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The Asian Games participants are expected to drink 1.69 million units of beverages during the Games, the organizers said on Tuesday. This total comprises 590,000 cans of Pepsi, 600,000 bottles of Crystal drinking water and 500,000 units of supplementary mineral beverages. Back to the Top |
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he men's soccer competition of the Asian Games has no age limits for competitors, however the Olympic Games competition is solely for players under 23 years old, a Thai soccer official said on Wednesday. Voravi Magudee, Secretary General of the Football Association of Thailand, said there has been no age limits for soccer players at the SEA Games or Asian Games because it depends on each country's decision although many teams already send young players. It is unlikely that the Asian soccer governing body AFC will seek a formal talk on an age limit for the Asian Games among AFC members and the Olympic Council of Asia, to be in line with the Olympic Games. Back to the Top |
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Wang Nan snatched her fourth table tennis gold and the sixth for China on Wednesday, becoming the most crowned athlete in the Asian Games. China remained runaway leader in the medal standings with 96 golds, 64 silvers and 44 bronzes after posting a 4-2-1 record on Wednesday. World No. 3 Wang paired up with No. 2 Li Ju to add the women's doubles gold to her titles won from the team, mixed doubles and singles events. China's other table tennis gold was from the men's team. The 20-year-old Wang, twice World Cup winner, combined with Li to beat Song Ah-Sim and Chan Tan-Lui from Hong Kong, China, 21-7, 21-8. South Korean Kim Taek Soo ruined an otherwise perfect day for the Chinese paddlers, winning the men's singles title clash against dual Olympic champion Liu Guoliang. The world 11th-ranked Kim upset China's world No. 3 Kong Linghui in the semifinals and then steamrolled over world No. 2 Liu 21-16, 21-14, 22-20 in the final. It was Liu's fourth straight loss to the extremely aggressive South Korean, whose nerves and forehand drives are arguably the strongest in the world. Back to the Top |
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Chinese women's cagers recovered from a stunning loss to Japan and outshot the defending champions South Korea 80-73 to adavnce to the finals of the basketball competition of the 13th Asain Games Wedensday. China's men's team, seeking their fourth consecutive Asiad gold, also entered the semifinals by beating their last quarterfinal Group A rivals Chinese Taipei 99-59. Sun Jun scored 20 points to lead four players finishing in double figures for the Chinese team, which lead the first half 42-28. The Chinese girls blew a 14-points first half lead and went down to Japan 85-77 last Sunday, but this time they never let the South Korea go ahead and led all the way to take the victory after leading 42-34 at the break. Earlier this afternoon, South Korean men's team beat an all-professional Philippine team 103-83 to top the Group B. In Friday's semifinals, the Philippines will take on defending champions China while South Korea will meet Kazakhstan, who came from a 34-27 halftime deficit to beat Iran 61-55 for the second spot in Group A. Later Wedensday evening, Japan will play Chinese Taipei for the second finals spot in the women's basketball. Back to the Top |
Following are the final standings of the Asian Games softball competition on Wednesday:Back to the Top |
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Chinese Taipei won the Taijiquan title at the Asian Games here on Wednesday. Back to the Top |
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Iran took a 1-0 lead at the 49th minute through Sayedali Mousavi in the semi-finals of the Asiad soccer tournament on Wednesday. Back to the Top |
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China's top women tennis player Li Fang was toppled in straight sets in the singles semifinals here on Wednesday at the Asian Games. Li Fang, who seeded second in the tournament, was beaten by Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 despite a local cheering crowd in her favor. Basuki said she plans to retire from the circuit soon. Li suffered from several dubious line calls, and appeared to lose her nerve as the match progressed. Another Chinese Yi Jingqian also lost her semifinal to local favourite and top-seed Tamarine Tanasugarn who lived up to her pre-tournament promise, winning 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 for another final spot. Back to the Top |
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Some 1,800 women athletes have received gender tests and none turned positive, said an Asian Games medical offical on Wedesnday. Dr. Rueangsak Siriphol, who represented Dr. Varin Tansuphasiri, deputy secretary general of the Asian Games organizing committee and the deputy chairman of the medical and health services committee, told the press conference that every gender test was "non-inconclusive." Dr. Siriphol said that the test depends on feminine appearance and amount of y.g. which can further confirm the athlete's gender. Back to the Top |