All posts tagged "Japanese Olympic Committee"
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Features
/ 3 weeks ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Boxing Stars Inoue and Nakatani Agree to Fight in 2026
The proposed showdown at Tokyo Dome would be "the most exciting bout between Japanese in the country's boxing history," Naoya Inoue...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 7 months agoKosei Inoue: Gold and Great Lessons of the Paris Games
Paris showed how to achieve a sustainable Olympics, blending historical sites with technology to create memorable, cost-effective venues, explains Kosei Inoue.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Japanese Olympic Committee Failures, IOC Put Future Olympic Opportunities at Risk
Yamashita, a member of the International Olympic Committee and the JOC, should have known in advance about the IOC's plans for...
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News
/ 2 years agoLacrosse to Return to Olympics in 2028 After a 120-Year Absence
Although lacrosse existed as a demonstration sport as recently as 1948, the last time Olympic medals were awarded in the sport...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Gymnastics Star Daiki Hashimoto Defends World Title
Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto won the men's all-around title for the second year in a row, rebounding from a slow start...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | One Year to the Paris Olympics: It's Time to Reclaim the Power of Sports
We need to put the Tokyo 2020 scandals behind us and start cheering the athletes, who were not involved, as they...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[NOTES on a SCORECARD] For Sapporo, It's Now or Never for an Olympic Bid
With lingering animosity toward the domestic Olympic movement over Tokyo 2020 scandals, there could actually be less support for a Sapporo...
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Judo
/ 2 years agoKosei Inoue: Excitement for World Judo Championships and Checking Out Europe Ahead of Paris Olympics
May's world championships will shine the spotlight on 2024 Olympic judo medal hopefuls. Prior to that, a trip to Europe was...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | Get Russia Out of Ukraine, Then Invite Its Athletes to the Olympics
Using the Asian Games as a backdoor despite the war, the IOC seems determined to find a pathway for Russia to...
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Sports
/ 2 years agoEDITORIAL | The IOC Plan to Welcome Back Russian Athletes Is a Foul Violation of the Olympic Spirit
In practice, the IOC position is simply toadying to authoritarian regimes and powerful interests while showing it is prepared to turn...
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Figure Skating
/ 3 years agoKamila Valieva Continues to Train as Hearing to Determine Her Fate Looms
Should Valieva be disqualified, Russian world champion Anna Shcherbakova would become the favorite for the gold medal.
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Features
/ 4 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Olympians Caught in Rhetorical Crossfire Over Plans to Hold Tokyo Games
~~ Clashing ideologies are on full display as Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers and other visible stakeholders, who insist that nothing...
