All posts tagged "surfing"
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 months ago'Rising Sun Flag' Surfboard Design Causes Waves at Paris 2024 Olympics
Its surfers weren't competing but the South Koreans objected anyway to an Australian Olympian's surfboard design based on Japan's Rising Sun...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 months agoOlympic Roundup: Japan Powers Past Argentina to Pick up 1st Win in Men's Volleyball Tourney
The world's third-ranked men's volleyball team dropped its Olympic opener to Germany. Japan faces the United States in its next match.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 months agoOlympic Roundup: Naomi Osaka Falls in the First Round of the Women's Singles Tourney
Unforced errors were a pivotal factor in Osaka's straight-sets defeat to Angelique Kerber in the Olympic first-round tennis match in the...
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Features
/ 5 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] NBA Great Ray Allen Shares Love of the Game with Fans
On a visit to Tokyo during the NBA Finals, the Basketball Hall of Fame inductee interacted with fans and shared helpful...
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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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Features
/ 9 months ago[ODDS and EVENS] Success and Confidence are Interlinked in Sports
Insights on success in sports from snowboarder Mitsuki Ono, basketball player Yuki Togashi, boxer Kenshiro Teraji and surfer Kana Nakashio.
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Features
/ 11 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Surfer Connor O'Leary Aims to Represent Japan at the Paris Olympics
With his nationality change authorized by the IOC, Australian-born surfer Connor O'Leary can channel his focus on competition, including the World...
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News
/ 2 years agoAmuro Tsuzuki Triumphs in WSL Women’s Qualifying Series Event in Shizuoka
“I was happy I was able to adjust my performance to suit the waves and I was able to take the...
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Features
/ 2 years ago[ODDS and EVENS] Kanoa Igarashi Aiming for Stellar Finish to World Surf League Season
The silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics has a shot at securing a spot in the tour’s five-man finals in September.
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Features
/ 2 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] INAC Kobe Leonessa Make History in WE League’s First Season
Manager Kei Hoshikawa’s squad captures the women’s soccer league’s inaugural title.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoJapan’s Medal Tally Establishes New Benchmark for Nation’s Athletes
With 58 medals, including 27 gold, at the Tokyo Games, Japan’s Olympians collected 17 more medals than the nation’s previous record....
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for July 27
Takanori Nagase won the under-81-kg division title in judo, becoming the first Japanese to do so since Makoto Takimoto at the...