Lin Yu-ting's coach said the Taiwanese Olympic champion will target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/04/10/more-sports/lin-targets-gold-asian-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #linyuting #asiangames #2024parisolympics

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has denied claims made by her former manager that she has retired from the sport, saying she is still training regularly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/08/21/imane-khelif-denies-retirement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #imanekhelif #2024parisolympics

Paris Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Lazizbek Mullojonov has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a prohibited substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/07/30/mullojonov-provisional-suspension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #lazizbekmullojonov #2024parisolympics #doping

The River Seine reopened to swimmers in Paris on Saturday morning, marking the first time since 1923 that bathers could take a dip in the iconic waterway. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/world/paris-seine-swimming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #paris #france #riverseine #2024parisolympics

Torches used in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and numerous other official memorabilia, were auctioned off on Sunday, with fans and a museum among the eager bidders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/04/14/paris-olympic-memorabilia-auctioned-off/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2024parisolympics

A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/16/bach-russia-campaign-boxing-row/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #ioc #thomasbach #2024parisolympics #2028losangelesolympics #russia #fakenews

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is determined to put the 2024 Paris Olympics behind him as he looks ahead to the world championships in Tokyo this year and the 2028 LA Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/02/20/more-sports/sani-brown-sprint-ahead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #abdulhakimsanibrown #2024parisolympics #worldathleticschampionships

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski revealed that her run to a bronze medal at the Olympics in Paris came while she received treatment for breast cancer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/02/tennis/gabriela-dabrowski-olympics-cancer-treatment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #gabrieladabrowski #cancer #breastcancer #2024parisolympics

Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/31/world/world-2025-olympics-turmoil-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #2024parisolympics #2024inreview #donaldtrump #middleeast #israel #gaza #ukraine #russia #iran #syria #lebanon

The Paris Olympics were the most followed Games in television and social media history, the International Olympic Committee has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/12/06/paris-games-most-followed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2024parisolympics #ioc #thomasbach