All posts tagged "featured"
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoJUDO | Akira Sone Wins Japan’s First Gold Medal in Women’s Over-78 Category Since 2004
“I am full of gratitude that, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we were able to have these Olympics,” commented...
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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 agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 29
Badminton standouts Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara advanced to the women’s singles quarterfinals, keeping their title hopes alive for another day.
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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 agoJUDO | Aaron Wolf, Shori Hamada Add to Japan’s Impressive Gold-Medal Haul
The Olympic host nation has won eight judo gold medals through six days of competition.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSWIMMING | American Caeleb Dressel Breaks Olympic Record in 100-Meter Freestyle Final
The decorated pool star earned his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games, the first coming in the men’s 4x100 freestyle...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoGOLF | Masters Champion Hideki Matsuyama Six Strokes Off the Pace as Play Delayed by Weather
Unheralded Austrian Sepp Straka takes the early lead with an Olympic-record 63 at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
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Baseball
/ 4 years agoBASEBALL | Hayato Sakamoto The Hero as Japan Rallies to Beat Dominican Republic 4-3
Sakamoto's sayonara single caps a dramatic comeback as the hosts win the first game of the baseball tournament.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSWIMMING | Yui Ohashi Completes Double Individual Medley Gold-Medal Haul with Victory in 200-Meter Final
Shiga Prefecture’s aquatic sensation won the down-to-the-wire race, while Tomoru Honda claimed the silver medal in the men’s 200-meter butterfly.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoSOFTBALL | Ageless Wonder Yukiko Ueno Leads Japan to Gold Medal Over Archrival U.S.
Japan wins its second straight softball gold thanks to another strong outing by Ueno.
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Baseball
/ 4 years agoBASEBALL | Buffaloes Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto Expected to Start Samurai Japan’s Olympic Opener Against Dominicans
That Yamamoto started the first of two tuneup games is a fairly strong indication that Inaba plans to have him start...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 4 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Jun Mizutani, Mima Ito Capture Japan’s First-Ever Gold in the Sport
The duo’s victory occurred in a fast-paced sport that was introduced to the Olympics in 1988.
