Stories By Serena Landers
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoCYCLING | Yumi Kajihara Becomes the First Japanese Woman to Medal in Cycling
The 24-year-old Kajihara finished in second place in the women’s omnium race behind American Jennifer Valente at the Izu Velodrome.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTRACK and FIELD | India Wins First Gold of the Tokyo Olympics
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became the second-ever gold medalist for the country in an individual event.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBEACH VOLLEYBALL | U.S. Women Win Gold Against Australia
Australia has now won one each of Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals in women’s beach volleyball. Individually, the U.S.’s April...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoWRESTLING | Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold
With their gold medals, Risako, 26, and Yukako, 23, become the first Japanese sisters to have both won gold in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoMARATHON SWIMMING | Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha Wins Gold
"I didn't plan it to happen this way, but I'm extremely happy," Cunha said after the race.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoCYCLING | Records Set Amid Confusion From Crash Between Great Britain and Denmark
Tensions were already high as Great Britain was one of the teams that had been calling for Denmark’s disqualification for using...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTRACK and FIELD | Miltiadis Tentoglou Leaps to Gold in Men’s Long Jump
“What an incredible jump, the last jump. I wasn't able to get it right at the start. But in the end...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoVOLLEYBALL | Japanese Women’s Team Loses to South Korea in a Five-Set Match
The host nation is currently in fifth place with a win-loss record of 1-3, and will need to beat the Dominican...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBADMINTON | Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino Claim Bronze, Japan’s First-Ever Mixed Doubles Medal
After losing to China’s Yi Lyu Wang and Dong Ping Huang on the previous day, the 24-year-old partners bounced back and...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Mima Ito Earns Japan’s First Medal in Women’s Singles
Mima Ito captured the women’s singles bronze medal in a match against Singapore’s Mengyu Yu, earning Japan’s first medal ever in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSHOOTING | San Marino Wins First-Ever Olympic Medal
Alessandra Perilli earned the country’s historic medal in the women’s trap shooting event. San Marino is now the smallest country to...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoDIVING | Sho Sakai, Ken Terauchi Miss Out on Medals
~~ Sho Sakai and Ken Terauchi failed to earn a medal in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event on Wednesday, July...
