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2023 Asian Games: Day 3
Japanese Gymnast Takeru Kitazono took silver medal. Japan fell to China in Women's final match Rugby...
September 27, 2023
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2023 Asian Games: Japan Falls to China in Women’s Team Table Tennis Final
HANGZHOU, China — Japan lost 3-0 to China in the women’s team table tennis final of the Asian Games ...
September 26, 2023
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News in Pictures / China Dazzles Digitally in Asian Games Opening Ceremony; Japan Sends Largest Delegation Ever
HANGZHOU, China — Lights dazzled, cameras flashed and action started Saturday at the 19th Asian Game...
September 26, 2023
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Asian Games Esports: South Korea Breezes through First Day of League of Legends Competition
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — South Korea's League of Legends team breezed through its first day of esports...
September 26, 2023
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Tsunoda Wins Women’s 48-Kilogram Judo Gold at Asian Games, Defeats Kazakhstan Opponent for Japan’s 1st Title at Event
Japan’s Natsumi Tsunoda competes against Abiba Abuzhakynova of Kazakhstan, winning the gold medal in...
September 24, 2023
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Fujinami Bags Gold for 2nd Time at Worlds
BELGRADE (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Akari Fujinami on Thursday won the women’s 53-kilogram division for ...
September 22, 2023
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Teraji, 3 Others Have no Trouble Making Weight Ahead of Title Bouts
Double-title holder Kenshiro Teraji and three other fighters weighed in at or under the limit at a T...
September 17, 2023
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Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi Spears Historic World Gold
BUDAPEST — Down to her last attempt and sitting in fourth place, Haruka Kitaguchi came up with the b...
August 26, 2023
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Kitaguchi Wins Women’s Javelin Throw at World Athletics Championships
Haruka Kitaguchi wins her first gold medal in the women's javelin throw with a mark of 66.73 meters ...
August 26, 2023
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Taking the Next Step: Race Walking Celebrates a Finish-Line Proposal at World Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — You might say Hana Burzalova walked right into this. As the Slovakian ra...
August 25, 2023
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Cart Crash at World Championships Leaves Jamaica’s Hudson with Blurry Vision
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A collision involving a cart carrying 200-meter runners to their semifinal ...
August 25, 2023
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Japan’s Masatora Kawano Entering the Final 4km, Spain’s Martin Wins Men’s 35km Race Walk at World Championships
BUDAPEST, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Alvaro Martin of Spain secured his second gold medal at the World Athle...
August 24, 2023
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Japan Distance Runner Nozomi Tanaka Shatters National 5,000 Women’s Mark by 15 Seconds at Worlds in Budapest
BUDAPEST — Nozomi Tanaka shattered the Japan record by nearly 15 seconds in the women’s 5,000 meters...
August 24, 2023
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Lyles Wins World Title at 100 Meters and Sets His Sights on More
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Noah Lyles calls himself the “Told you're not a 100 guy.” That didn't stop ...
August 21, 2023
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Sani Brown Achieves 6th in World Championships, Ties Japanese Record (Update 1)
Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown finished sixth with 10.04 in no wind at the final of the men’s 100 me...
August 21, 2023
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