South Korean newspapers and netizens were generally scathing Thursday about their country's involvement in the Olympic badminton scandal, with one paper terming the affair a national embarrassment.
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a congratulatory telegram to weight-lifter Maiya Maneza who won a gold medal at the London Olympics-2012.
Japan's judo coaches have admitted their Olympic Games team has performed below expectations after claiming just one gold medal over the first four days of competition.
China's Olympic delegation has launched an investigation into allegations its star badminton players threw a match, state media said Wednesday, in the latest controversy to strike the Chinese team.
Maiya Maneza secured Kazakhstan's second gold medal of the London Olympics after patiently biding her time before producing a massive clean and jerk to win the women's under 63kg class.
Jose Ramirez is seen as the man who can finally deliver the United States Olympic lightweight gold 20 years after the great Oscar de la Hoya did in Barcelona and on Sunday he did little to discourage that notion.
China surged clear at the top of the Olympic medals table on Sunday, as two world records fell in the pool on a night when France stunned swimming's superpowers to take a dramatic relay gold.
