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Former Olympic swimming champ Park apologizes for doping

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A tearful former Olympic swimming champion, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea, offered an impassioned public apology Friday, four days after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test. Park, who won South Korea’s only ever swimming gold in the 400 meters freestyle at the […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Associated Press, Beijing Games, Brazil, Chinese, FINA, Former Olympic, London Games, Olympic Games, Olympics, SEOUL, South Korean, Sun Yang, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

API athletes represent U.S. at 2012 Olympics

August 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly More than a dozen Asian and Pacific Islander American athletes will represent Team USA at the

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2012, API, Beijing Games, Chinese American, Filipino, Indonesian-born Gunawan, London Olympics, Long Beach State University, Pan American Games, Philippines, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Table Tennis, United States, Vol 31 No 30 | July 21 - July 27

Japan’s oldest Olympian, at 70, will compete again

March 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nesha Starcvic The Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Hiroshi Hoketsu first went to the Olympics in 1964, he was 23 and the games were in his native Tokyo. Now nearly 71, Hoketsu will be going to the Olympics again this summer — to compete, not to watch.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Beijing Games, Beijing Olympics, Belgium, FRANKFURT, France, Germany, Japanese Olympic, Johnson Johnson, Kikuko Inoue, London, Oscar Swahn, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 11 | March 10 - March 16

China expresses regret over gymnastics punishment

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China expressed regret at a decision by international gymnastics officials to recommend stripping an Olympics bronze medal won 10 years ago after the athlete was found to be only 14 at the time, saying there was insufficient evidence.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Beijing Games, China, Chinese, Dong Fangxiao, FIG, ID, International Gymnastics Federation, International Olympic Committee, Last Saturday, Olympics, Sydney Games, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12, Yang Yun

Ohno’s 7th medal tops among US Winter Olympians

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Apolo Anton Ohno made history the hard way, overcoming a rare mistake that dropped him to last place before rallying to earn his record seventh Olympic medal.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Beijing Games, Bonnie Blair, China, Francois Hamelin, Lee Ho-suk, Lee Jung-su, Michael Phelps, Olympics, Pacific Coliseum, Seattle, South Koreans, Sung Si-bak, United States, VANCOUVER, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5, Winter Olympian

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