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Rachid Muratake Places 5th in 110-Meter Hurdles at the World Championships
In Tokyo, Rachid Muratake completed the race in 13.18 seconds on a night when American Cordell Tinch outclassed the field, winning in...

Track and Field
Inside ASICS' Lab Powering Athletes at the World Championships
Using the lab's technologies such as weather simulation, ASICS has developed cutting-edge shoes that boost athletes' performance and help prevent injury.

Track and Field
Mondo Duplantis Sets 14th World Record to Win the Gold in Tokyo
Pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.30 meters on his final attempt at Tokyo's National Stadium and claimed his third consecutive world championships...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoJapan Advances to the Women's Table Tennis Team Final
Miwa Harimoto clinched the victory for Japan over Germany in the table tennis semifinals with a 3-0 win against Xiaona Shan...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoWrestling Gold Medalist Akari Fujinami Extends Winning Streak to 137
Fujinami, a 20-year-old Olympic debutante, capped a dominant run in Paris with a display of technical superiority in the 53-kilogram division...
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Features
/ 1 year ago[ODDS and EVENS] Japan's National Swimming Program at the Crossroads
With poor results at the Paris Olympics, Japan's swimming brain trust needs unified leadership and must convey a sense of urgency...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Roundup: Keiju Okada and Miho Yoshioka Sail for Silver in Mixed Dinghy Final
After eight races in the opening series and then the Olympic medal race, the Japanese sailors proved that they are among...
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Golf
/ 1 year agoYuka Saso Struggles in the 2nd Round at Le Golf National
The two-time major winner will have a long way to go to get back into contention in the Olympic women's golf...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoSweden Defeats Japan in the Men's Table Tennis Team Semifinals
After taking a 2-0 lead over Sweden in the men's table tennis team semifinals, Japan dropped the next three matches at...
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Figure Skating
/ 1 year agoJapan's Figure Skaters Get Their Beijing Team Event Silver Medals in Paris
A Russian doping scandal and the appeals process delayed the rewarding of the medals to figure skaters. The United States and...
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Baseball
/ 1 year agoGovernor Yuriko Koike Injured in Ceremonial First Baseball Pitch
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike fractured a knee during a ceremonial first pitch at Jingu Stadium on August 6. She said she...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoNao Kusaka Gives Japan a 2nd Gold in Greco-Roman Wrestling
Kusaka trailed 2-0 after the first period in the 77-kg class wrestling final, but he came on strong in the second...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 1 year agoOlympic Roundup: Javelin Thrower Haruka Kitaguchi Books a Spot in the Final
Kitaguchi is one of 12 women who advanced to the final round of the Olympic javelin competition at the Stade de...