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- Manthanee Yaisawang from Thailand wears jewelry with the Diamond, Spade, Club and Heart symbol of playing cards as she takes part in the Bridge Women's Team Round Robin event against India for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The 500-year-old card game of bridge is another type of "esport" at the Asian Games. With an apology to the demographic, here the "e" stands for elderly, not electronic, as in the youth-driven, video-game competition that's soaring in popularity, generating billions in revenue, and producing superstars like the South Korean gamer known as Faker. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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The centuries-old card game of bridge offers a sharp contrast to esports at the Asian Games
By STEPHEN WADE - AP Sports Writer
Thu,09/28/23-2:45AM , 461 Reads
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — If you're looking for another kind of esport to follow from the Asian Games, try the centuries-old card game of bridge.
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- First Vice President of the International Swimming Federation, FINA, Husain Al-Musallam, attends the FINA World Aquatics Gala in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 31, 2016. Swimming will set up an “open category” that will include transgender competitors, the governing body of the sport said Tuesday, July 25, 2023. World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam said the event would take place in the future but gave no details. (Attila Kovacs/MTI via AP, File)
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Transgender swimmers to be included in the trial of an open category at competitions
By STEPHEN WADE - AP Sports Writer
Tue,07/25/23-7:27AM , 391 Reads
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Swimming will set up an “open category” that will include transgender competitors, the governing body of the sport said Tuesday.
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- Fans of Japan's Shohei Ohtani cheer prior to the Pool B game between Japan and China at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) at the Tokyo Dome Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Tokyo. The paper fans read in Japanese "Ohtani, " right, and "Shohei." Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is arguably the game's best player. But he's more than just a baseball player. He's an antidote for many in his native country. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Shohei Ohtani and Japan: It's much more than just baseball
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Thu,03/09/23-3:07AM , 1,021 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — He'd paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey. And as he enthused about the sensation that is Shohei Ohtani, baseball fan Hotaru Shiromizo was talking about far more than sports.
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- A waitress serves a table in protective gear in a restaurant inside the Shangri-La Hotel at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Red wine or white? At Olympic hotel, it comes in hazmat suit
By STEPHEN WADE - AP Sports Writer
Wed,02/16/22-9:09PM , 393 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese people working in hazmat suits inside the Beijing Olympics' closed-loop “bubble” don’t hesitate to be photographed. In fact, they seem to welcome it, showing pride in carrying out a national mission of controlling COVID-19.
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