Horse Racing
In the Mile Championship, Jantar Mantar Utilizes Record-Breaking Speed
Jantar Mantar, guided by Yuga Kawada, clocked 1:31.3 to triumph in the 42nd running of the Mile Championship, which was held at...
Sumo
Kyushu Basho: Aonishiki Beats Hoshoryu in a Playoff to Nab 1st Emperor's Cup
By winning the Kyushu Basho, the 21-year-old Ukrainian is now on the verge of being promoted to the second-highest rank of ozeki...
Features
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Emperor's Cup Final: Zelvia Machida Conquer Vissel Kobe
Shota Fujio led Zelvia past reigning Emperor's Cup champion Vissel with a pair of goals at Tokyo's National Stadium. Zelvia won the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 5
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have been performing super (and super-human) athletic feats, even as COVID-19 and other controversies swirl. With...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoKarunananda of Sri Lanka: The Courageous Loser Who Won Hearts at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Everyone shouted as if they were cheering for their own country's athlete. Some of them watched him in awe with their...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTRACK and FIELD | Japan Qualifies for Men’s 4x100-Meter Relay Final
Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike completed their qualifying heat in 38.16 seconds.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 4
Wrestler Yukako Kawai triumphs in the women’s freestyle 62-kg final, winning the same division that her older sister Risako did at...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBASEBALL | Tetsuto Yamada Delivers Clutch Hit as Japan Beats South Korea to Book Spot in Final
The win ensures Samurai Japan will win its first Olympic medal in baseball since the 2004 Athens Games.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoBASKETBALL | Japan Women Edge Belgium in Thriller, Reach Olympic Semifinals for First Time
Saki Hayashi sank a 3-pointer with 15.2 seconds remaining to keep the host nation’s medal hopes alive.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoGOLF | Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom Grabs Early Lead After 66 in First Round of Women's Tournament
Defending champion Inbee Park is three strokes back, while Japan's Nasa Hataoka is tied for 16th.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoFormer Fencer Yuki Ota Among Quartet of New IOC Athletes’ Commission Members
Longtime NBA star Pau Gasol, Italian swimming icon Federica Pellegrini and cyclist Maja Włoszczowska are the other new members.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSKATEBOARDING | Japan’s Yosozumi and Hiraki Fly to Gold and Silver in Women’s Park Final
There are few sports that have stolen the hearts of people like skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics, and the women’s park...
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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.
