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Rim Nakamura Finishes 5th in Men’s BMX Freestyle Park; Jose Torres Gil of Argentina Wins Gold
PARIS — Japan’s Rim Nakamura took fifth place in the men's BMX freestyle park event with a score ...
August 1, 2024
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Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka Wins Men’s All-Around Title; Defending Olympic Champion Daiki Hashimoto Falters
PARIS (AP) — Shinnosuke Oka of Japan won the men's all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olymp...
August 1, 2024
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Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka Wins Gold in Gymnastics Men’s All-Around at Paris Games; Daiki Hashimoto Ranks 6th
Shinnosuke Oka won gold medal in the artistic gymnastics men’s all-around event at the Paris Olym...
August 1, 2024
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Japan’s Sanshiro Murao Wins Silver in Judo Men’s 90-Kg Division at Paris Games
Judoka Sanshiro Murao won the silver medal in the men’s 90-kilogram division at the Paris Olympic...
August 1, 2024
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Japan Women’s Soccer Defeats Nigeria in Final Group Match; Nadeshiko Advances to Quarterfinals
PARIS – Japan defeated Nigeria 3-1 in the final match for Group C of women’s soccer at the Paris ...
August 1, 2024
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Japan Beats Argentina in Men’s Volleyball; Team Now Has 1 Win, 1 Loss at Paris Games
Japan beat Argentina 3-1 in an Olympic men′s volleyball preliminary round Pool C match at the Sou...
July 31, 2024
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Back-to-Back Judo Golds Won in Particularly Tough Division; Takanori Nagase Excels With Sharp Eye for Opportunities
Takanori Nagase is a little bit different at the Olympics, achieving great success at the quadren...
July 31, 2024
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With Improved Water Quality in Seine River, Olympic Triathlon Races Finally Go Ahead; Japan to be Represented by Takahashi, Nener, Odakura
The water quality in the Seine River has improved enough for the Olympic triathlon races to final...
July 31, 2024
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Nagase’s Back-to-Back Judo Golds Lauded by Family, Coaches; Students Gather at High School to Cheer Historic Achievement
Family, coaches and fans celebrated the historic achievement of judoka Takanori Nagase, who won h...
July 31, 2024
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Japan Snags Gold in Men’s Judo 81kg Division; Brings Nation’s Total So Far for Paris Games to 7
PARIS — Japan added a new gold medal to its count on Tuesday, the fifth day of the Paris Olympic ...
July 31, 2024
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Japan-Linked Athletes Dominate Women’s 57-kg Judo Event in Paris; Three Out of Four Medal Winners Learned Sport in Japan
PARIS — Three of the four medal winners in the women’s 57-kilogram judo event at the Paris Olympi...
July 31, 2024
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Olympics Bet Against Climate Change with Seine Swimming. For days, It Looked like They would Lose
With plans for athletes to swim the Seine River through the heart of Paris, Olympic organizers es...
July 31, 2024
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Simone Biles Leaves Painful Memories of Tokyo behind to Win Gold in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - Simone Biles is a different person than the one who abruptly pulled out of the ...
July 31, 2024
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US Women Win a First Olympic Medal in Rugby Sevens with a Comeback Victory over Australia
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Alex Sedrick ran the length of the field, dived in under the posts and...
July 31, 2024
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Wembanyama Takes over in OT, Helps France Escape a Serious Challenge from Japan at the Paris Games
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — The first three minutes were easy for Victor Wembanyama on Tuesd...
July 31, 2024
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