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    The story thickens

    I confess that this controversy has renewed my interest in the Asian Games.

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    Malaysia’s wushu gold medallist denies wrongdoing as track, medal, doping rows dog Asian Games
    OCTOBER 1, 2014


    Tai Cheau Xuen of Malaysia performs during the wushu women’s nanquan final at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon on September 20, 2014. — AFP pic

    INCHEON, Oct 1 — All three top finishers in the men’s 800 metres final were disqualified and an aggrieved Indian boxer turned down her bronze medal as disputes flared at the Asian Games today.

    Malaysia also refused to return a gold medal over a failed drugs test, and a Syrian karate competitor became the fifth athlete caught doping in a day of discord at Asia’s Olympics.

    North Korea stunned world champions Japan 3-1 to win the women’s football final, avenging their tight loss in the title match four years ago.

    Indian women’s boxing icon Mary Kom was a big winner as she won a split decision in the flyweight final to claim her first Asian Games gold, buoying her hopes for the 2016 Olympics.

    Qatar’s Femi Ogunode completed a sprint double when he won the 200 metres in a Games record 20.14sec, to add to his new Asian mark of 9.93sec in the 100m.

    But controversy broke out in the men’s 800m when Abdulaziz Mohammed, Musaab Bala and Abraham Kipchirchir Rotich, who finished one, two and three, were all disqualified.

    Team officials protested after Saudi Mohammed was disqualified for obstruction and Qatar’s Bala and Rotich of Bahrain were penalised for breaking lane regulations.

    Adnan Taess Akkar, 34, who crossed the line fourth, stepped onto the podium all smiles to collect Iraq’s first gold of the Games.

    “The athletes from Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia were very worthy opponents, but they made mistakes and those mistakes were against the rules,” Akkar said.

    The drama comes just days after Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet was stripped of her steeplechase win as she was about to step onto the victory podium, only to be reinstated the next day.

    India rejoiced as Kom finally got an Asian Games gold. But the spotlight fell on Indian team-mate Sarita Devi, who rejected her lightweight bronze in an angry protest against judging standards.

    Devi, who was controversially judged beaten by South Korea’s Park Ji-Na in the semi-finals, walked to the podium in tears. After refusing to let officials put the medal around her neck, she walked over to Park and, as the South Korean fighter bowed in greeting, she placed the bronze medal around her neck.

    “I said, ‘This is for you and all Korea, because you only deserve a bronze,’” Devi told AFP.

    “It was a protest for all the sportsmen and women of the world against injustice in sport. There should be fair play in sport.”

    Doping net

    “If she wanted to refuse the medal she should have not come to the ceremony,” said a spokesman for the Incheon Asian Games Organising committee, who added that the snubbed officials had been “offended.”

    Syria’s karate fighter Nour-Aldin al-Kurdi, 19, became the fifth athlete snared in the doping net when he tested positive for clenbuterol.

    But Malaysia lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport and refused to hand back a gold medal after wushu winner Tai Cheau Xuen failed a drugs test.

    According to reports, the Malaysian delegation believes Tai’s sample may have been accidentally switched with another athlete’s.

    “I am convinced Tai did nothing wrong. She strongly denied knowingly taking any illegal drugs or substances,” said Ramlan Aziz, National Sports Institute director-general.

    Swim star Joseph Schooling was facing an investigation by Singaporean authorities over an allegedly boozy night out as he celebrated his gold medal success.

    As Afghanistan’s men’s cricketers reached the semi-finals with victory over Nepal, the war-torn country’s head of the sport invited top nations to tour.

    “I am telling the players to come to my country and play there, they will treasure those memories for ever,” Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman Shahzada Masoud told AFP.

    Shi Tingmao won the women’s 1m springboard and He Chao took out the men’s equivalent as China progressed to six diving medals, four away from a perfect 10.

    Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-Jae failed to inspire South Korea to team gold, but Asia’s leading exponent remained favourite for the individual title tomorrow.

    And South Korea’s women edged China 1-0 to take the field hockey gold. China reached 131 golds overall, ahead of 62 for South Korea. — AFP
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    lol@ taking steroids for wushu

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    loses appeal

    Malaysia's Tai Cheau Xuen loses appeal to have doping ban overturned
    INCHEON South Korea Thu Oct 2, 2014 3:22pm IST

    (Reuters) - Malaysia's Tai Cheau Xuen, who was expelled from the Asian Games and stripped of the gold medal she won in martial arts after failing a doping test, has lost her appeal to be reinstated.

    The Court of Arbitration announced on Wednesday that it had dismissed the application to overturn the ban and the penalties would stand.

    (Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
    Bummer for Malaysia.

    On athletes and herbal supplements – The Tired Eye

    Published: 7 October 2014

    The news that Malaysian wushu exponent Tai Cheau Xuen failed a drugs test at the Asian Games came as a big blow to the nation. Not only did Tai – who bagged our first gold at the games – have the medal and placing withdrawn, but it also put Malaysian sports in a bad light.

    This incident also came quickly after news of our other athletes failing their drugs test – Sukma weightlifter and gold medallist Jelinie Empera, Federal Territories cyclist Dhia Danial Kharil and Perlis weightlifter Siti Fazera Ishak.

    In Tai’s case, tests reportedly found traces of sibutramine, which is widely used to control weight gain. Yet, the very same ingredient is banned in developed countries because it can cause strokes.

    As for Jelinie, the Sarawakian reportedly tested positive for anabolic steroids.

    In both cases, the athletes denied deliberately ingesting the drugs but did indicate that they were taking traditional or herbal supplements.

    And this is where the problem lies. First of all, it is hard to prove that one had unknowingly ingested a banned substance. Then, there is that lack of awareness towards the possible consequences of taking herbal supplements.

    Being Asians, we have a long standing relationship with herbs, herbal remedies and supplements. Many of us have grown up with the notion that because herbs are plants, and plants are natural, herbal remedies and supplements are safe.

    We take herbal soups, drinks and raw mixes of roots, leaves, fruits and plants in powder or tablet form because some of our elders say that these are good for health, help with general well-being and are of course, natural.

    Of course, some of these herbal supplements and remedies undoubtedly make us feel better.

    Plants have been used to treat ailments over centuries. Science has shown that plants themselves contain many different types of chemicals – some useful, others potentially harmful.

    It has been reported that 25% of modern medicine being prescribed today contain ingredients that are plant based.

    Let us take for example steroids. According to a friend who works in the medical line, steroids come in many forms, and some forms of steroids can also be found in fungi, animals and plants.

    Steroids are controlled chemicals and different types of steroids are used in treating conditions that range from late puberty, to allergies and muscle loss.

    In an article titled “Natural Steroid Plants”, Livestrong.com explains different types of steroids found in herbs that are used by cancer patients for pain relief and to counter muscle deterioration.

    Without proper laboratory tests, there is no telling what some herbal remedies or supplements prepared from plants may contain.

    Because of the belief that herbs are natural and safe, many people have the notion that the more they consume, the better; without realising the damage that they could cause to their bodies.

    The research on chemical elements found in herbs that are useful and even harmful to humans is still being carried out all over the world, and as with most research, the journey is long and daunting, with many experiments and verifications to be made.

    On the other hand, let us not forget that there are unscrupulous manufacturers of herbal supplements who are out to make a quick buck. Let us take Tai’s case as an example.

    Tai had indicated that as an athlete, she was taking herbal supplements to help her manage her weight, which again, most of us Malaysians think is the ‘safe’ thing to do.

    But if we took the time to dig further, we would find that there have been many cases where manufacturers of herbal supplements adulterate their products to make them seem effective by adding on additional chemicals, just so that people will keep buying and even promoting their supposedly natural herbal supplements.

    In May 2011, the European Union imposed stringent controls and bans on many herbal remedies and supplements for safety reasons. In EU countries, herbal supplements are regulated as pharmaceutical drugs.

    Because of these stringent controls in developed countries, many of these products find their way to our shores. We are bombarded with advertisements of such products online, and even over social networks.

    Perhaps it is time that Malaysia too raised the bar on its enforcement on the influx of banned or unverified and untested supplements in the market. More importantly, there is a necessity for better education for athletes, their families, coaches and even sports authorities towards needing to be careful in the supplements that they take.

    This initiative to educate is especially urgent in Malaysia where unregulated herbal supplements are found being sold cheaply and in abundance, even in coffee-shops! – The Borneo Post, October 7, 2014.

    *The Tired Eye is a columnist at The Borneo Post.

    *This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insider.
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    the end of wushu romping

    No more wushu romp by Chinese in Asiad
    2:43 AM | Thursday, November 27th, 2014

    China will no longer dominate the wushu competitions of the Asian Games.

    Wushu top official Julian Camacho said the Wushu Federation of Asia has trimmed down the number of events where China can participate in future editions of the continental meet.

    Camacho, secretary general of the Wushu Federation of the Philippines, said the Asian federation has now limited China to winning just 60 percent of the medals at stake.

    “It’s a welcome development. It will give other countries the chance to win more medals, especially the Philippines,” said Camacho.

    The Philippines finished with two silver medals and one bronze in the Incheon Asian Games with the gold medals in those events all won by China.
    The Olympics adopts a similar strategy with Korea and TKD.
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    If you can't beat them, regulate them.

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    4 month ban for Tai Cheau Xuen

    A slap on the wrist, especially as it's the off season.

    Four-Month Doping Ban For Malaysian Wushu Athlete
    Details Published on Thursday, 11 December 2014 14:59


    Photo: NSTWushu's international governing body has banned Malaysia's Tai Cheau Xuen from competition for four months over a positive doping test at the recent Asian Games, the Wushu Federation of Malaysia said on Thursday.

    Tai, who was stripped of the Asian Games gold medal she won in September, has been banned until March 20, 2015, after the banned stimulant sibutramine was found in her system following the competition in Incheon, South Korea, the federation said.

    Tai has returned her gold medal.

    Tai, 24, was tested after winning the Chinese martial art's women's nanquan and nandao all-round event on September 20, Malaysia's first gold medal of the Games.

    The Malaysian governing body said it was informed of the ban in a letter received last week from the International Wushu Federation.

    The Malaysia federation insisted Tai unwittingly ingested sibutramine via health supplements and a slimming product.

    The head of the Wushu Federation of Malaysia at the time, Martin Lim, resigned to take responsibility for the doping scandal.
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    2018 Asian Games in Jakarta

    Jiujitsu added to 2018 Asian Games
    Updated: 2015-01-12 03:44:15 KST

    Now one of the fastest growing sport in the world is mixed martial arts. And if you are a mixed martial artist, one of the techniques you should learn is jiu-jitsu. So naturally, the popularity of jiu-jitsu is also rising throughout the world. So much so,.. the martial art will be added to the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
    Now according to a report from the North European Brazilian Jiu-jitsu website,.. the martial art will most likely be added to the Asian Games for the first time ever, come 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. However, despite Brazilian jiu-jitsu being the more popular variation of the sport, European jiu-jitsu will be added to the Asian Games. And while, there are some differences between the two, mixed martial arts fans are getting excited,.. as they hope this will be a first step towards making mixed martial arts an Olympic sport, as well.

    And that wraps it up for me. This has been SJ. Have a great rest of the day, and see you guys again, for your sports needs
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    Not confirmed by the Asian Games themselves yet, but we have a few years...
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    Snubbed in Malaysia

    Tuesday, 2 February 2016 | MYT 9:50 PM
    Coach cool about wushu snub from Podium Programme
    BY LIM TEIK HUAT



    KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being a consistent medal contributor at the Asian Games and World Championships, wushu is surprisingly excluded from the Podium Programme.

    While other non-Olympic sports like sepaktakraw and bowling have athletes placed under the programme, wushu head coach Lim Yew Fai is not disheartened by the omission.

    The programme is to produce athletes to win medals at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympics.

    “I always look at things from the positive side. Maybe we will be considered later ... or maybe they want to see how we perform at the 2017 SEA Games. We’ll wait and see.

    “We will continue with our own programme. In fact, we have just started a back-up squad programme. Former world junior champion exponent Koo Chee Zhong is now coaching the back-up squad,” said Yew Fai.

    At last year’s World Wushu Championships in Jakarta, Malaysia won three golds, four silvers and four bronzes.

    In the Asian Games, wushu contributed one gold in Busan (2002), Doha (2006) and Guangzhou (2010).
    Then again, if this program me is for the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympics, wushu isn't in the Commonwealth Games and Olympics. Neither is sepaktakraw and bowling, so maybe Malaysia just hates wushu.
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    Failed drug test for Coco Lin at Asian Games

    This is really the fault of the TCM doctor. That's so sloppy and it almost cost Lin the medal. What an ignorant TCM doc.

    Hong Kong fencer Coco Lin apologises after traditional Chinese medicine nearly ruins her Asian Games dream
    The 23-year-old receives only a reprimand despite a positive test as Hong Kong take silver in the women’s épée at the Asian Championships
    PUBLISHED : Friday, 22 June, 2018, 8:20pm
    UPDATED : Friday, 22 June, 2018, 10:47pm
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    Upcoming fencer Coco Lin Yik-hei has apologised after a doping incident almost ruined her dream of competing in the Asian Games in Indonesia this summer.

    Lin was part of the Hong Kong women’s team that took silver after losing a nail-biter to China 35-34 in the final of the women’s épée at the Asian Fencing Championships in Bangkok on Friday night.

    After spraining her right ankle in April, Lin enlisted the services of a bonesetter to accelerate her recovery, a move that proved more negative than positive.

    Lin was given traditional Chinese medication by the bonesetter and a doping test two days later turned up a banned substance.

    The 23-year-old, a scholarship athlete at the Sports Institute where fencing is a tier A programme, posted on social media this week that she had been temporarily suspended for two weeks by the Hong Kong Anti-Doping Committee leading up to the tournament in Bangkok.

    Her name was also removed from the 2018 Asian Games squad after the Hong Kong Fencing Association had confirmed the list.


    Chu Ka-mong (left), Kaylin Hsieh, Vivian Kong and Coco Lin. Photo: Handout

    She was asked to provide an adequate explanation or face a two-year suspension when she was informed of the test results early this month.

    After a hearing, Lin received only a reprimand allowing her to compete in this week’s regional championships.

    “I am a professional athlete and must take responsibility for the drugs I have taken,” Lin said. “It’s my own negligence that has affected not only my career but also the image of Hong Kong athletes.

    “I have grown up quite a bit the past month, learnt to take the greatest caution with all medications that I put inside my body, and to stay strong in difficult situations.

    “Thank you for all the love, care and support over the past two weeks from the fencing association, sports institute, my family, friends, teammates, coaches and the media. I’m deeply sorry for all the confusion caused for all parties at such a critical moment.”

    The Hong Kong women’s épée team also features Vivian Kong Man-wai, the individual champion in Bangkok, and bronze medallist Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan, who knocked Lin out of the competition in the quarter-finals. Lin’s top-eight result was her best finish in five appearances at the Asian Championships.


    Cheung Siu-lun (right) on the attack against Ryan Choi at the President’s Cup in Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

    Friday night’s result was Hong Kong’s second silver of the week after the men’s foil team lost to South Korea in the final.

    But gold medals from Cheung Siu-lun and Kong, in the men’s individual foil and women’s individual épée, respectively, ensured Hong Kong’s best result in the regional event and gave them a strong boost before the Asian Games this summer.

    Why is the Asian fencing champion missing the Asian Games? Hongkonger only has himself to blame

    The women’s team’s épée silver was also their best performance in the event, with Hong Kong taking bronze in every tournament since 2001.

    Kong, the individual champion, was in superb form and matched the class of her mainland counterparts, with China headed by Olympic bronze medallist and world number two Sun Yiwen.

    China went in as favourites and were in control of the game until Hsieh closed the gap to 29-27 in the second last session.

    Kong gave her all in the final three-minute session but her opponent managed to hold on for a tight victory.

    This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: Fencer Lin apologises for doping incident


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    Erfan Ahangarian

    Erfan Ahangarian understands true sanda.

    Asian Games: Iranian Wushu Player Displays Sportsmanship, Wins Hearts
    Updated: 23 August 2018 16:26 IST
    The incident occurred during the wushu Sanda-60Kg category semi-finals between Bhanu Partap Singh and Irans Erfan Ahangarian.
    Written by Joy Tirkey
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    Iran's Wushu player displayed sportsmanship by helping India's injured Surya Singh
    © Twitter

    India's Surya Bhanu Partap Singh took home a wushu bronze after losing his men's Sanda-60kg semi-finals bout to Iran's Erfan Ahangarian at the Asian Games 2018. Though the Indian could not advance further, the 21-year-old Erfan's show of sportsmanship made the loss a little less hurtful. In the semi-finals against Erfan, the Indian got injured midway through the bout and could not give his 100 percent in the match. However, Bhanu continued the match and was defeated by his Iranian opponent 2-0. At the end of the match, Erfan carried injured Bhanu Partap, who was limping, off the ring.

    Apart from Bhanu, India won three more wushu bronze medals, making this India's best wushu performance, in terms of a number of medals won, in the Asian Games.

    Roshibina Devi (women's 60kg), Santosh Kumar (men's 56kg) Surya Bhanu Partap (men's 60kg) and Narender Grewal (men's 65kg) lost their respective semi-final Sanda bouts but took home bronze medals.


    The previous best wushu performance was a silver and a bronze in the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

    While India ended Day 4 of the Asiad with four bronze medals in wushu, shooter Rani Sarnobat beat all expectations to become India's first woman shooter with an Asian Games gold in women's 25-metre pistol event, earlier in the day. Rahi Sarnobat shot a total of 34 to claim the top honours.

    Teenage star Manu Bhaker, who had qualified for the 25-metre event with a qualification games record score of 593, could not emulate her feat in the final as she finished sixth.
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    Another nice Asian Games story

    Asian Games: Hong Kong fencer proposes to girlfriend after winning bronze; teammate cries after messing up the music



    The 31-year-old gets down on his knees at the Jakarta Convention Centre in front of media and fans and Nicole says ‘yes’

    PUBLISHED : Friday, 24 August, 2018, 9:52am
    UPDATED : Friday, 24 August, 2018, 3:41pm
    Nazvi Careem

    He may have won bronze on the piste but there was gold in love for Hong Kong fencer Antonio Lam Hin-chung when he got down on bended knee and proposed to his girlfriend, Nicole, in front of delighted media, officials and fans in Jakarta.

    Asian Games volunteers helped the 31-year-old Lam collect 99 roses that they made into a bouquet and as soon as the medal ceremony for the men’s team sabre competition ended, Lam proposed to Nicole – who had flown to Jakarta to watch her boyfriend of eight years compete.

    Of course, she said “yes” and Lam is now looking forward to the next phase in his life.

    “I am now double happy,” said Lam, who is expected to retire from competing and take up coaching. “There are many coaches in fencing but there are also many high-level athletes and I want to stay in the sport and help develop more fencers in Hong Kong.”

    Nicole said she knew she would be marrying a man who is dedicated to his sport and respects whatever decision he makes.

    “I know he can’t be separated from fencing and I know he wants to teach future fencers so I will support him.”


    Terence Lee crying and being consoled by a teammate. Photo: handout

    While there may have been tears of joy for the couple and possibly those watching, there were tears of another kind from Lam’s teammate Terence Lee Chak-fung, who was supposed to cue the love song A Little Happiness (“Little Lucky”) by Taiwanese singer Hebe Tian to create an appropriate atmosphere at the Jakarta Convention Centre.

    Apparently, Lee was a bit hasty and started the music early, spoiling the moment. He found it difficult to forgive himself and burst into tears as the couple posed for pictures.

    Chinese media showed Lam and Nicole sharing a kiss with Lee inconsolable just behind them clutching his Asian Games stuffed mascot.

    “I really messed it up because I put the music on too early. I had one thing to do and couldn’t do that properly,” Lee was quoted as saying.

    Lam started fencing in 2000 after being encouraged by his father. At the 2014 Incheon Games, he became the first Hong Kong fencer to win a medal in the men’s individual sabre when he took bronze.

    His sister, Lam Hin-wai, also represented Hong Kong in Incheon, winning a bronze in the women’s team sabre competition. She is part of the 2018 Asian Games team as well.

    Lam is a Hong Kong Sports Institute athlete and also manages a fencing hall.
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    Pencak Silat protest

    Does anyone know if Pencak Silat is represented in any other major international games beyond the Asians?

    27 August 2018 - 17H40
    Malaysian athlete alleges bias after heated martial arts battle


    © AFP/File | Malaysia's Mohd Al-Jufferi Jamari, the 2016 world champion, stormed out the arena and punched a hole in the wall of the warm-up area

    JAKARTA (AFP) -
    A Malaysian athlete accused judges of bias and stormed out of a tumultuous match of the Indonesian martial art pencak silat at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Monday.

    Mohd Al-Jufferi Jamari, the 2016 world champion, withdrew in protest seconds before the end of the final and punched a hole in the wall of the warm-up area, as Indonesia's Komang Harik Adi Putra bagged gold in the heated contest.

    "I'm not mad at my opponent nor the supporters, but I'm mad because the jury didn't give the point fairly," 26-year-old Al-Jufferi said, according to the Games' official website.

    Al-Jufferi dominated the early part of the men's 65-70kg final but 23-year-old Komang came back strongly.

    Komang eventually clinched the match 4-1 and Al-Jufferi's coach was left trying to calm down the Malaysian, who pulled out two seconds before the finish.

    Harry Warganegara, of Inasgoc, the Games organising committee, told AFP Al-Jufferi was unlikely to be sanctioned.

    "We think it was very unfortunate though we try to understand (what the athlete was going through)," he said.

    "But I don't think there will be any sanctions."

    Nazif Najib, secretary general of Malaysia's National Olympic Committee (NOC), said he was waiting for the report from Inasgoc but agreed it was unlikely he would be punished.

    "We think it was an athlete's response, he was emotional so no sanctions," he told AFP.

    Komang's medal was one of eight golds for Indonesia in pencak silat at this year's Asiad.

    The term pencak silat describes hundreds of indigenous combat styles in Southeast Asia, with fighters wielding an array of weapons such as knives, sickles and machetes.
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    Chinese Kung-Fu. I mean Wushu...

    Interesting to see more reports on sanda than taolu so far...

    Asiad 2018: Indian Team Guaranteed Four Medals in Chinese Kung-Fu
    IANS Aug 21, 2018


    Indonesia's Abdul Haris Sofyan (red) fights against India's Surya Bhanu Partap Singh during the men's sanda 60 kg preliminaries of the wushu event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 20. (Arief Bagus/AFP/Getty Images)

    JAKARTA — India's Naorem Roshibina Devi, Santosh Kumar, Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh and Narender Grewal assured themselves of a medal each after advancing to the semi-finals of their respective categories in the wushu – Chinese kung-fu – competition at the 18th Asian Games here Aug. 21.

    This is the best ever performance by India in wushu at the Asiad.

    Naorem defeated Mubashra of Pakistan 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the women's sanda 60 kilogram category. This was the first medal for India in wushu at this year's Asian Games.

    Naorem will take on Cai Yingying of China in the semi-finals. The loser will have to be content with a bronze medal.

    Cai had defeated Kurniati Mei Yulianengsih of Indonesia 2-0 in the quarter-finals.

    Later, Santosh edged out Phitak Paokrathok of Thailand 2-1 in the last eight stage of the men's sanda 56kg division.

    Santosh will take on Bui Truong Giang of China in the semi-finals. He had started his campaign with a 2-0 win over Vietnam's Linn Thu Rain, and went on to defeat Zaid Ali Wazea of Yemen by a similar scoreline in the pre-quarterfinals.

    Surya defeated Jean Claude Saclag of the Philippines 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the men's sanda 60kg category. He will fight Iran's Erfan Ahangarian for a place in the final.

    Surya had earned a hard fought 2-1 win over Abdul Haris Sofyan of Indonesia in his first match.

    In the men's sanda 65kg quarter-finals, Grewal beat Akmal Rakhimov of Uzbekistan 2-0. He will meet Foroud Zafari of Iran in the semi-finals.

    But there was disappointment in store for Indians in the men's sanda 70kg event as Pardeep Kumar lost 1-2 to Indonesia's Puja Riyaya.

    Pardeep was leading 1-0 till the late stages of the second round when Puja earned a point to draw level. Puja went on to take the lead in the third round which ultimately proved to be decisive.
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    Asian Games: Will Alibaba boss Jack Ma sing ‘Unchained Melody’ at Indonesia closing ceremony or will he perform Tai Chi?
    The Alibaba co-founder will take part in the ceremony to hand over the Asian Games flag to his hometown of Hangzhou, host of the 2022 Games

    PUBLISHED : Saturday, 01 September, 2018, 7:20pm
    UPDATED : Saturday, 01 September, 2018, 8:58pm
    Nazvi Careem



    Alibaba co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma has reportedly told people he will perform at the Asian Games 2018 closing ceremony in Jakarta on Sunday.

    Ma met Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Sabah on Saturday morning and it was at this meeting he told those present that he would perform at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium to mark the end of a successful Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.

    An official who was at the meeting but who requested anonymity because they were not authorised to speak, confirmed that Ma told those present he would be performing.



    His entourage applauded after he made the announcement. Ma’s office, though, informed the SCMP that he would only make a short remark at the ceremony but not perform.

    Another source suggested that Ma will not sing but perform some Tai Chi during the show. Ma is a Tai Chi master and says he uses the discipline’s philosophy in his business dealings and in his daily life.

    Taijiquan and Taijijian are part of the Asian Games wushu disciplines.

    Ma will take part in the ceremony to hand over the baton to Chinese city Hangzhou, his hometown, which is hosting the 2022 Asian Games. The Alibaba billionaire is a major force behind Hangzhou’s successful bid to stage the next Games.


    Jack Ma (eight) with Olympic Council of Asian official Wei Jizhong at the Asian Games men’s volleyball final between China and Thailand.

    The South China Morning Post is a subsidiary of Alibaba.

    The 53-year-old Ma has performed in public before, most notably at the Yunqi Music Festival in October last year when he and Chinese singer Li Jian sang a duet of the latter’s hit song “Legend”.

    Ma, wearing sunglasses and wearing a hip jacket, remained on stage to sing three more songs solo – Unchained Melody, Jonathan Lee’s I Finally Lost you and Wang Feng’s When I’m Thinking of You.

    The Yunqi festival was part of the Computing Conference 2017 that was hosted by Alibaba Cloud in Hangzhou.


    The Asian Games opening ceremony on August 18. Photo: Reuters

    Jakarta brings the curtain down on what has been a hugely successful Asian Games, surprising the world with its organisation, relative efficiency and, most of all, its spectacular opening ceremony on August 18 that set new standards for future Olympics and regional multisports events to emulate.

    At the closing ceremony on Sunday, Hangzhou mayor Xu Liyi will receive the Asian Games flag from Jakarta officials and will take it back to the Chinese city as they begin their preparations for the 2022 Games.
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    Jack didn't sing or do Tai Chi

    He just announced the next games in his hometown.



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