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  • Japan Gymnast Shinnosuke Oka Claims 3rd Gold Medal at Paris Olympics; Men’s Volleyball Loses to Italy in Quarterfinals

    PARIS — Shinnosuke Oka took home the gold medal in the horizontal bar and bronze in the parallel ...

    August 6, 2024

  • Japanese Men’s Volleyball Team Suffers Heartbreaking Defeat; Loses 2-3 to Italy in Quarterfinals at Paris Olympics

    PARIS — The Japanese men’s volleyball team lost a nail-biting quarterfinal to Italy at the Paris ...

    August 6, 2024

  • After Water Quality Concerns Canceled Test Runs, Olympic Triathletes Plunge into the Seine for Relay

    PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River for the mixed relay event Monday af...

    August 6, 2024

  • Belgium Withdraws from Mixed Relay Triathlon after Athlete Who Swam in Seine River Falls Ill

    PARIS (AP) — Belgium's Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from th...

    August 6, 2024

  • Barred Boxing Federation Says Khelif Failed Chromosome Test

    PARIS (Reuters) - The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a dispute over gender in sport a...

    August 6, 2024

  • Japan Loses to Italy 2-3 in Men’s Volleyball Quarterfinals; Misses Out on Medal After Heated Battle

    Japan lost to Italy 2-3 in the men's volleyball quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Monday, en...

    August 5, 2024

  • Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka Wins Gold in Men’s Horizontal Bar, Bronze in Parallel Bars at Paris Olympics

    Shinnosuke Oka won the bronze medal in the artistic gymnastics men’s parallel bars on Monday at t...

    August 5, 2024

  • Japanese Fencers Score Golden Finish at Paris Olympics

    PARIS —Japanese fencers made great strides at the Paris Olympics, ending their events with a gold...

    August 5, 2024

  • Matsuyama’s Notable Work Ethic Pays Off with Japan’s 1st Olympic Medal in Golf; Earns Bronze to Make Up for Tokyo Disappointment

    PARIS — With persistence and determination, Hideki Matsuyama assured he would leave Paris with th...

    August 5, 2024

  • Sani Brown Narrowly Misses out on 100 Final; Breaks Personal Best, Japan Record at an Olympics

    PARIS — Japan sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown failed to reach the men’s 100-meter final at the Pa...

    August 5, 2024

  • Japan Picks Up 5th Fencing Medal with Gold in Men’s Team Foil; Matsuyama Wins Golf Bronze

    PARIS — Japanese fencers continued their stunning success at the Paris Olympics, with the men’s f...

    August 5, 2024

  • Noah Lyles Wins a Historically Close Olympic 100-meter Sprint by Five-Thousandths of a Second

    SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles paced on the far end of the track, hands folded over the to...

    August 5, 2024

  • For Female Athletes of Color, Scrutiny around Gender Rules and Identity Is Part of a Long Trend

    PARIS (AP) — Overcome with emotion, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif left the ring in tears after a re...

    August 5, 2024

  • Novak Djokovic Finally Adds An Olympic Gold to His Resume by Beating Carlos Alcaraz in a Taut Final

    PARIS (AP) — For all of his Grand Slam championships and other titles, for all of his time at No....

    August 5, 2024

  • Hideki Matsuyama Wins Bronze in Men’s Golf at Paris Olympics; Event Marks Matsuyama’s Second Consecutive Olympic Appearance

    Hideki Matsuyama won the bronze medal in the men's golf event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday wit...

    August 5, 2024

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