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Joseph Schooling will not be given further leave from national service to compete because he admitted to using cannabis.

Here's some of the biggest surprises from the 2020 Tokyo Games.

For decades, they were told to shake it off or toughen up and focus on the task at hand: winning. Dominating. Getting it done.

The Olympic legend also explained why he had a secret marriage earlier this year.

Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling said Tuesday he was contemplating a professional career in the United States after winning the city-state's first ever Olympic gold medal.

Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps are millionaires, but if your sport is, say, shot put, you're out of luck.

The 21-year-old Asian champion set a new Olympic record of 50.39sec in Rio on Friday as he edged out his American idol Michael Phelps in the men's 100m butterfly final.

Phelps, far and away the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, finished with five golds and a silver in Rio after signing off in dramatic style, coming to the rescue in the 4x100m medley final.

Michael Phelps, the most successful Olympian of all time, was peppered with questions as gold medalist Joseph Schooling of Singapore sat alongside him.

The great American swimmer made that abundantly clear on Friday after winning the 27th Olympic medal of his career, a three-way dead-heat silver in the men's 100 metres butterfly.

Neither Schooling or Phelps knew it at the time, but that brief encounter helped inspire Schooling to not only win Singapore's first Olympic gold medal but also slay his childhood hero.

The 21-year-old Asian champion denied Phelps a fourth straight victory in the event, leading from start to finish to win in an Olympic record of 50.39sec.

CBC's Elliotte Friedman mistook Phelps for Lochte right up to the finish of Thursday's race in Rio, only realising his mistake after the camera had zoomed in on a victorious Phelps.

Phelps beat 400m individual medley champion Kosuke Hagino into second with Wang Shun of China in third.

The 31-year-old now has an unprecedented 23 medals with two silvers and two bronzes filling out his tally.

A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.

The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.

Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.

The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.

Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.

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Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.

Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati as head of Indonesia's Ministry of Finance is expected to instil confidence among investors.

Israel has frequently resisted US advice and has caused political difficulties for the Biden administration.