All posts tagged "Paris Olympics"
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Basketball
/ 8 months agoBasketball Tournament Draws Announced for the Paris Olympics
The Japan men face 2023 Basketball World Cup champ Germany in its first group phase match in France, and the Japan...
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News
/ 8 months agoConnor O'Leary Named to Japan's 2024 Olympic Surfing Team
Australian-born surfer Connor O'Leary was selected to represent his mother's homeland at the Paris Games. Competitors will ride the waves in...
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Track and Field
/ 9 months agoBenson Kipruto Leads Kenyan Sweep of Podium at Tokyo Marathon
Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge fades to 10th at the Tokyo Marathon, while Japan's Yusuke Nishiyama misses out on a Paris...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] JLPGA Tour Season Gets Underway with the 1st of 37 Tournaments
Rising JLPGA Tour star Chisato Iwai had a pair of 7-under 65 efforts entering the final round of the season-opening Daikin...
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Basketball
/ 9 months agoJapan Edges China in a Tense FIBA Asia Cup Qualifier
The win in the opening round of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers was Japan's first over China in a major men's basketball...
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Features
/ 9 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Sumo Stablemaster Miyagino Demoted as Punishment for Wrestler's Violence at Stable
Emphasizing the stablemaster's responsibility for his wrestler's behavior, the JSA cut his pay and demoted the winningest yokozuna in sumo history...
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News
/ 9 months agoIsshin Hishikawa and Ayumi Fukushima Capture Titles at the All Japan Breaking Championships
The two talented breakdancers improved their chances of representing Japan when breaking makes its Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games.
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Basketball
/ 9 months agoJapan Women Edge Canada to Book a Spot in Paris Olympics
Mai Yamamoto and Evelyn Mawuli sparked Japan with 21 points apiece in a narrow victory over Canada in Hungary to punch...
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Judo
/ 10 months agoUta Abe Honored as the World's Top Female Judoka
Reigning Olympic champion Uta Abe received the International Judo Federation's top individual accolade for women for the second straight year.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 10 months agoEDITORIAL | Honami Maeda's New Marathon Record Sets the Bar for Olympic Hopefuls
At the Nagoya Women's Marathon in March, Japanese runners vying to make the Olympic team will have to beat the national...
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Features
/ 10 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Asian Cup Upset: Focused Iraq Powers Past Japan
Iraq outplayed Japan in a clash of former Asian Cup champs to reach the round of 16. The Samurai Blue's last...
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News
/ 11 months agoTable Tennis Warrior Miu Hirano Aims for Paris Olympics With Love From Sanrio and Hello Kitty Sponsored
Meet Miu Hirano, the soft-spoken, seriously focused table tennis champion and Olympian who shares her love of Sanrio characters with fans...
