Qatari sprinter spoiled the party of Japan and China squaring off at the men's 100m final with strong performance, but the showstopper was welcomed by his East Asian counterparts for raising the bar of the sprint event completion.
A week since the opening of the 17th Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea, 17 world records have been set by the Asian athletes, the Olympic Council of Asia said on Saturday.
Naoya Tomita has been expelled from the Japanese team competing in the Asian Games after he admitted stealing a camera.
What was expected to be a face-restoring rematch between the Chinese and Thailand Under-23 soccer teams turned into a slap in the face for Chinese soccer fans in a 2-0 blowout at the quarterfinals of the Asian Games on Thursday.
Sun Yang had been labeled China's "bad boy" of swimming for a number of out-of-pool scandals, but the young star says he has learned a lot from the ups and downs and is ready to embark on a new phase of his career.
Swimming star Sun Yang and his South Korean counterpart Park Taehwan always appear as hostile rivals but in reality they share respect and admiration.
China fell to South Korea 2-3 in the Asiad badminton men's team final on Tuesday night, missing out on winning the title for the third time in a row.
Chinese markswomen Guo Wenjun, Zhang Mengyuan and Zhou Qingyuan won the women's 10m air pistol team event Saturday morning, the first gold medal at Incheon Asian Games.
The 2014 Asian Games officially opened in this western port city of South Koera on Friday evening, attracting more than 14,000 athletes and officials from 45 countries and regions across the continent.
South Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun (second from left) and Jang Dong-gun (first from right) perform at the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon September 19, 2014.
South Korean pop singers EXO, JYJ and Psy will put a gloss on performances to congratulate the opening of the 17th Incheon Asian Games on Friday.
Chinese gymnastics athlete Huang Huidan (R) and Yao Jinnan participate in a training session for the 17th Asian Games at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 18, 2014. The artistic gymnastics competition of the Incheon Asiad will start on Sept 21.
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