By Paul OsborneTegla Loroupe is a real life role model. From her exploits on the road to her incredible humanitarian work off it, the Kenyan is a true ambassador to her country, her sport and mankind as a whole.Born in Kapsait village, the Lelan division of West Pokot District, Kenya, Loroupe grew up with 24 siblings. She spent her childhood working fields, tending cattle and looking after younger brothers and sisters.It was at the age of seven, when Loroupe began attending school, that her running prowess became immediately apparent. Attending school meant a 10 kilometres run for the young Kenyan,...

Loroupe's accomplishments in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s are extensive.As well as winning bronze medals

at the IAAF World Championships in 1995 and 1999 over 10,000m, Loroupe also secured world gold three times

Naoko Takahashi ran the Berlin Marathon in 2:19:46.She also used to hold the one hour running world record

of 18,340m set in Borgholzhausen, Germany, but the record was broken by Dire Tune of Ethiopia ten years

successful female athlete to arise from a conflict-struck area in Kenya, Loroupe was often called upon in times

By Brian Oliver at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in AlmatyThe Phen-om, as he is bound to be known before long, has struck again.

powerful Om Yun Chol had to do what only four other weightlifters have ever done - lift more than three times

Competing in the lightest weight category for men, 56 kilograms he had given his all to win the Asian

, and his 161kg clean-and-jerk gave him a record total.

increase his previous lift by six kilograms to do it, taking the barbell to 168kg, just over three times

"I will protect my gold medals."

By Gary AndersonA Closing Ceremony full of traditional Korean song and dance at the Munhak Stadium in Incheon brought the 2014 Asian Para Games to a close today.

three times en route to gold.Paralympic champion Rahman added two kilograms to his own record with his

earlier, the athletics competition came to a close with five Asian records set, four of them by the all-conquering

table overall, winning 104 medals of which 67 were gold, with Iran second with 73 medals and 21 gold

as both the Chinese men's foil and épée teams topped the podium to claim five of the six men's gold medals

four times on way to powerlifting gold at Asian Para GamesOctober 2014: China's Chen claims third gold

By Gary AndersonChina's Furong Lin won a sixth gold medal on the final day of swimming at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games to become the most decorated athlete of the competition.

Lin beat Indonesia's Tangkilisan Sualang by just over a second to break the Asian record and win gold

©Incheon 2014Over at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, South Korea won the final two gold medals

Incheon 2014In the penultimate day of powerlifting competition, China, South Korea, Iran and the UAE all

victorious ahead of Rawat Tana and Prawat Wahoram.Meanwhile, China also secured a customary haul of gold medals

four times on way to powerlifting gold at Asian Para GamesOctober 2014: China's Chen claims third gold

By Gary AndersonA number of world records were set across shooting, swimming, powerlifting and athletics on another action packed day at the Asian Para Games in Incheon.

As has been the case all week so far, hosts South Korea proved the sharpest shooters at the Ongnyeon

up another three gold medals.Geun-Soo Kim smashed the R4 mixed 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 world record

medallist Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji went one better in Incheon today by claiming gold and a world record

honours in the women's F37/38 javelin and T47 long jump.Elsewhere in field events, Iran claimed four gold medals

four times on way to powerlifting gold at Asian Para GamesOctober 2014: China's Chen claims third gold

Almaty, largest city in oil-rich Kazakhstan, a country where corruption is endemic and human rights record

Kraków in Poland and Lviv in Ukraine also pulled out earlier this year.Norway have won more Winter medals

round and a bit of a knees-up at the Palace hosted by Norway's King Harald V.For the record this is

paid for by the Royal Palace or the Local Organising Committee• Separate lanes should be created on all

times• The hot food offered in the lounges at venues should be replaced at regular intervals, as IOC

All times stated are South KoreanGoodbye!

But seemingly every night the sport provided some great story, be it a North Korean world record, or

The Asian Games are not just about winning medals.

They do like their rules here in South Korea, as we have said a few times during these Games...19:05 

a success, and a great way to bring together the world's biggest continent at politically troubled times

All times stated are South Korean End of sporting action at Incheon 2014.

Bronze medals for NasrinDousti of Iran and Jang So-young of South Korea.14:59 A flurry of gold medals

"It has been approved in all sport and the Olympic.

:46 It will be an all-Chinese table tennis final. 

World record breaking weightlifting success for North Korea, as well as that sensational late night men's

All times stated are South KoreanBREAKING NEWS: Hammer champion Zhang Wenxiu of China becomes the sixth

Only in sport can the momentum switch like that, so many times, on the blink of an eye, or in this case

It is three to four times more potent as an estrogen agonist than the related compound zearalenone.Zeranol

She also holds the world junior record with 73.24, achieved in June 2005 in Changsha.

There's no need to be cynical about all the host's gold medals, I guess. 

By Gary AndersonThe Navy caused an upset by denying the Marines a fifth straight sitting volleyball gold medal at the Warrior Games in Colorado.

sharing the first two sets, but the Navy managed to build an early lead in the decider and held on to record

We've been waiting for this - we've always had this butting of heads with the Marines - all in good fun

We managed to keep our cool and that's what it boils down to a lot of times in competition."

during track and field competition in Colorado.Kelly Elmlinger of the Army bagged four silver medals

in all four events.Sergeant Michael Wishnia of the Marines was another to impress as he claimed gold

All times stated are South Korean BREAKING NEWS: Wushu gold medal winner loses appeal against doping

As they all do, Radzivil moved the bar up to 2.00m after that in search of the Asian record.

certainly no ruling them out as we move into the fourth quarter.South Korea have won the title three times

The rain has been a cruel mistress at different times across these Games, and has struck again here today

the 2010 Games, while India have claimed the title just twice, having been in the final a whopping 11 times

By Paul Osborne at the Incheon Asiad Main StadiumA controversial men's 800 metres final saw all three

quarter-full stadium, Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Abdulaziz, Qatar's Musaab Bala and Bahrain's Abraham Rotich were all

to Bahrain in 2003, was a non-finisher in the race, meaning only four athletes will receive official times

ImagesQatari's Femi Ogunode sealed the sprint double after winning the men's 200m in an Asian Games record

was for the hosts.World champions Ryu Han-Soo and Kim Hyeon-Woo bagged their first Asian Games gold medals

All times stated are South KoreanGoodnight!

Receiving their medals with barely a soul in the stadium.

They won 56.21 and 56.59 respectively, so season's best times for each.It's a second gold medal of the

record success over 200m20:14 Say what you like about Ogunode, and there will certainly be many who

A dashing all-rounder who can excel in all department of the game has been playing cricket in Kuwait

All times stated are South KoreanBREAKING NEWS: Malaysia's wushu gold medal winner Tai Cheau Xuen becomes

Japan had just a 6-5 leading going into the fourth period but netted seven times to make certain of the

No 4.50m, but a gold medal all the same for the Asian record holder.A season's best equalling 4.15m was

the Games have been staged in South Korea in recent times, at Seaul 1986 and Busan 2002, when South

Bowling golds for Singapore and South Korea13:59 As well as medals for each contest, an overall "All-Events

All times stated are South Korean22:30 As the final sport draws ever closing to its conclusion, Japan's

I'd like to thank all and congratulate all the teams. Thank you for the medals. You are also tough.

Congratulations to all of you. I announce that this is my last Asian Games. I am happy for all this.

Asian Games title clearing a height of 2.35m, setting an Asian Games record in the process.

women's hockey title at the last three Asian Games, with Korea lifting the trophy four consecutive times