns over the Olympics, which are facing opposition in Japan over fears they will bring new cases to a country already battling a surge in infections.
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