#248 - Djokovic wins Australian visa battle & Soh Rui Yong is beaten at 2.4km challenge

So after a protracted back and forth between Australian authorities and his legal team about his medical exemption from vaccination, tennis superstar and vaccine-hesitant Novak Djokovic has won the court battle to avoid deportation and to compete in the Australian Open. Why has this story divided opinion around the world? Elsewhere, Soh Rui Yong’s 2.4km challenge finally happened, and he actually didn’t win this time! Who were the winners and who gives a hoot about this event anyway?

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Djokovic wins Australian visa battle

• Novak Djokovic: Tennis star wins court battle to stay in Australia - BBC News
• ‘Even in a real prison, prisoners get three meals a day’ – Novak Djokovic’s mother hits out at treatment of world No. 1 - Eurosport
• Novak Djokovic's Australian Open vaccine exemption has been cancelled. Here's all you need to know - ABC News
• This spat is about more than Novak Djokovic, COVID and tennis: It's about borders and sovereignty - ABC News
  
  

Soh Rui Yong is beaten at 2.4km challenge

• National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong’s 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run - TODAY
• Tiong Bahru residents pen letter of support to family in National Day banner targeted by racist remarks | The Straits Times
  
  

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