Saudi athletes end Asian Games with 10 medals, 19th-placed ranking overall
HANGZHOU: Saudi Arabia finished the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, with a total of 10 medals — four gold, two silver and four bronze.
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Indonesia Raih Emas Tertinggi di Luar Kandang, tapi Menpora Tetap Evaluasi
Asian Games 2023 yang berlangsung di Hangzhou, China, telah tuntas. Menpora Dito Ariotedjo selanjutnya bakal melakukan evaluasi.
Max Verstappen claims 14th win of memorable title-winning campaign in Qatar Grand Prix
DOHA: Newly-crowned three-time world champion Max Verstappen cruised to his 14th win of an outstanding season for Red Bull on Sunday when he won an exhausting, frantic and often confusing Qatar Grand Prix.The 26-year-old Dutchman, who secured his third straight title win in Saturday’s sprint race, came home 4.838 seconds clear of McLaren’s rookie Oscar Piastri, who won Saturday’s sprint, and lapped his Red Bull team-mate, erstwhile title rival, Sergio Perez.Lando Norris finished third in the second McLaren ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, who survived a first-corner crash with team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who retired in the gravel.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, the Italian team’s only runner after Carlos Sainz withdrew due to fuel issues before the start, finished fifth ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon of Alpine.Valtteri Bottas of Alfa Romeo was eighth, Perez came home ninth and Zhou Guanyu 10th in the second Alfa Romeo, but their positions were reversed due to the Mexican’s time penalties.It was Verstappen’s 49th career victory and came complete with pole position and fastest lap, giving him a classic hat-trick to mark his triple title triumph.“I think what made my race was my first stint,” said Verstappen. “After that I could manage the pace and keep the tires in a good window, but the McLarens were quick and really pushed me.”Piastri, reflecting the feelings of all the drivers, said: “It was so hot.
Gymnastics-Brilliant Biles wins two more golds on final day at worlds
ANTWERP, Belgium : American Simone Biles won the balance beam and floor events on the final day of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday as she wrapped up her first international competition in two years with a haul of eight golds.
Cricket cracker to hammer blow: Five Asian Games moments
HANGZHOU: The Asian Games wrapped up on Sunday (Oct 8) after two weeks of thrilling sporting highs and lows in Hangzhou.
China finish home Asian Games with record 201 golds
HANGZHOU: Hosts China finished top of the Asian Games medals table with a record 201 golds, as Taiwan's Gu Shiau-shuang won the final event in Hangzhou on Sunday (Oct 8).
Iga Swiatek bulldozes Luidmila Samsanova in Beijing to win fifth title of season
Iga Swiatek made her return to the winners' circle in emphatic style on Sunday as the world No 2 eased to the China Open title for her fifth trophy of the season.
Asian Games 2023 Comes To An End With Massive Closing Ceremony - See Pics
The curtains were brought down on a memorable Asian Games with the celebration of the athletes' stupendous feats and China's cultural heritage at a colourful and technologically mesmerising closing ceremony on Sunday. A festive atmosphere descended on the 80,000 capacity 'Big Lotus' Stadium in the 75-minute show of light, sound and laser with the athletes of the 45 participating countries bidding farewell after more than two weeks of intense sporting competition. The closing ceremony was a celebration of sports and culture, and it sought to realise a harmonic convergence of 'Culture and Sports'. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) acting chief Randhir Singh declared the 19th edition of the Asian Games closed in the presence of Chinese premier Li Qiang and other dignitaries.