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Quah Zheng Wen Earns 100 Back OLY ‘A’ Cut On Day 1 Of SEA Games

Quah Zheng Wen produced a new Singaporean national record en route to qualifying for next year’s Olympic Games tonight in New Clark City.

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Typhoon Wreaks Havoc On SEA Games Venues In The Philippines

A typhoon wreaked havoc across the Philippines, the host nation of this year’s SEA Games. Several sporting events were postponed as a result.

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Mixed Relays Eliminated from 2022 Youth Olympics Swimming Program

Kristof Milak springboarded from a 3-gold medal performance at the 2018 Youth Olympics to a World Record in the summer of 2019 in the 200 fly.

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Xinhua Releases Video Footage Alleged to Show Parts of 2018 Sun Yang Incident

Xinhua News, a Chinese state-run publication, posted footage alleged to show moments from Sept. 4, 2018, when Sun’s drug test went awry.

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Olympic Update: Japan May Deploy Missile Interceptors, and New Heat Measures

While seeking new ways to combat Tokyo’s blazing heat in August, Japan is also considering deploying missile interceptors before next summer’s Games start.

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FINA Doping Panel: Fujimori’s Honesty Preventing Reduction in Suspension

A FINA Doping Panel says that Hiromasa Fujimori’s honesty is currently preventing a reduction in his two-year doping suspension.

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Joseph Schooling & Remedy Rule Head To 2019 SEA Games (Entry Lists)

Joseph Schooling of Singapore will try to defend his 100m free, 50m fly and 100m fly SEA Games titles this time around in the Phillippines.

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Watch Daiya Seto’s Lifetime Best 1:55.98 200 IM From Tokyo Open

Two-time World Champion Daiya Seto just threw down a lifetime best in the 200m IM over the weekend with a time that beat his Gwangju result.

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Daiya Seto Concludes Tokyo Open With 1:55.98 200 IM PB To Top World Rankings

Daiya Seto wrapped up his 2019 Tokyo Open in major style, producing a 1:55.98 200 IM personal best en route to topping the podium.

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Milak Posts 1:53.7 200 Fly In Tokyo While Seto Tops 400 IM World Rankings

Daiya Seto went 1-2 in his tough 400m IM/200m fly double tonight in Tokyo, with Kristof Milak getting in the way of his double gold plans.

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Milak Tops Hagino In Men’s 400 Free, Shioura Edges Out Nakamura In 100 Free

Visiting Hungarian swimmer Kristof Milak was back at it this evening at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center, taking the men’s 400m free event.

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Tokyo 2020 Water Survey Shows Mixed Results On E.Coli Levels

Earlier last week, a survey of the water at the Odaiba Marine Park produced mixed results, with excess levels of E.coli bacteria recorded on one day.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee Announces Agenda For Arrival Of Olympic Flame

The Olympic flame will be lit at the historic site of Ancient Olympia in Greece on March 12th, 2020, beginning its journey towards the 2020 Games.

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Olympic Update: Tokyo Heat Still In The Spotlight Amid Surprising Findings

With next year’s Games fast-approaching, organizers still seek new ways to combat both heat and pollution. This comes amid a shocking discovery.

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A Look Inside The 90%-Completed 2020 Olympic Games Aquatics Center

Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled the inside of the Tokyo Aquatics Center, site for the swimming, diving and more at next year’s Summer Olympic Games.

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