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Sports
Eileen Gu wins gold at Calgary World Cup
Before you read: Freeski phenom Eileen Gu crashes the Chinese internet after Olympic gold win in big air freestyle Freestyle skier Eileen Gu...
Bryan Ke
News
Jeremy Lin leaving CBA, returning to US to ‘rest and reset’
Before you read: NBA champion Jeremy Lin signs with CBA’s Guangzhou Loong Lions Jeremy Lin not hopeful about NBA comeback Jeremy Lin fined b...
Carl Samson
S. Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year
South Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo was recently named Asian Male Swimmer of the Year by swimming magazine SwimSwam. Hwang, 19, received an h...
Michelle De Pacina
Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Eileen Gu among 5 highest-paid female athletes of 2022
Three female athletes of Asian descent — Emma Raducanu, Eileen Gu and Naomi Osaka — have reached the top five of Forbes’ list of highe...
Social Media
Meet Cho Gue-sung, the S. Korean footballer capturing fans’ hearts at the World Cup
South Korean footballer Cho Gue-sung, who plays as No. 9 on South Korea’s national football team, went viral after capturing the hearts of ...
Iris Jung
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee sets her sights on Paris 2024
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee, 19, is set to end her National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career at Auburn University to begin ...
Ryan General
Jeremy Lin not hopeful about NBA comeback
Despite fans clamoring for his NBA comeback, Jeremy Lin believes that a potential return is “no longer in the cards.” During an interview ...
William Yuk
Son Heung-min becomes highest-ranked Asian player in men’s Ballon d’Or history
Tottenham Hotspur footballer Son Heung-min became the highest-ranked Asian player in Ballon d’Or history, reaching 11th place on Monday. S...
Taiwanese man wins historic medal at 2022 World Judo Championships
Judoka Yang Yung-wei has become the first athlete to win a medal for Taiwan at this year's World Judo Championships. Yang, 25, compet...
Female athlete becomes first Vietnamese to win the ‘world’s toughest’ triathlon
Vu Phuong Thanh, 32, became the first Vietnamese athlete to win the Deca Ultra Triathlon World Championship at the Swissultra in Switzerlan...
Entertainment
Chinese fans create affectionate nicknames for popular Olympic athletes with hard-to-pronounce names
Chinese fans have been coining affectionate nicknames for popular Olympic athletes whose real names otherwise get lost in translation. Amo...
Rebecca Moon
Future Olympian vibes: Adorable 4-year-old Chinese girl snowboards and skis like a pro in viral video
A 4-year-old Chinese girl, Zhang Duoduo, is impressing viewers with her snowboarding and skiing skills in a viral video. Her father hopes ...
Young Runner Wins Gold Medals With Homemade ‘Nike’ Shoes Made of Bandages
A young female athlete in the Philippines recently won multiple gold medals for her school during a provincial sports fest despite not havin...
Olympic Sprinter Becomes the First Openly Gay Athlete in India
An Indian athlete has become the first sportsperson in India to come out as gay. Dutee Chand, a 23-year-old sprinter, announced that she ha...
Viral UCLA Gymnast Katelyn Ohashi Recites Poem About ‘Body-Shaming’ on ‘GMA’
Katelyn Ohashi, the UCLA student-athlete who recently won the 2019 Collegiate Challenge, shared a poem she wrote about her experience with b...
China’s Best Olympic Swimmer is Going Back to School to Become a Doctor
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is now on his way to earning a Ph.D. after successfully defending his master’s thesis on his own Olympic performanc...
India’s Rising Badminton Star Makes $165,000 a WEEK As World’s 7th Highest Paid Female Athlete
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, also known as P. V. Sindhu, is a badminton star from India who has been making her country proud with her impressive...
Asia
Teen Sprinter Hima Das Gives India Historic Gold Medal at World U20 Championships
Hima Das is an 18-year-old athlete from India who made history for being the country’s first gold medallist at a global track event. The you...
Top Hong Kong Athlete Reveals How Coach Sexually Assaulted Her as a Teen
Hong Kong hurdler Lui Lai-yiu became the first high-profile woman in the city to reveal her sexual assault experience, joining the #MeToo ca...
Meet the Sisters Playing Hockey in the 2018 Olympics — But For Different Countries
Sisters Marissa Brandt, 24, and Hannah Brandt, 23, are competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, but for different countries. It is possible th...
101-Year-Old Indian Grandma Wins Gold Medal at World Masters Game in New Zealand
A 101-year-old Indian athlete dubbed the “miracle from Chandigarh” bagged the gold medal at the 100 meter sprint at the World Masters Game i...
King Malleta
Singaporean Woman Overcomes Insecurities From Her Youth After Discovering Martial Arts
Qin Yunquan lacked self-confidence when she was a teenager. Today, at 27 years old, she claims she is no longer an insecure girl, and you be...
What’s Going to Happen to the North Korean Athlete Who Took This Selfie?
A photo of a North and South Korean gymnast taking a selfie at the Olympics has raised more than a few brows. Olympic gymnast Lee Eun-Ju of...
Laura Dang
The Internet Can’t Handle China’s Hottest Olympic Swimmer
All eyes will be on this 23-year-old eye-candy when he takes off his clothes to make a big splash in the pool. Ning Zetao is a competitive s...
Max Chang
Chinese Athlete Arrives for Rio Olympics, Immediately Gets Vomited on and Robbed
A Chinese hurdler who traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympics was robbed in the most disgusting of ways. The Chinese hurdl...
Editorial Staff
Business
This NFL Player Lost $2 Million in 90 Days Because of One Terrible Business Decision
There are plenty of stories about pro athletes blowing their fortunes on guilty pleasures and flashy toys, but even the most financia...
Lifestyle
Brave 19-Year-Old Is Gold Medalist Swimmer Despite Having No Legs
Qian Hongyan, a 19-year-old woman from Yunnan, southwest China, lost both of her legs as a child in a devastating car accident, but her unfo...
Riley Schatzle
Here are the Most Ridiculous Ways Millionaire Athletes Have Spent Their Money
Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can buy you some extravagant things. These are a few ways rich and successful athletes have been know...
Jacob Wagner
A Billionaire Wall Street CEO Has One Piece of Important Advice for Pro-Athletes
Billionaire Marc Lasry, who co-owns the Milwaukee Bucks, wants all newly minted NBA millionaires to ruthlessly save their money by telling e...
Denver Broncos Issue ‘Farting Tax’ After Unbearable Team Meetings
Professional athletes are used to getting penalized when they arrive to practice late or when they go ballistic on the field or on their coa...
Augustine Reyes Chan