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Official Newsletter of the Olympic Council of Asia Edition 54 - September 2021
OLYMPIC SPECIAL
ASIA AT
Every Asian medal
Golden Gallery
Highlights from 5 zones
NOC Social Media
Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
July 23, 2021, Olympic Stadium
Tennis ace Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic Cauldron (Photo: Getty Images)
The world is watching Tokyo 2020. (Getty Images) Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium (Getty Images)
Acrobatic carpenters hard at work. (Getty Images) Colourful building blocks are put in place. (Getty Images)
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Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
July 23, 2021, Olympic Stadium
A general view inside the Olympic Stadium as Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic Cauldron (Photo: Getty Images)
Intricate movements with orange rope and dance (Getty Images)
Dancers perform in front of the Olympic Rings (Photo: Getty Images)
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Contents
Inside Sporting Asia Edition 54 – September 2021
2–3
Opening Ceremony, July 23, 2021
20 4
Inside Sporting Asia Olympic Games Special
5
OCA President’s Message
6–7
138th IOC Session
8–9
25
Tokyo 2020 Overview and Facts Box
10 – 11
The key sports behind medal march, final rankings
12 – 16
Highlights from the OCA’s five zones
12
East Asia
13
30
South East Asia
14
South Asia
15
Central Asia
16
West Asia
31
17
Qatari high jumper Barshim provides magical moment
18 – 19
Asia’s Golden Gallery
20 – 29
NOC by NOC, Gold, Silver and Bronze
30 – 33
NOC Social Media
34
34 – 35
Closing Ceremony, August 8, 2021
36
OCA Sports Diary, Sponsors’ Club
Page 04
President’s Message
TOKYO OLYMPICS AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS
Sporting Asia is the official
newsletter of the Olympic
Council of Asia, published
quarterly.
Executive Editor / Director General
Husain Al-Musallam
husain@ocasia.org
Director, Int’l & NOC Relations
Vinod Tiwari
vinod@ocasia.org
Director, Asian Games Department
Haider A. Farman
haider@ocasia.org
Editor
A
Jeremy Walker
jeremy@ocasia.org
fter a one-year delay, Tokyo 2020 played a part in their success. Once again
Executive Secretary
finally took place in the Japanese summer of this highlights the high level of organisation
Nayaf Sraj 2021 – and will go down as an outstanding and administration within the Asian Olympic
nayaf@ocasia.org success. Movement and bears the fruit of the regular
seminars and forums the OCA holds in
Media Manager There was a lot of debate as to whether the association with Olympic Solidarity and
Jeans Zhou Jian
jeans@ocasia.org Games should go ahead due to the other partners.
pandemic, but the decision to do so proved
Olympic Council of Asia
to be the correct one. The fact that over 11,000 athletes from 205
PO Box 6706, Hawalli NOCs and the Olympic Refugee Team were
Zip Code 32042 For this we have to thank and congratulate
Kuwait
able to gather in Tokyo while strictly
the International Olympic Committee, the following the protocol and countermeasures
Telephone: +965 22274277 - 88 Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the in place can be hailed as a success for the
Fax: +965 22274280 - 90
Email: info@ocasia.org Olympic and Paralympic Games, the cooperation, unity and solidarity of the
Website: www.ocasia.org Japanese Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement around the world.
metropolitan and national governments for
their teamwork. Tokyo 2020 is the second leg of our Asian
Olympic hosting hat trick following the
The planning and preparations were PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018
meticulous to ensure a safe and secure and ahead of the Beijing Winter Games in
Olympic Games, and the National Olympic just six months’ time.
Committees around the world responded to
meet these unprecedented challenges. Asia has proved once again to be a trusted
and reliable partner with the IOC and the
At this point I would like to praise the work Olympic Games and we can look forward
Front Cover: of our NOCs in Asia. You were faced with to further success in Beijing next February,
so many additional requirements on top of when the Chinese capital and 1990 Asian
The Olympic flame and the usual policies and procedures to join the Games host city becomes the first city to
Olympic spirit are burning Olympic Games and, through your stage both the Summer and Winter
brightly in Tokyo. diligence, were able to create the best Olympics.
possible environment for your athletes to
(Photo: STIRworld) perform.
You looked after them before, during and Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah
after the Games to make sure they arrived President, Olympic Council of Asia
home safely and there is no doubt you
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138th IOC Session
IOC ELECTS BRISBANE TO HOST 2032 OLYMPIC GAMES
T he International Olympic Committee voted to elect
Brisbane, Australia as host of the Olympic Games in 2032 at
OLYMPIC GAMES/ASIAN GAMES CALENDAR
the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo on July 21.
A secret ballot was held at the IOC Session – just two days 2020: Olympic Games, Tokyo
before the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo 2020 – and Brisbane
received 72 Yes and 5 No votes from 77 valid votes. 2022: Asian Games, Hangzhou
2024: Olympic Games, Paris
Brisbane 2032 will now follow Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 and Los
Angeles 2028 and become the third Australian city to host the 2026: Asian Games, Aichi/Nagoya
Olympic Games after Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000.
2028: Olympic Games, Los Angeles
IOC President Thomas Bach said: “We encourage Olympic 2030: Asian Games, Doha
Games projects which are sustainable and economically
responsible, which deliver the best possible Games experience 2032: Olympic Games, Brisbane
for athletes and fans, and which leave solid legacies for local
communities. 2034: Asian Games, Riyadh
“Today’s vote is a vote of trust that Brisbane and Queensland
will stage magnificent Olympic and Paralympic Games 2032.
We have heard a lot of positive feedback from IOC Members
and International Federations in the past few months.”
Brisbane 2032 is the first future host to have been elected under,
and to have fully benefited from, the new flexible approach to
electing Olympic hosts.
President Bach added: “This new approach is lighter, more
collaborative, more compact, and has a positive impact. Now
we always have a significant pool of Interested Parties for 2036,
and even for 2040, which is almost 20 years from now. I can’t
remember that we have ever been in such a favourable position IOC President Thomas Bach confirms Brisbane as the host
20 years before an Olympic Games.” of the 2032 Olympic Games. (Photo: IOC)
Brisbane awaits the Olympic Games in 2032. (Photo: Brisbane City Council)
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138th IOC Session
IOC HONOUR FOR ASIAN DUO OTA, RYU
T he 138th IOC Session in Tokyo held special significance for
two Asian greats – Yuki Ota and Ryu Seung Min.
The four new members elected through to Los Angeles 2028
were:
Ota, the Japanese fencer, was one of four people elected to the Pau Gasol
IOC Athletes’ Commission (AC) on August 4 following a vote by Basketball, Spain (1,888 votes)
athletes taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Ryu, Korea’s Olympic table tennis champion at Athens 2004 Maja Włoszczowska
and prominent worker for the OCA, was elected Vice Chair of Cycling, Poland (1,674 votes)
the IOC Athletes’ Commission two days later on August 6.
Federica Pellegrini
Between July 13 and August 3, 6,825 athletes voted in the IOC
Aquatics, Italy (1,658 votes)
AC election, representing a participation rate of 61.27 per cent.
Yuki Ota
Fencing, Japan (1,616 votes)
Ota is a four-time Olympian, winning silver at Beijing 2008 and
London 2012. In addition, he was world champion in 2015 and
bronze medallist in 2010.
In total, 30 candidates, from 30 different countries and
representing 19 sports, stood for election.
The new IOC Athletes’ Commission elected Emma
Terho (Finland, Ice Hockey) as new Chair and Ryu Seung Min as
new Vice Chair at a meeting on August 6. Ryu was elected to the
The new Chair and Vice Chair of the IOC AC.
AC at Rio 2016.
PHILIPPINES’ MIKEE RE-ELECTED IOC MEMBER
T he Philippines’ Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski was re-elected IOC
Member for eight more years at the 138th IOC Session in Tokyo.
Mikee, 47, joined the IOC in 2013 and became a member of
the 15-strong IOC Executive Board in 2020.
She has proved herself as an influential sports leader on and off
the field of play, winning equestrian gold in the individual show
jumping at the Busan Asian Games in 2002 and as a member
of several IOC Commissions.
These include: Coordination for the Games of the XXXII
Olympiad Tokyo 2020 (2014-), Women and Sport
(2014-2015), Olympic Channel (2015-), Communications
(2015-), Olympic Education (2015-), Evaluation for the Games
of XXXIII Olympiad in 2024 (2016-2017) and Coordination for
the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 (2017-).
Mikee was one of five IOC Members re-elected, having
completed their eight-year term. Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski. (Photo: Facebook)
Page 07
Games Overview
TOKYO 2020 PROVIDES PRIDE, JOY AND HOPE
D espite the doom and gloom caused by the global
pandemic, there can be no doubt that Tokyo 2020
The archery was just as tense, the diving was just as
mesmerising, the gymnastics was just as gripping and the “big
succeeded in lifting the spirits of the world at such a difficult two” of swimming and athletics were just as captivating as at any
time. other Olympic Games in history, even with virtually empty
stands.
Even without spectators, there was a buzz and an excitement
inside and outside the competition venues and the athletes
themselves remained fully focused on the task at hand and
on enjoying this special occasion.
The gold still glittered, the silver still shined and the bronze
still belonged in the history of the Olympic Games for
athletes and countries around the world.
Once the pre-departure requirements had been completed
and arrival into Japan had been secured through
painstaking procedures and protocols, there was nothing
but positive energy and a sense of freedom and reunion
around the Olympic Games.
The IOC President, Thomas Bach, recognised and appreciated
There may have been no spectators in the magnificent all these factors in his closing ceremony address to the athletes:
venues, but the athletes, their cheering teammates and “You were competing fiercely with each other for Olympic glory.
officials still managed to generate an Olympic-style At the same time, you were living peacefully together under one
electricity which powered the performance and ignited the roof in the Olympic Village. This is a powerful message of
spirit of the athletes down in the field of play. solidarity and peace.
The picturesque archery venue at Yumenoshima Park. Where history is made.
Page 08
Games Overview
AROUND THE WORLD
“You inspired us with this unifying power of sport. This was Opening Ceremony: July 23, 2021
even more remarkable given the many challenges you had
to face because of the pandemic. Venue: Olympic Stadium
Opened by: Emperor Naruhito
“In these difficult times, you give the world the most precious
of gifts: hope. Cauldron lit by: Naomi Osaka
“For the first time since the pandemic began, the entire Closing Ceremony: August 8, 2021
world came together. Sport returned to centre stage. Billions Venue: Olympic Stadium
of people around the globe were united by emotion, sharing
moments of joy and inspiration. This gives us hope. This Closed by: IOC President Thomas Bach
gives us faith in the future.
Competition Days: 16
“The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 are the Olympic Games Sports: 33
of hope, solidarity and peace.”
Events: 339
Tokyo 2020 came at just the right time for the world – and
the decision to go ahead with the Olympic Games one year Athletes: 11,090
on from the original dates proved to be absolutely the right NOCs: 205
thing to do.
Asian NOCs: 43
The global fight against the pandemic is still ongoing – but,
for 16 dazzling days of excellence, friendship and respect, Plus: Olympic Refugee Team
the Olympic Games healed the world. Medals: 1,080.
Source: Athlete365
The new Olympic Stadium - ready to host the athletics. Skateboarding was a big hit at Tokyo 2020 on its Olympic debut.
Page 09
Medals Review
ASIA’S SUPER SPORTS BOOST MEDAL RANKINGS
A sia’s Olympic super
powers proved the value of
As for the host nation, they won over half their 27 gold medals in two sports: judo (nine) and
wrestling (five). The strength and tenacity of their female athletes in judo and wrestling earned
building world domination in them eight gold medals from the 14 they won in those two sports.
specific sports by finishing
high in the medal rankings at Korea came in 16th with six gold medals – and joint 13th overall with 20 (6-4-10). Four of their
Tokyo 2020. six gold medals were won in archery, including a hat trick for 20-year-old An San in mixed team,
women’s team and women’s individual.
Although the United States
claimed first place for a third A total of 22 Asian National Olympic Committees won at least one medal of some colour, and
successive Olympics with 39 12 of them went home with gold.
gold medals and 113 overall,
China and Japan rounded out
the top three with 38 and 27
gold medals, respectively.
In total medals, China
(38-32-18) also finished
second in the rankings with
88, while Japan (27-14-17)
came in fifth with 58.
China won gold medals in 14
sports, but it was in diving and
weightlifting that they truly
excelled with seven out of the
eight diving titles and seven
gold from weightlifting. Next
best were shooting and table
Judo jewel: Shohei Ono (men -73kg) was one of Japan’s nine judo champions at Tokyo
tennis, both with four gold
2020 (Photo: Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai).
medals apiece.
Diving domination: China’s Shi Tingmao won two gold medals – women’s 3m springboard and women’s synchronised 3m
springboard with Wang Han. (Photo: CGTN)
Page 10Final Medals Table
Rank Country/NOC Total Rank Country/NOC Total
1 United States of America 39 41 33 113 48 India 1 2 4 7
2 People's Republic of China 38 32 18 88 49 Hong Kong, China 1 2 3 6
3 Japan 27 14 17 58 50 Philippines 1 2 1 4
4 Great Britain 22 21 22 65 50 Slovakia 1 2 1 4
5 ROC 20 28 23 71 52 South Africa 1 2 0 3
6 Australia 17 7 22 46 53 Austria 1 1 5 7
7 Netherlands 10 12 14 36 54 Egypt 1 1 4 6
8 France 10 12 11 33 55 Indonesia 1 1 3 5
9 Germany 10 11 16 37 56 Ethiopia 1 1 2 4
10 Italy 10 10 20 40 56 Portugal 1 1 2 4
11 Canada 7 6 11 24 58 Tunisia 1 1 0 2
12 Brazil 7 6 8 21 59 Estonia 1 0 1 2
13 New Zealand 7 6 7 20 59 Fiji 1 0 1 2
14 Cuba 7 3 5 15 59 Latvia 1 0 1 2
15 Hungary 6 7 7 20 59 Thailand 1 0 1 2
16 Republic of Korea 6 4 10 20 63 Bermuda 1 0 0 1
17 Poland 4 5 5 14 63 Morocco 1 0 0 1
18 Czech Republic 4 4 3 11 63 Puerto Rico 1 0 0 1
19 Kenya 4 4 2 10 66 Colombia 0 4 1 5
20 Norway 4 2 2 8 67 Azerbaijan 0 3 4 7
21 Jamaica 4 1 4 9 68 Dominican Republic 0 3 2 5
22 Spain 3 8 6 17 69 Armenia 0 2 2 4
23 Sweden 3 6 0 9 70 Kyrgyzstan 0 2 1 3
24 Switzerland 3 4 6 13 71 Mongolia 0 1 3 4
25 Denmark 3 4 4 11 72 Argentina 0 1 2 3
26 Croatia 3 3 2 8 72 San Marino 0 1 2 3
27 Islamic Republic of Iran 3 2 2 7 74 Jordan 0 1 1 2
28 Serbia 3 1 5 9 74 Malaysia 0 1 1 2
29 Belgium 3 1 3 7 74 Nigeria 0 1 1 2
30 Bulgaria 3 1 2 6 77 Bahrain 0 1 0 1
31 Slovenia 3 1 1 5 77 Saudi Arabia 0 1 0 1
32 Uzbekistan 3 0 2 5 77 Lithuania 0 1 0 1
33 Georgia 2 5 1 8 77 North Macedonia 0 1 0 1
34 Chinese Taipei 2 4 6 12 77 Namibia 0 1 0 1
35 Turkey 2 2 9 13 77 Turkmenistan 0 1 0 1
36 Greece 2 1 1 4 83 Kazakhstan 0 0 8 8
36 Uganda 2 1 1 4 84 Mexico 0 0 4 4
38 Ecuador 2 1 0 3 85 Finland 0 0 2 2
39 Ireland 2 0 2 4 86 Botswana 0 0 1 1
39 Israel 2 0 2 4 86 Burkina Faso 0 0 1 1
41 Qatar 2 0 1 3 86 Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 1 1
42 Bahamas 2 0 0 2 86 Ghana 0 0 1 1
42 Kosovo 2 0 0 2 86 Grenada 0 0 1 1
44 Ukraine 1 6 12 19 86 Kuwait 0 0 1 1
45 Belarus 1 3 3 7 86 Republic of Moldova 0 0 1 1
46 Romania 1 3 0 4 86 Syrian Arab Republic 0 0 1 1
46 Venezuela 1 3 0 4 Legend: Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
Page 11East Asia Spotlight
AN’S GOLDEN HAT TRICK LIGHTS UP ARCHERY COMPETITION
T he Korean archers are always the ones to beat at the
Olympic Games – and nobody could beat An San!
An, still only 20, announced her intentions even before
the start of formal competition by shooting an Olympic
record 680 points in the women’s individual ranking
round on the morning of the Opening Ceremony.
Her golden trail began the next day, teaming up with the
pumped-up Kim Je Deok, only 17, to win the first edition
of the mixed team competition.
Neither An nor the Koreans were finished just yet,
though, as she added the women’s team gold alongside
Jang Minhee and Kang Chaeyoung.
To underline her supremacy, An completed her Olympics
with the women’s individual gold, keeping her nerve and
focus to beat six opponents over two days to take the
crown – sensational!
After her golden hat trick, An admitted there was another
vital weapon in her arsenal. “I cannot live without my
earphones,” she said. “I listen to a lot of music - girl
group songs.”
Amidst China’s gold rush, even the feat of
Zhang Yufei stood out. The 23-year-old Youth Olympian
enjoyed an incredible morning session at the Tokyo Korean archer An San displays her three gold medals.
Aquatics Centre on July 29, winning two gold medals in (Photo: KSOC)
just over an hour.
First up was the women’s 200m butterfly, in which she
shattered the Olympic record with a time of 2:03.86.
Sixty-three minutes later she was back in the pool as part
of the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay – and setting a
world record of 7:40.33 on the way to victory.
Two gold medals, one world record and one Olympic
record in one session – not a bad morning's work for
Zhang Yufei.
Of Japan’s 27 gold medals, two of them were
won by judo siblings and another two by wrestling sisters.
Uta Abe (women -52kg) and Hifumi Abe (men -66kg)
became the first sister and brother to win a gold medal
in an individual sport on the same day in Olympic
history.
In wrestling, Yukako Kawai won gold in the women’s
freestyle 62kg and was followed on to the top of the podium
the next day by her elder sister and Rio 2016 champion Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei won two gold medals in one
Risako, who won the women’s freestyle 57kg title. morning session. (Photo: Xinhua)
Page 12South East Asia Spotlight
DIAZ LIFTS SPIRITS WITH HISTORIC GOLD MEDAL FOR PHILIPPINES
T he place was the Tokyo International Forum; the date
Monday, July 26, 2021. The occasion…the first gold medal for
The pride of Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines added:
the Philippines in 97 years of Olympic Games participation! “I just want to tell all the Filipinos that winning this medal is not
only for me having all the sacrifices, it is also giving them the
The star of the show was weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz – silver inspiration that, even though we had the pandemic, we should
medallist at Rio 2016, Asian Games champion in 2018 and not give up. So this medal is for all the Filipino in the
with the hopes of the nation on her shoulders. Philippines.”
She did not disappoint. With a super human effort in
the last lift of the women’s 55kg competition, the
30-year-old Diaz hoisted an Olympic record 127kg
in her third and final clean and jerk. Together with
her 97kg effort in the snatch, this gave her the gold
medal with a total score of 224kg – another
Olympic record.
The Philippines – and the millions of Filipinos around
the world – erupted in pride and joy, and the
four-time Olympian would soon be receiving rich
rewards in terms of incentive money from the sports
authorities and other gifts such as a house and lot,
condominium and free flights for the rest of her life.
“It’s surreal. It’s unbelievable,” she said.
“For me, winning in the Olympics means a lot for
every Filipino in the Philippines because, right now,
every Filipino needs inspiration because we are in
pandemic. There’s a lot of people who want to give
up on their life, want to give up on their dream or
want to not to do anything because of the pandemic.
“Keep fighting and doing what you love, even
though it’s hard, because it’s worth it – like this She’s done it! Hidilyn Diaz ends the Philippines’ 97-year wait for an
medal.” Olympic gold medal. (Photo: HD Facebook)
MALAYSIA’S “Pocket
Rocketman” Mohd
Azizulhasni Awang brought
cheer to the contingent – and
a silver medal – in the men’s
keirin at Izu Velodrome on
the last day of the Games. It
was the second Olympic
medal for the 33-year-old
track cyclist at his fourth
Olympics following keirin
bronze at Rio 2016.
(Photo: AFP)
Page 13South Asia Spotlight
CHOPRA’S JAVELIN JOY HIGHLIGHTS ‘SUPER SATURDAY’
W ith seven gold medals up for grabs in track and field on
August 7, no wonder it was dubbed “Super Saturday”.
Haryana had announced his intentions by leading qualifying on
August 4 with a throw of 86.65 metres.
By close of play, it would be the name of Neeraj Chopra – the In the final, his oh-so-smooth second attempt flew 87.58 metres
headbanded javelin genius with the Bollywood looks - up in into the Tokyo night sky – and would not be challenged for the
lights at the Olympic Stadium following his swashbuckling remainder of the competition.
success.
"It feels unbelievable," said Chopra. "It's a proud moment for me
Not only was it India’s first gold medal in athletics in Olympic and my country.
Games history, it was also only the second gold medal for the
country in an individual sport, following the 10m air rifle "In the qualification round I threw very well so I knew I could do better
shooting gold of Abhinav Bindra at Beijing 2008. in the final. I didn't know it would be gold - but I am very happy."
The 23-year-old farmer’s son from Panipat in the state of His stunning victory produced nationwide celebrations back home.
India's Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur, described
Chopra as "India's golden boy" on Twitter.
"India's Olympic history has been scripted," he
said. "Your superbly soaring throw deserves a
billion cheers."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi added: “History
has been scripted at Tokyo! What
@Neeraj_chopra1 has achieved today will be
remembered forever. The young Neeraj has
done exceptionally well. He played with
remarkable passion and showed unparalleled
grit. Congratulations to him for winning the
Gold.”
The President of the Indian Olympic Association,
Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra, commented: “Well
India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra. (Photo: Twitter @olympics) done Neeraj, Entire Country is Proud of You.”
INDIA’S men’s hockey
team enjoyed a
renaissance as they won
the bronze medal – the
first medal for 41 years
since gold at Moscow
1980. The women’s team
also captivated the nation
by finishing fourth and
contributing to a major
feelgood factor around
the country.
(Photo: Reuters)
Page 14Central Asia Spotlight
GURYEVA EARNS HISTORIC SILVER MEDAL FOR TURKMENISTAN
map by earning silver in the women’s
59kg category with a total lift of 217kg
(96kg snatch, 121kg clean and jerk). It
was Turkmenistan’s first medal since they
joined the Olympic Games as an
independent state in 1996.
“I was in shock because it's the first
Olympic medal in the history of the
Turkmen people. It's the first medal - which
I won! No sport in Turkmenistan has had a
medal, not one medal,” she said. "I think
I've entered the history of Turkmenistan by
winning a medal. I'm so in shock."
During the pandemic, Guryeva decided to
drop down a weight from 64kg to 59kg to
pursue her Olympic dream - and the
Polina Guryeva won Turkmenistan's first medal at the Olympics. (Photo: AFP) move paid off big time.
E veryone who attended the OCA’s 5th Asian Indoor and
Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat in 2017 knows that
She is not finished yet, though. In her Olympic Games Athlete
Profile, she says her goal is to win gold - at Paris 2024.
Turkmenistan has world-class sports infrastructure. The silver medal is also a rich reward for the President of
Turkmenistan and of Turkmenistan National Olympic
Now they have an Olympic hero, too. Committee, HE Mr Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, for the
emphasis he has placed on sports and a healthy lifestyle for the
Weightlifter Polina Guryeva, 21, put Turkmenistan on the medals population.
SUPER JALOLOV BOXES TO GOLD FOR UZBEKISTAN
U zbekistan needed a super
performance from Bakhodir Jalolov in
the men’s super heavyweight (+91kg)
final on the last day of the Games,
August 8….and didn’t he deliver!
The 27-year-old world champion
used his greater height, reach and
strength to overpower his American
challenger, Richard Torres Jr, in a
unanimous 5-0 decision at the end of
an explosive encounter.
Torres ended the fight bruised,
bloodied around the left eye and
battered as Jalolov made sure
Uzbekistan would go home with
boxing gold. Jalolov gets down to business in the super heavyweight final on August 8. (Photo: Sky Sports)
“The last bout was really hard," Jalolov said. “I still feel as if I’m would love to be the Olympic champion. It was also one of my
dreaming right now, being a champion. I think a lot of sportsmen dreams when I was a child. Now I could achieve the result.”
Page 15West Asia Spotlight
QATAR BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH GOLDEN DOUBLE
C oming into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Qatar had
never won a gold medal. They went home with two – and a
bronze medal bonus!
Fares Ibrahim Elbakh opened Qatar’s gold medal account with
a record-breaking victory in weightlifting, men’s 96kg, at Tokyo
International Forum on July 31.
The 23-year-old Asian Games silver medallist - popularly known
as Meso Hassona – lifted 177kg in snatch and an Olympic
record 225kg in clean and jerk for an Olympic record total of
402kg. It gave him victory by a whopping 15kg!
The new Olympic champion took to Instagram to thank his
father, Ibrahim Hassouna, who represented Egypt in weightlifting
at three Olympic Games.
“He's not just my coach. He’s my father, my friend and my Idol.
Without him my journey was not going to be possible. I am glad
that I brought you the gold medal. Thank you,” he said.
NOTE: For Qatar’s second gold medal – and a magical
moment from Tokyo 2020 – see Page 15. Fares Ibrahim wins Qatar’s first gold medal.
KUWAIT’S bronze medal, from Abdullah Al Rashidi in BAHRAIN’S men’s handball team experienced a roller-
shooting - skeet men - meant the flag of Kuwait could be coaster ride on their Olympic debut, qualifying for the
hoisted once again at the Olympic Games now the IOC quarterfinals before going down to eventual champions
suspension is in the distant past. France 42-28.
The President of Kuwait Olympic Committee, HE Sheikh They had finished fourth in six-team Group B after beating
Fahad Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, said: “We were Japan 32-30 and losing to Sweden 32-31, Portugal 26-25,
very happy to see our flag up. The athletes were very happy, Denmark 31-21 and Egypt 30-20. Their performances
Kuwait…everyone was happy. It’s a great thing. I hope that earned the highest praise back home, from His Majesty
always our flag will be up and raised.” King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
(Photo: AP) (Photo: IHF)
Page 16Magic Moment
BARSHIM RAISES THE BAR WITH OLYMPIC GOLDEN GESTURE
“C an we have two golds?”
‘For me it’s very important also not to forget the real
This was possibly the most famous sentence uttered at Tokyo reason of sport, the real message: This is still sport, it is
2020 – and it came from Qatar’s high jump champion Mutaz still a tool for us to come together and build this sort of
Essa Barshim. relationship.’
On a steamy night at the Olympic Stadium, Barshim and Italy’s
Gianmarco Tamberi were the last two standing and absolutely
neck and neck in the race for high jump gold. “It was very intense, the best competition in the history of high
jump,” he added.
Both had cleared 2.37 metres without any faults along the way
– but both had failed all three attempts at 2.39. “When it came to 2.37 and no one was left, I just looked at
Gianmarco and he looked at my eyes…and we both
At this point, the referee approached them and asked if they understood. That’s it! There’s no need. For what?
wanted to continue with a jump-off. Barshim asked: “Can we
have two golds?” “The funny thing is we understood just by looking. We had
already started celebrating. The referee didn’t even finish
When the official confirmed this was possible in high jump explaining to us and we were screaming and jumping around.”
regulations, the two athletes – rivals and friends – erupted in joy
and embraced each other as the world watched on. Barshim described the pair as “really good friends” and said
they had been competing against each other for around 11
Later, Barshim explained that this moment in sport was so much years, since juniors. The Italian had even attended Barshim’s
bigger than performance itself. wedding and Barshim was planning to return the favour soon.
“It’s like humanity, solidarity, unity and peace all coming The Qatari hero concluded: “We are athletes, we are
together,” he said. “This is beyond sport. This is a true message, competitors, it is in our nature, that’s what we have been doing
so I am really proud of that moment.” for so many years.
Barshim said the outcome had not been planned before the “For me it’s very important also not to forget the real reason of
competition began; it was just that they had been jumping so sport, the real message: This is still sport, it is still a tool for us to
well and clearing every height at the first attempt. come together and build this sort of relationship.”
Barshim roars in delight after making another clearance. (AFP) The two gold medal-winners enjoy the moment. (Getty Images)
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SKATEBOARDING made a triumphant
Olympic debut – and 13-year-old Momiji
Nishiya grabbed the headlines as the
youngest Olympic champion in Japan’s
history. Born on August 30, 2007, the
young daredevil took up skateboarding
aged seven and won the women’s street
title in thrilling style. (Photo: Reuters)
IRAN won three gold medals at Tokyo
2020. Here’s one of them – for
Greco-Roman wrestler
Mohammadreza Geraei at 67kg.
(Photo: Mehr News Agency)
CHINESE Taipei’s Kuo Hsing-Chun was in a different FENCER Edgar Cheung Ka Long, 24, won gold in the
class in women’s weightlifting 59kg, winning the gold men’s individual foil for Hong Kong, China. It was only
medal by a margin of 19kg with three Olympic records Hong Kong’s second gold medal in Olympic history
in snatch (103kg), clean and jerk (133kg) and total and helped them to a record haul of six medals: one
(236kg). (Photo: CNA) gold, two silver and three bronze. (Photo: IC)
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INDONESIA’S women’s
doubles team of Greysia
Polii, 34, (left) and
Apriyani Rahayu, 23,
provided the most
moving images of the
badminton competition
as they won gold – the
first in this category for
the badminton-crazy
nation.
(Photo: BWF)
THAILAND’S sole gold
medal came from
Wongpattanakit Panipak
in women’s -49kg
taekwondo. The
24-year-old Youth
Olympian and Olympic
Scholarship athlete trailed
Spain’s Adriano Cerezo
Iglesias 10-9 in the third
round of the final but
scored a two-point body
kick with just seven
seconds remaining to win
11-10 – and take gold.
(Photo: AFP)
CHINA’S women’s
quadruple sculls team
earned rowing gold in a
world record time of
6:05.13, courtesy of
Chen Yunxia, Zhang
Ling, Lyu Yang and Cui
Xiaotong.
(Photo: CGTN)
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
ALL THE ASIAN MEDALS AT TOKYO 2020
Kalkidan Gezahegne of Bahrain – silver medal in the China's Yang Qian won the first gold medal of Tokyo
women’s 10,000 metres. (Photo: BOC) 2020. (Photo: AFP)
Diving: Wang Zongyuan/Xie Siyi - men’s synchronised 3m
springboard, July 28.
Bahrain Diving: Shi Tingmao - women’s 3m springboard, August 1.
Diving: Xie Siyi - men’s 3m springboard, August 3.
Diving: Quan Hongchan - women’s 10m platform, August 5.
Silver (1) Diving: Cao Yuan - men’s 10m platform, August 7.
Athletics: Kalkidan Gezahegne - women’s 10,000m, August 7 Fencing: Sun Yiwen - women’s epee individual, July 24.
Rowing: Chen Yunxia/Zhang Ling/Lyu Yang/Cui Xiaotong -
women’s quadruple sculls, July 28.
Sailing: Lu Yunxiu - women’s windsurfer RS:X, July 31.
China Shooting: Yang Qian - women’s 10m air rifle, July 24.
Shooting: Jiang Ranxin/Pang Wei - 10m air pistol mixed
team, July 27.
Gold (38) Shooting: Yang Qian/Yang Haoran - 10m air rifle mixed
Artistic Gymnastics: Liu Yang - men’s rings, August 2. team, July 27.
Artistic Gymnastics: Zou Jingyuan - men’s parallel bars, Shooting: Zhang Changhong - 50m rifle 3 positions men’s
August 3. final, August 2.
Artistic Gymnastics: Guan Chenchen - women’s balance Swimming: Zhang Yufei - women’s 200m butterfly, July 29.
beam, August 3. Swimming: Tang Muhan/Li Bingjie/Yang Junxuan/Zhang
Athletics: Gong Lijiao - women’s shot put, August 1. Yufei - women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, July 29
Athletics: Liu Shiying - women’s javelin, August 6. Swimming: Wang Shun - men’s 200m Individual Medley,
Badminton: Wang Yilyu/Huang Dongping - mixed doubles, July 30
July 30. Table Tennis: Chen Meng - women’s singles, July 29
Badminton: Chen Yufei - women’s singles, August 1. Table Tennis: Ma Long - men’s singles, July 30
Canoe Sprint: Sun Mengya/Xu Shixiao - women’s canoe Table Tennis: Chen Meng/Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu -
double 500m, August 7. women’s team, August 5
Cycling Track: Bao Shanju/Guo Yufang/Zhong Tianshi - Table Tennis: Xu Xin/Ma Long/Fan Zhendong - men’s team,
women’s team sprint, August 2. August 6
Diving: Shi Tingmao/Wang Han - women’s synchronised Trampoline Gymnastics: Zhu Xueying - women’s trampoline,
3m springboard, July 25. July 30
Diving: Chen Yuxi/Zhang Jiaqi - women’s synchronised 10m Weightlifting: Hou Zhihui - women’s 49kg, July 24
platform, July 27. Weightlifting: Li Fabin - men’s 61kg, July 25
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
China won the silver medal in artistic swimming women's free routine. (Photo: Global Times)
Weightlifting: Chen Lijun - men’s 67kg, July 25. mixed 4x100m medley relay, July 31.
Weightlifting: Shi Zhiyong - men’s 73kg, July 28. Table Tennis: Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen - mixed doubles, July 26.
Weightlifting: Lyu Xiaojun - men’s 81kg, July 31. Table Tennis: Sun Yingsha - women’s singles, July 29.
Weightlifting: Wang Zhouyu - women’s 87kg, August 2. Table Tennis: Fan Zhendong - men’s singles, July 30.
Weightlifting: Li Wenwen - women’s +87kg, August 2. Trampoline Gymnastics: Liu Lingling - women’s trampoline,
July 30.
Silver (32) Trampoline Gymnastics: Dong Dong - men’s trampoline,
Artistic Gymnastics: Xiao Ruoteng - men’s All-Around, July 28. July 31.
Artistic Gymnastics: You Hao - men’s rings, August 2. Weightlifting: Liao Qiuyun - women’s 55kg, July 26.
Artistic Gymnastics: Tang Xijing - women’s balance beam, Wrestling: Pang Qianyu - women’s freestyle 53kg, August 6.
August 3. Wrestling: Sun Yanan - women’s freestyle 50kg, August 7.
Artistic Swimming: Sun Wenyan/Huang Xuechen - duet,
August 4. Bronze (18)
Artistic Swimming: Women’s team free routine, August 7. Basketball 3x3: Yang Shuyu/Zhang Zhiting/Wan
Athletics: Wang Zheng - women’s hammer throw, August 3. Jiyuan/Wang Lili - women’s 3x3, July 28
Athletics: Zhu Yaming - men’s triple jump, August 5. Artistic Gymnastics: Lin Chaopan/Sun Wei/Zou
Badminton: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong - mixed doubles, Jingyuan/Xiao Ruoteng - men’s team, July 26
July 30. Artistic Gymnastics: Xiao Ruoteng - men’s floor exercise,
Badminton: Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan - women’s doubles, August 1
August 2. Athletics: Liu Hong - women’s 20km race walk, August 6
Badminton: Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen - men’s doubles, July 31. Karate: Gong Li - women’s kumite +61kg, August 7
Badminton: Chen Long - men’s singles, August 2. Rowing: Liu Zhiyu/Zhang Liang - men’s double sculls, July 28
Boxing: Gu Hong - women’s welterweight (64-69kg), August 7. Rowing: Wang Zifeng/Wang Yuwei/Xu Fei/Miao Tan/Zhang
Boxing: Li Qian - women’s middleweight (69-75kg), August 8. Min/Ju Rui/Li Jingjing/Guo Linlin/Zhang Dechang - women’s
Canoe Sprint: Liu Hao/Zheng Pengfei - men’s canoe double eight, July 30
1000m, August 3. Sailing: Bi Kun - men’s windsurfer RS:X, July 31
Canoe Sprint: Liu Hao - men’s canoe single 1000m, August 7. Shooting: Pang Wei - men’s 10m air pistol, July 24
Diving: Cao Yuan/Chen Aisen - men’s synchronised 10m Shooting: Yang Haoran - men’s 10m air rifle, July 25
platform, July 26. Shooting: Jiang Ranxin - women’s 10m air pistol, July 25
Diving: Wang Han - women’s 3m springboard, August 1. Shooting: Wei Meng - women’s skeet, July 26
Diving: Wang Zongyuan - men’s 3m springboard, August 3. Shooting: Xiao Jiaruixuan - 25m pistol women, July 30
Diving: Chen Yuxi - women’s 10m platform, August 5. Shooting: Li Yuehong - 25m rapid fire pistol men, August 2
Diving: Yang Jian - men’s 10m platform, August 7. Swimming: Li Bingjie - women’s 400m freestyle, July 26
Karate: Yin Xiaoyan - women’s kumite -61kg, August 6. Taekwondo: Zhao Shuai - men -68kg, July 25
Shooting: Sheng Lihao - men’s 10m air rifle, July 25. Wrestling: Walihan Sailike - men’s Greco-Roman 60kg,
Swimming: Zhang Yufei - women’s 100m butterfly, July 26. August 2
Swimming: Xu Jiayu/Yan Zibei/Zhang Yufei/Yang Junxuan - Wrestling: Zhou Qian - women’s freestyle, 76kg, August 2
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Siobhan Haughey won two silver medals for Hong Kong, China. (Photo: AFP)
Ravi Kumar Dahiya claimed wrestling silver for India. (Photo: Getty Images)
Hong Kong, China India
Gold (1) Gold (1)
Fencing: Cheung Ka Long - men’s foil individual, July 26. Athletics: Neeraj Chopra - men’s javelin, August 7.
Silver (2) Silver (2)
Swimming: Siobhan Bernadette Haughey - women’s 200m Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu - women’s 49kg, July 24
freestyle, July 28. Wrestling: Ravi Kumar Dahiya - men’s freestyle 57kg, August 5.
Swimming: Siobhan Bernadette Haughey - women’s 100m
freestyle, July 30. Bronze (4)
Badminton: Pusarla V Sindhu - women’s singles, August 1.
Bronze (3) Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain - women’s welterweight
Cycling Track: Sarah Lee Wai Sze - women’s sprint, August 8. (64-69kg), August 4.
Karate: Grace Lau Mo Sheung - women’s kata, August 5. Hockey: Men’s team, August 5.
Table Tennis: Doo Hoi Kem/Minnie Soo Wai Yam/Lee Ho Wrestling: Bajrang Punia - men’s freestyle 65kg, August 7.
Ching - women’s team, August 5.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Eko Yuli Irawan lifted a silver medal for Indonesia. (Photo: AFP)
COVID-19 nurse Javad Foroughi won pistol gold for Iran. (Photo: Getty Images)
Indonesia Iran
Gold (1) Gold (3)
Badminton: Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu - women’s Karate: Sajad Ganjzadeh - men’s kumite +75kg, August 7.
doubles, August 2. Shooting: Javad Foroughi - men’s 10m air pistol, July 24.
Wrestling: Mohammadreza Geraei - men’s Greco-Roman
Silver (1) 67kg, August 4.
Weightlifting: Eko Yuli Irawan - men’s 61kg, July 25.
Silver (2)
Bronze (3) Weightlifting: Ali Davoudi - men’s +109kg, August 4.
Badminton: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting - men’s singles, Wrestling: Hassan Yazdanicharati - men’s freestyle 86kg,
August 2. August 5.
Weightlifting: Windy Cantika Aisah - women’s 49kg, July 24.
Weightlifting: Rahmat Erwin Abdullah - men’s 73kg, July 28. Bronze (2)
Wrestling: Mohammadhadi Saravi - men’s Greco-Roman
97kg, August 3.
Wrestling: Amir Hossein Zare - men’s freestyle 125kg,
August 6.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Swimming: Yui Ohashi - women’s 400m Individual Medley,
July 25.
Swimming: Yui Ohashi - women’s 200m Individual Medley,
July 28.
Table Tennis: Jun Mizutani/Mima Ito - mixed doubles, July 26.
Wrestling: Yukako Kawai - women’s freestyle 62kg, August 4.
Wrestling: Risako Kawai - women’s freestyle 57kg, August 5.
Wrestling: Mayu Mukaida - women’s freestyle 53kg, August 6.
Wrestling: Takuto Otoguro - men’s freestyle 65kg, August 7.
Wrestling: Yui Susaki - women’s freestyle 50kg, August 7.
Silver (14)
Artistic Gymnastics: Daiki Hashimoto/Kazuma Kaya/Takeru
Kitazono/Wataru Tanigawa - men’s team, July 26.
Athletics: Koki Ikeda - men’s 20km race walk, August 5.
Basketball: Women’s team, August 8.
Cycling Track: Yumi Kajihara - women’s omnium points
race, August 8.
Golf: Mone Inami – women’s individual stroke play, August 7.
Judo: Funa Tonaki - women -48kg, July 24.
Judo: mixed team, July 31.
Karate: Kiyou Shimizu - women’s kata, August 5.
Skateboarding: Kokona Hiraki - women’s park, August 4.
Sport Climbing: Miho Nonaka - women’s combined, August 6.
Surfing: Kanoa Igarashi - men, July 27.
Swimming: Tomoru Honda - men’s 200m butterfly, July 28.
Japan's Daiki Hashimoto won two gold medals in artistic Table Tennis: Mima Ito/Kasumi Ishikawa/Miu Hirano -
gymnastics. (Photo: Asahi Shimbun) women’s team, August 5.
Wrestling: Kenichiro Fumita - men’s Greco-Roman 60kg,
August 2.
Japan Bronze (17)
Archery: Takaharu Furukawa/Yuki Kawata/Hiroki Muto -
men’s team, July 26.
Gold (27) Archery: Takaharu Furukawa - men’s individual, July 31.
Artistic Gymnastics: Daiki Hashimoto - men’s all-around, Artistic Gymnastics: Kazuma Kaya - men’s pommel horse,
July 28. August 1.
Artistic Gymnastics: Daiki Hashimoto - men’s horizontal bar, Artistic Gymnastics: Mai Murakami - women’s floor exercise,
August 3. August 2.
Baseball/Softball: Women’s softball, July 27. Athletics: Toshikazu Yamanishi - men’s 20km race walk,
Baseball/Sotball: Men’s baseball, August 7. August 5.
Boxing: Sena Irie - women’s featherweight (54-57kg), Badminton: Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino - mixed
August 3. doubles, July 30.
Fencing: Koki Kano/Kazuyasu Minobe/Masaru Boxing: Tsukimi Namiki - women’s flyweight (48-51kg),
Yamada/Satoru Uyama - men’s epee team, July 30. August 4.
Judo: Naohisa Takato - men’s -60kg, July 24. Boxing: Ryomei Tanaka - men’s flyweight (48-52kg), August 5.
Judo: Uta Abe - women -52kg, July 25. Judo: Tsukasa Yoshida - women -57kg, July 26.
Judo: Hifumi Abe - men -66kg, July 25. Karate: Ryutaro Araga - men’s kumite +75kg, August 7.
Judo: Shohei Ono - men -73kg, July 26. Skateboarding: Funa Nakayama - women’s street, July 26.
Judo: Takanori Nagase - men -81kg, July 27. Sport Climbing: Akiyo Noguchi - women’s combined,
Judo: Chizuru Arai - women -70kg, July 28. August 6.
Judo: Aaron Wolf - men -100kg, July 29. Surfing: Amuro Tsuzuki - women, July 27.
Judo: Shori Hamada - women -78kg, July 29. Table Tennis: Mima Ito - women’s singles, July 29.
Judo: Akira Sone - women +78kg, July 30. Table Tennis: Jun Mizutani/Tomokazu Harimoto/Koki Niwa -
Karate: Ryo Kiyuna - men’s kata, August 6. men’s team, August 6.
Skateboarding: Yuto Horigome - men’s street, July 25. Weightlifting: Mikiko Andoh - women’s 59kg, July 27.
Skateboarding: Momiji Nishiya - women’s street, July 26. Wrestling: Shohei Yabiku - men’s Greco-Roman 77kg,
Skateboarding: Sakura Yosozumi - women’s park, August 4. August 3.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Saleh Salah El Sharabaty of Jordan – silver medal in taekwondo men’s-80kg.
Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan – bronze medal in women’s weightlifting 55kg. (Photo: Reuters)
Jordan Kazakhstan
Silver (1) Bronze (8)
Saleh Al Sharabaty: Taekwondo – men -80kg, July 26. Boxing: Kamshybek Kunkabayev - men’s super heavyweight
(+91kg), August 4.
Bronze (1) Boxing: Saken Bibossinov - men’s flyweight (48-52kg),
Abdel Rahman Al Masatfa: Karate – men’s kumite -67kg, August 5.
August 5. Judo: Yeldos Smetov - men -60kg, July 24.
Karate: Darkhan Assadilov - men’s kumite -67kg, August 5.
Karate: Sofya Berultseva - women’s kumite +61kg, August 7.
Weightlifting: Igor Son - men’s 61kg, July 25.
Weightlifting: Zulfiya Chinshanlo - women 55kg, July 26.
Wrestling: Nurislam Sanayev - men’s freestyle 57kg, August 5.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan – silver medal in women’s 62kg freestyle wrestling. (Photo: Getty Images)
Korea
Gold (6)
Archery: An San/Kim Je Deok - mixed team, July 24. Modern Pentathlon: Jun Woongtae - men’s individual,
Archery: An San/Jang Minhee/Kang Chaeyoung - women’s August 7.
team, July 25. Taekwondo: Jang Jun - men -58kg, July 24.
Archery: Kim Je Deok/Kim Woojin/Oh Jinhyek - men’s Taekwondo: In Kyo Don - men +80kg, July 27.
team, July 26.
Archery: An San - women’s individual, July 30.
Artistic Gymnastics: Shin Jeahwan - men’s vault, August 2.
Fencing: Oh Sanguk/Kim Junho/Kim Junghwan/Gu Bongil -
men’s sabre team, July 28. Kuwait
Silver (4) Bronze (1)
Fencing: Choi Injeong/Lee Hyein/Kang Young Mi/Song Sera Shooting: Abdullah Al-Rashidi - men’s skeet, July 26.
- women’s epee team, July 27.
Judo: Cho Guham - men -100kg, July 29.
Shooting: Kim Minjung - 25m pistol women, July 30.
Taekwondo: Lee Dabin - women +67kg, July 27.
Kyrgyzstan
Bronze (10)
Artisitc Gymnastics: Yeo Seojeong - women’s vault, August 1. Silver (2)
Badminton: Kim Soyeong/Kong Heeyong - women’s Wrestling: Akzhol Makhmudov - men’s Greco-Roman 77kg,
doubles, August 2. August 3.
Fencing: Kim Junghwan - men’s sabre individual, July 24. Wrestling: Aisuluu Tynybekova - women’s freestyle 62kg,
Fencing: Park Sangyoung/Ma Segeon/Song Jaeho/Kweon August 4.
Youngjun - men’s epee team, July 30.
Fencing: Kim Jiyeon/Yoon Jisu/Seo Jiyeon/Choi Sooyeon - Bronze (1)
women’s sabre team, July 31. Wrestling: Meerim Zhumanazarova - women’s freestyle
Judo: An Baul - men -66kg, July 25. 68kg, August 3.
Judo: An Changrim - men -73kg, July 26.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Bat Ochir Bolortuya of Mongolia – bronze medal in women’s freestyle wrestling 53kg. (Photo: Montsame News Agency)
Malaysia
Silver (1) Philippines
Track Cycling: Azizulhasni Awang - men’s keirin, August 8.
Gold (1)
Bronze (1) Weightlifting: Hidilyn Diaz - women’s 55kg, July 26.
Badminton: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik - men’s doubles, July
31. Silver (2)
Boxing: Nesthy Petecio - women’s featherweight (54-57kg),
August 3.
Boxing: Carlo Paalam - men’s flyweight (48-52kg), August 7.
Mongolia Bronze (1)
Boxing: Eumir Marcial - men’s middleweight (69-75kg),
Silver (1) August 5.
Judo: Saeid Mollaei, men -81kg, July 27.
Bronze (3)
Judo: Urantsetseg Munkhbat - women -48kg, July 24.
Judo: Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir - men -73kg, July 26.
Wrestling: Bolortuya Bat Ochir - women’s freestyle 53kg,
August 6.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia (left) – silver medal in karate, men’s kumite +75kg. Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran took gold.
Man Asaad of Syria – bronze medal in men’s weightlifting +109kg. (Photo: SANA)
Qatar Saudi Arabia
Gold (2) Silver (1)
Athletics: Mutaz Essa Barshim - men’s high jump, August 1. Karate: Tareg Hamedi - men’s kumite +75kg, August 7.
Weightlifting: Fares Ibrahim E.H. Elbakh - men’s 96kg, July 31.
Bronze (1)
Beach Volleyball: Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan - men’s Syria
event, August 7.
Bronze (1)
Weightlifting: Man Asaad - men’s +109kg, August 4.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze
Lee Yang (left) and Wang Chi-Lin celebrate badminton gold for Chinese Taipei (Photo: Getty Images)
Chinese Taipei Thailand
Gold (2) Gold (1)
Badminton: Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin - men’s doubles, July 31. Taekwondo: Panipak Wongpattanakit - women-49kg, July 24.
Weightlifting: Kuo Hsing-Chun - women’s 59kg, July 27.
Bronze (1)
Silver (4) Boxing: Sudaporn Seesondee - women’s lightweight
Archery: Deng Yu-Cheng/Tang Chih-Chun/Wei Chun-Heng (57-60kg), August 5.
- men’s team, July 26.
Artistic Gymnastics: Lee Chih Kai - men’s pommel horse,
August 1.
Turkmenistan
Badminton: Tai Tzu Ying, women’s singles, August 1.
Judo: Yang Yung Wei - men -60kg, July 24.
Bronze (6) Silver (1)
Boxing: Huang Hsiao-Wen - women’s flyweight (48-51kg), Weightlifting: Polina Guryeva - women’s 59kg, July 27.
August 4.
Golf: C.T. Pan, men’s individual stroke play, August 1.
Karate: Wen Tzuyun - women’s kumite -55kg, August 5.
Uzbekistan
Table Tennis: Lin Yun Ju/Cheng I Ching - mixed doubles,
July 26.
Taekwondo: Lo Chia-Ling - women -57kg, July 25.
Weightlifting: Chen Wen-Huei - women’s 64kg, July 27. Gold (3)
Boxing: Bakhodir Jalolov - men’s super heavyweight
(91+kg), August 8.
Taekwondo: Ulugbek Rashitov - men -68kg, July 25.
Weightlifting: Akbar Djuraev - men’s 109kg, August 3.
Bronze (2)
Judo: Davlat Bobonov - men -90kg, July 28.
Wrestling: Bekzod Abdurakhmonov - men’s freestyle 74kg,
August 6.
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LAOS: Silina Pha Aphay arrives on the big stage of the
Olympic Stadium. The Lao Athletics Federation posted on
Facebook the day before her 100 metres heat urging
everyone to tune in and cheer for her. It worked - she ran
a season’s best 12.41 seconds. (Lao Athletics Federation
Facebook)
SINGAPORE: With family, friends and fans unable to
attend Tokyo 2020, Singapore National Olympic Council
provided an excellent media service for the people back
home, including a comprehensive daily diary, reports,
results and spectacular photographs. Great job SNOC!
YEMEN: Team photo in the Olympic Village on the day of (Singapore National Olympic Council Facebook)
the opening ceremony, July 23. (Yemen Olympic Commit-
tee Facebook)
PALESTINE: Wesam Abu Rmilah shows off his judogi – a CAMBODIA: The delegation arrives home safely, led by
lifetime reminder of his participation in the Olympic NOCC Secretary General Vath Chamroeun (far left).
Games. (Photo: Palestine Olympic Committee Facebook) (Cambodia SEA Games 2023 Facebook)
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: H.E. Azza bin Sulaiman, Assis-
tant Secretary-General for Administrative and Financial
Affairs of the National Olympic Committee, met H.E.
Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Presi-
dent of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, on the sidelines of
Tokyo 2020. (www.uaenoc.ae)
AFGHANISTAN: Sprinter Kimia Yousofi (left) carries the
flag in the opening ceremony. Later she would set a
national record of 13.29 seconds for the women’s 100
metres. (Kimia Yousofi Facebook)
PAKISTAN: The Pakistan Olympic Association was proud
of the participation of Mahoor Shahzad in the women’s
badminton event. “A prolific player and a national cham-
pion. May ALLAH bless her with success. We wish her
good luck.” (Pakistan Olympic Association Facebook)
SRI LANKA: The distinctive national flag enters the stadium
during the parade of athletes. (Photo: National Olympic TIMOR LESTE: Flying the flag in the Olympic Village.
Committee of Sri Lanka Facebook) (Laurentino Guterres Facebook with Edha Belo)
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: The Minister of Culture, Youth
and Sports, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji
Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato
Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, says farewell to the Tokyo-bound OMAN: Weightlifter Amur Salim Ramadhan Al-Kanjari
delegation at Brunei International Airport. competed in the men’s 81kg category and finished 10th
(Photo: Borneo Bulletin) with a total lift of 317kg (140kg snatch/177kg clean and
jerk). (Photo: Times of Oman)
BHUTAN: Team Bhutan wearing masks donated by Lockill.
BANGLADESH: The delegation from the Bangladesh “Thank you for your generous support!” the BOC posted.
Olympic Association march into the Olympic Stadium (Photo: Bhutan Olympic Committee Facebook)
during the Opening Ceremony. (Photo: AFP)
VIETNAM: Nguyen Thuy Linh (badminton) was one of 18
athletes in 11 sports at Tokyo 2020. She won two out of
IRAQ: Welcome Iraq…at the Opening Ceremony on July three group games but lost to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu
23. (Photo: Reuters) Ying. (Photo: Viet Nam News)
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MALDIVES: His Excellency Ibrahim Uvais, Maldives
Ambassador to Japan, visits Team Maldives in the Olym-
pic Village to congratulate the four athletes and wish them
all the best for their events. (Photo: Maldives Olympic
Committee Facebook)
MYANMAR: Thet Htar Thuzar, 22, became the first
badminton player from Myanmar to play in the Olympic
Games. “What a moment for Myanmar at Tokyo 2020,”
said the Badminton World Federation. “Keep the flag
flying high, Thet.” This photo attracted over 76,000 Likes
on Facebook. (Photo: Myanmar Olympic Committee/Thet
NEPAL: Olympians Soniya Bhatta (judo) and Kalpana Htar Thuzar Facebook)
Pariyar (shooting) enjoy their time in the Olympic Village.
(Photo: Nepal Olympic Committee Facebook)
LEBANON: The Lebanese Olympic Committee delegation TAJIKISTAN: Athletes and officials display their attractive
gathers in the Olympic Village to prepare for the Opening team scarf and official uniform at Tokyo 2020.
Ceremony. (Photo: @lebolympic) (Photo: @noctj)
Page 33Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony
August 8, 2021, Olympic Stadium
Photos: Li Xin
Red sky at night - Tokyo delight.
There was a white-hot atmosphere inside the Olympic Stadium.
Tokyo Olympics: Green and Clean.
Page 34Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony
August 8, 2021, Olympic Stadium
(Photos: Li Xin)
IOC President Thomas Bach and Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto give their closing address.
Dancers say farewell to Tokyo 2020. Olympic Cycle: Acrobatics on two wheels.
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, waves the IOC flag. Team Japan enters the stadium.
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2021
Tokyo, Japan: August 24 – September 5 Konya, Turkey: August 9 – 18
Paralympic Games 5th Islamic Solidarity Games
Athens, Greece: October 24 – 25 Hangzhou, China: September 10 – 25
ANOC General Assembly/ANOC Awards OCA 19th Asian Games
Shantou, China: November 20 – 28 Doha, Qatar: November 21 – December 18
OCA 3rd Asian Youth Games FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Hanoi, Vietnam: November 21 – December 2
31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2023
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: December 10 – 12 Nanjing, China: March 17 – 19
FINA World Aquatics Convention World Athletics Indoor Championships 2023
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 13 – 18 Phnom Penh, Cambodia: May 5 – 16
FINA Swimming World Championships (25m) 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games
2022 2024
Chandigarh, India: January Gangwon, Korea: Dates to be determined
Commonwealth Archery and Shooting IOC 4th Winter Youth Olympic Games
Championships
Paris, France: July 26 – August 11
Beijing, China: February 4 – 20 Olympic Games
Olympic Winter Games
Beijing, China: March 4 – 13 2025
Winter Paralympic Games
Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Dates to be determined
Bangkok/Chonburi Province, Thailand: March 10 – 20 OCA 4th Asian Youth Games
OCA 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Yangzhou, China: March 27 2026
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
Milano Cortina, Italy: Dates to be determined
Fukuoka, Japan: May 13 – 29 Olympic Winter Games
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Aichi-Nagoya, Japan: September 19 – October 4
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Commonwealth Games
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