All posts tagged "wrestling"
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Doubts Emerge on Japan’s Ability to Secure a Spot in 2022 World Cup
A loss to Saudi Arabia exacerbates Samurai Blue’s challenge of qualifying for next year’s tournament in Qatar.
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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 August 7
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
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 6
Mexico jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute and held on for a 3-1 victory over Japan in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWRESTLING | Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold
With their gold medals, Risako, 26, and Yukako, 23, become the first Japanese sisters to have both won gold in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 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
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 3
Marco Asensio’s goal in the 115th minute sends Spain into the final against Brazil, relegating Japan to play Mexico in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWRESTLING | Kenichiro Fumita Clinches Silver, Hiroe Minagawa Misses Out on Medal
“The fact that these Olympics took place, and all those who made this possible, I wanted to win this medal for...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 1
Kazuma Kaya captures the bronze medal in the men’s pommel horse.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWRESTLING | New Stars Expected to Emerge for Japan with Icons Saori Yoshida, Kaori Icho No Longer Competing
Sisters Risako and Yukako Kawai will be among those looking to carry on Japan's winning tradition in the ring.
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Features
/ 3 years ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Japan’s Medal History at the Summer Olympics
~~ A lot has changed since two athletes represented Japan at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics. Runners Yahiko Mishima, a track...
