Olympics & Paralympics
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Japan Earns Silver in Women’s Team Table Tennis in Paris
PARIS — Japan earned silver after losing to China in women’s team table tennis at the Paris Olymp...
August 11, 2024
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Japan Diver Rikuto Tamai Wins Silver in Men’s 10-Meter Platform Diving Event
PARIS – Japan’s Rikuto Tamai won a silver medal in the men’s 10-meter platform diving event at th...
August 11, 2024
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Motoki Wins Gold in Women’s 62-kg Freestyle Wrestling; Defeats Ukraine’s Koliadenko
PARIS – Japan’s Sakura Motoki won a gold medal in the women’s 62-kg freestyle wrestling final, de...
August 11, 2024
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Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi Wins Gold in Women’s Javelin Throw; 1st Japanese to Win in the Event
PARIS - Haruka Kitaguchi, 26, won the gold medal in the women’s javelin throw event on Saturday i...
August 11, 2024
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Japan’s Sorato Anraku Used His Unique Climbing Style to Claim Silver Medal in Boulder and Lead Event at Paris
Sorato Anraku, who claimed the silver medal in the men’s boulder and lead sport climbing event at...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s Rei Higuchi Wins Gold in 57 Kg Men’s Freestyle Wrestling in Paris Olympics; ‘Macaron Prince’ Overcomes Weight Cut with Support from Wife
PARIS — Rei Higuchi’s grueling weight cut earned him glory at the Paris Olympics on Friday, with ...
August 10, 2024
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B-girl Ami Wins Gold in Olympics’ Inaugural Breaking Event
Japanese b-girl Ami won all three breaking rounds against Lithuanian b-girl Nicka in the final ro...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s Yuasa, Higuchi, Sakurai Add to Gold Medal Haul at Paris Olympics; Japan has 2nd-Best Gold Medal Haul with 16 Medals
PARIS — Ami Yuasa, Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai added to Japan’s gold medal tally at the Paris...
August 10, 2024
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Spain Takes Gold after 5-3 Win against France in Olympic Men’s Soccer Final
PARIS (AP) — It’s been a golden summer for Spanish soccer.
...August 10, 2024
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Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Gold to Cap An Olympics Marked by Scrutiny over Her Sex
PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerg...
August 10, 2024
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U.S. Men Win Volleyball Bronze Medal at the Paris Olympics, Beating Italy in Straight Sets
PARIS (AP) — As of this moment, Matt Anderson is planning to make another go at an Olympic gold m...
August 10, 2024
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Japanese Freestyle Wrestler Akari Fujinami Wins Paris Olympic Gold; Father, Daughter Celebrate Win, Beam with Joy
PARIS — Akari Fujinami jumped and hugged her father, who is also her coach, after winning the gol...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s Rei Higuchi, Tsugumi Sakurai Win Golds in Wrestling at Paris Games
PARIS — Japan's Rei Higuchi won the gold while Spencer Lee of the United States claimed silver in...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s B-Girl Ami Wins Olympic Breaking’s First Gold Medal
PARIS (AP) — Japan's b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics' first breaking event by spinning, flipp...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s Sorato Anraku Scores Silver Medal in Men’s Boulder and Lead Event at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Japan’s Sorato Anraku won the silver medal in the men’s boulder and lead event at the Par...
August 9, 2024
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