“Kou Lei defeated the representative of France and continues to fight in the table tennis tournament at the Olympic Games,” the press-service of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine said, Interfax-Ukraine reports. Earlier Lei has outplayed the Egyptian Amar Assar by ...
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Japan’s Emperor Akihito worries age may make it tough to perform his duties
In nationally televised remarks, Akihito also said there were limits to reducing the emperor’s duties as the “symbol of the state”, the status accorded him under Japan’s post-war constitution, Japan Today reports. Public broadcaster NHK reported last month that Akihito, ...
Read More »Rio 2016: Ukrainian gymnast Radivilov reaches final
“Our gymnast has reached the final in his best vault and helped the whole team. We cheer for Ihor [Radivilov] very much,” Minister of Youth and Sport Ihor Zhdanov wrote on his Facebook page, according to Interfax-Ukraine. Earlier the representative ...
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