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Baby boom keeps shooters sidelined

A spate of recent pregnancies explains why China's shooters have taken a small step backwards in Guangzhou compared to their success at the previous Asiad, said team head coach Wang Yifu.

Shooting coach calls it quits

India's long-time shooting coach Sunny Thomas will resign after returning home from a poor showing by his highly rated squad at the Asian Games.

Fans in sweat over Lin Dan

Chinese badminton ace Lin Dan is getting the rock star treatment at the Asian Games, with fans fighting over his sweaty towels thrown into the stands at the end of every match.

Nehwal shoulders blame for flop

India's world No 3 shuttler Saina Nehwal blamed the pressure she placed on herself after flopping out of the Asian Games at the quarterfinal stage.

Doping rears ugly head at Asian Games

Shokir Mumonov, who won a silver medal in the men's 81kg category, tested positive for Methylhexaneamine, a stimulant which was added to the World Anti-Doping Angecy (WADA) list of banned drugs this year.

Uzbekistan's judoka tests positive in Asian Games

Doping has reared its ugly head at the Asian Games as a Uzbekistan judo silver medalist was caught using a banned stimulant.

Asian Games unaffected by minor quake in S China

A minor earthquake that hit Shenzhen didn't affect the Asian Games, a Games organizer said here on Friday.

Chinese teenager Ye bags 2nd individual medley gold

Ye Shiwen of China took the gold medal of women's 200m individual medley at the ongoing 16th Asian Games on Thursday, after her gold in the 400-meter individual medley last Sunday.

Sensitive boy nears world record in swimming marathon

The 19-year-old Chinese swimmer Sun Yang burst into tears Thursday when he saw his time after the men's 1500 meters freestyle final.

Pakistan sees China as sports mentor

Pakistan hopes China will help accelerate its transformation from a sporting minnow to another Asian dragon.


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