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This Gay Couple Photobombed Live TV With A Kiss And Defied The Ban On LGBT Content In Singapore

A clip of two men kissing on a live broadcast from Singapore TV channel Channel News Asia (CNA) has gone viral for defying Singapore’s censorship laws and ban on same-sex relationships.

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This Chinese Soldier Raising The Flag At The Beijing Olympics Really Gave It His All And People Are Loving It

A Chinese soldier had an encounter with a stray flag during the flag-raising ceremony at the men’s cross-country 15km + 15km skiathlon at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday Feb. 6.

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This Polish Luger Made An Incredible Comeback After Breaking His Legs On The Same Track In A Freak Crash

In November 2021, Polish luger Mateusz Sochowicz had just started a test run on the Olympic track at Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing when he struck a metal barrier that should have been open.

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Chinese Fans Are Attacking This US-Born Figure Skater Who Chose To Compete For China Then Fell

Zhu Yi, a 19-year-old US-born figure skater who gave up her US citizenship to compete for China at the Beijing Olympics, is facing intense backlash on Chinese social after she fell during her debut on Sunday Feb. 6.

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China Chose This Uyghur Athlete To Light The Olympic Cauldron But No One Heard From Her After Her Race

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday, Feb. 4 in Beijing, China, filled with bold political undertones.

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Afghanistan’s Two Paralympic Athletes Safely Made It To Tokyo And Were Able To Compete

Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived safely in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Village and successfully competed in the Games after a major global operation.

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Afghanistan’s First Woman Paralympic Athlete Can No Longer Go To Tokyo Because Of The Taliban

Afghan taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi was set to become the country’s first-ever woman competitor in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo when the Taliban took over.

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A Volunteer Gave This Jamaican Athlete Money For A Taxi To His Race So He Found Her Again To Thank Her

Jamaican track athlete Hansle Parchment was on his way to compete for the semi-finals of the men’s 110 meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympic Games, when he accidentally got on the wrong bus and ended up at the Tokyo Aquatics Center instead of the Japan National Stadium for his event.

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These Syrian Children Displaced By The War Held Their Own Olympics And It Was Incredibly Wholesome

120 boys from 12 different camps in the tent settlement of Yaman near Idlib, Syria, gathered to take part in their very own Olympics.

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This Japanese Mayor Has Apologized For Chomping On An Athlete’s Olympic Gold Medal

he mayor of Japanese city Nagoya has apologized after being heavily criticized for grabbing a softball player’s Olympic gold medal and biting on it during a public ceremony.

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Uzbekistan’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Performed A “Sailor Moon” Inspired Routine At Tokyo 2020

On the 16th day of the Tokyo Olympics, Uzbekistan’s rhythmic gymnastics group delighted Japanese fans by performing a routine inspired by popular Japanese anime “Sailor Moon”.

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This Belarusian Athlete Criticized Her Coaches And Was Taken To The Airport To Go Home Against Her Will

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has been granted asylum in Poland after she was taken to an airport against her will by team officials to board a flight back home for complaining about the country’s coaches in an Instagram video.