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TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir edged Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in a thrilling...
September 14, 2025
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World Athletics Championships Kick off in Tokyo, Japan’s Hayato Katsuki Earns Bronze in Race Walk (Update 1)
Katsuki Hayato finished third in Men's 35 Kilometres Race Walk at the World Athletics Championshi...
September 13, 2025
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Race Walk, Marathon in World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to Start 30 Minutes Earlier to Avoid Heat
World Athletics and other organizations announced Thursday the start times for the three road eve...
September 11, 2025
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At 17, Sprinter Gout Gout Is Drawing Comparisons with Usain Bolt before the Track Worlds
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Gout Gout will try to catch up again with world champion Noah Lyles, d...
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Japanese Volunteers Who Missed Chance at Tokyo Games Raring to Go as World Athletics Championships Approaches
For many volunteers of the World Athletics Championships, which opens in Tokyo next week, the eve...
September 3, 2025
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Fairy-Tale Ending: Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Team ‘Fairy Japan’ Wins 1st Gold at Worlds
The “Fairy Japan” women’s rhythmic gymnastics team performs a routine to secure its first gold me...
August 25, 2025
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Japan Team Wins Gold Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Japan's team poses with their gold medals after the group all-around final at the 41st FIG Rhythm...
August 24, 2025
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Tomokazu Harimoto, Japanese Table Tennis Ace, Knocks off Chinese World Champ for WTT Yokohama Title
YOKOHAMA — Japanese table tennis ace Tomokazu Harimoto made a strategic choice to abandon one of ...
August 12, 2025
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Two Japanese Boxers Die from Brain Injuries in Separate Bouts
TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the...
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Kiryu Clinches Spot at Tokyo Worlds; 2nd Time in Career to Break 10 Seconds
FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — Sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu broke 10 seconds in the men’s 100 meters for th...
August 3, 2025
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Americans Set a Relay World Record in Swim Worlds in Singapore and Ledecky Wins Again
SINGAPORE (AP) — The Americans set a world relay record and piled up three gold medals Saturday i...
August 3, 2025
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273 Japanese Athletes to Compete in Deaflympics in November; Event to Be Held in Japan for 1st Time
A record number of Japanese athletes will participate in the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics in November, ...
August 1, 2025
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Kenshiro Teraji, Japanese Boxer, Loses World Belts on Split Decision
YOKOHAMA — Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji was deprived of his world flyweight titles when he was defeate...
July 31, 2025
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Japanese High Schooler Sorato Shimizu Clocks 10.00 Seconds in 100 Meters; Time Tops World U18 Best Performance
HIROSHIMA — Sorato Shimizu blazed to victory in 10.00 seconds in the boy’s 100 meters at the Inte...
July 27, 2025
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Japan’s Ichika Kajimoto Claims Historic Open Water Gold at World Aquatics Championships
SINGAPORE — Ichika Kajimoto became the first-ever Japanese to capture a world title in open water...
July 19, 2025
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