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Top 20 Sports Stories in 2024: Countdown from 10-6
In an action-packed year, we express our gratitude to you, our readers, for making these SportsLook reports our top 20 sports stories in 2024.
With a Japan-focused mission, our reporting team covered the wide world of sports in 2024. From start to finish, chronicling Team Japan's 45-medal haul at the Paris Olympics from half a world away was our biggest, most challenging project of the year.
Indeed, it was also an outstanding year for Shohei Ohtani, the first member of MLB's 50-50 club. The World Series-winning superstar received prominent news coverage on SportsLook in 2024.
But there was much more, an abundant variety of sports news, features and commentary highlighting the achievements and noteworthy stories of Japan's athletes (fan favorites like boxer Naoya Inoue and figure skater Kaori Sakamoto), teams, leagues and major competitions. As always, we also kept close tabs on Japanese athletes competing overseas.
Without further ado, we're pleased to report that our top 20 sports stories of the year showcased a big mixture of topics ― from highly popular sumo news to figure skating along with boxing, baseball, tennis, horse racing and basketball.
We express our gratitude to you, our readers, for making these the top 10-6 sports stories in 2024.
10. [ICE TIME] Japan's Best Skaters Get Start on New Season at Annual Training Camp
Fourteen skaters, including three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto, attended the training camp in Osaka Prefecture to prepare for the upcoming season.
9. Japan Men's Basketball Squad Unveils its Roster for Paris Olympics
By Ed Odeven
NBA forward Rui Hachimura is back on the national basketball team for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics, helping raise hopes of success in Paris.
Read the full story.
8. [ICE TIME] Exclusive: Kurt Browning, Wife Alissa Stressed the Joy of Figure Skating to Japan's Elite
Changing the stoic faces that Japanese skaters often maintain on the ice became a primary mission for Kurt Browning and his wife at the camp.
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7. Predictions 2024: Japan's Figure Skaters Set to Continue Run of Success
After a banner year in 2023 for Japanese figure skaters, there are realistic expectations for a plethora of notable accomplishments once again in 2024.
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6. Luis Nery Eyeing a Stunning Upset of Naoya Inoue
Infamous in Japan, Luis Nery of Mexico had to have a Japan Boxing Commission lifetime ban overturned so that he can face Naoya Inoue in Tokyo on May 6.
Follow our series on 2024's Top 20 Sports Stories to see if your favorite story made the list.
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Author: SportsLook