Srihari Nataraj dazzles in 200m freestyle & 50m backstroke, wins 2 silver in Asian AquaticsIndian swimmer Srihari Nataraj won two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Asian Aquatics Championships. He secured silver in 200m fr...
28 Sep, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
Meet 12-year-old Yu Zidi: How China’s swimming prodigy competed at Worlds despite age rules?Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi, 12, made history at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, securing a bronze medal in the 4x200m freestyle...
04 Aug, 2025, 12.46 PM IST
China’s robot army’s new addition - missile-firing and flying turtle; signs of preparation for World War III?A Chinese engineer has created a 3D-printed robot. The robot resembles a turtle with six legs. It can move on land, in water, and in the ai...
04 Aug, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Too much too young? Swimming's dilemma over 12-year-old schoolgirlSwimming is a sport well used to talented teenagers, but Yu Zidi's participation aged 12 at the world championships has sparked debate abou...
01 Aug, 2025, 12.53 AM IST
'Sensation alert!': Chinese swimmer, 12, eyes world dominationYu Zidi, a 12-year-old Chinese swimmer, has emerged as a sensation after achieving the fastest time in history for her age group in the 200...
20 May, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
Squabble grows as US government holds back 2024 funding from world anti-doping watchdog WADAThe U.S. did not pay $3.6 million owed to the World Anti-Doping Agency for 2024, continuing its dissatisfaction with WADA's handling of dop...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
Medals and mobs: China's 'toxic' sports fans face crackdownChinese authorities are cracking down on 'toxic fandom' after incidents involving sports stars like diver Quan Hongchan and gymnast Zhang B...
04 Sep, 2024, 09.19 AM IST
China anti-doping agency accuses US of 'systemic' abusesChina's anti-doping agency (CHINADA) called for increased testing of American athletes, accusing the US of hiding "systemic" doping abuses ...
08 Aug, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
China's state media, netizens rally around Pan Zhanle after claims 100m swim not 'humanly possible'China's state media, athletes, and netizens have rallied to support Olympic swimming champion Pan Zhanle after critics, including an Austra...
02 Aug, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
Massive controversy surrounds Paris Olympics swimming: Luke Greenbank stands disqualified, Xu Jiayu a no-showThere is a massive issue surrounding the Paris Olympics' swimming events one after another, starting with China's Xu Jiayu not being seen i...
01 Aug, 2024, 09.24 PM IST
Paris Olympics: Swimmers from China set for twice as many doping tests as others amid doping controversyAhead of the Paris Olympics, Chinese swimmers face intensified scrutiny with at least eight drug tests each, double the norm, due to past d...
17 Jul, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
Olympics: Chinese swimmers send Paris warning amid doping furoreDespite the shock of a mass doping case in China, the country's swimmers displayed impressive performances at the Olympic trials in Shenzhe...
30 Apr, 2024, 12.38 AM IST
China's swimmers tested positive for banned drug. What happens to their medals?China said it had acknowledged the positive tests and notified WADA. But in a report created by China's antidoping agency and quietly submi...
21 Apr, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
Top Chinese swimmers failed doping test, then won Olympic goldChinese swimmers tested positive pre-Tokyo Olympics but competed due to China's claim of accidental ingestion. Despite criticism, world bod...
20 Apr, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
China keeps raking in the golds as it dominates Asian Games on home soil in HangzhouChinese swimmer Wu Shutong most of the race behind Airi Ebina of Japan and Chinese teammate Sun Jiake, but was able to turn it up a notch n...
07 Oct, 2023, 09.28 AM IST
Glass houses in the swimming pool: The question of double standards in dopingThe swimming circuit, which was celebrating its World Championships this month, was rocked by twin drug scandals.
01 Aug, 2019, 10.23 AM IST
- China's Chen banned for two years for doping at Rio
SPORT-DOPING-SWIMMING-CHEN:China's Chen banned for two years for doping at Rio
10 Dec, 2016, 09.34 AM IST