Olympics & Paralympics
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Brazil Great Zico Robbed in Paris
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The Brazilian former footballer Zico filed a complaint with French police on F...
July 27, 2024
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Japan Women’s Soccer Team Loses Opening Match to Spain; Olympics Opening Ceremony to Begin on Seine River
PARIS – The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics was to have begun on and around the Seine Rive...
July 26, 2024
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Japan Rugby Sevens Team Falls to Defeats Against South Africa, Samoa; Faces Uruguay in 11th Place Match on Saturday (UPDATE 1)
PARIS – Japan rugby sevens lost to South Africa 49-5 and then fell to Samoa 42-7 at the Paris Oly...
July 26, 2024
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Japan Falls to Spain in Group Stage Opener at Paris Olympics
Japan women’s soccer squad kicked off its Paris Olympics campaign on Thursday, falling to 1-2 def...
July 26, 2024
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Joel Fujita, Olympic Soccer Captain for Japan, Leads Team with Voice; Makes Up for Lack of Speed by Shaping Game
Joel Chima Fujita, captain of the Japan men’s soccer team at the Olympics, has used his high-pitc...
July 25, 2024
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Olympics Start with Soccer Win, Rugby Loss for Japan; Mito Gets 2 Goals in 5-0 Victory over Paraguay
PARIS — The group stage of Olympic men’s soccer and the pool stage of men’s rugby sevens kicked o...
July 25, 2024
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Japan off to Losing Start in Olympic Men’s Rugby Sevens; Team Defeated in First Two Matches by New Zealand, Ireland
PARIS — Japan has lost its first two men’s rugby sevens games at the Paris Olympics, falling to N...
July 25, 2024
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Canada Women’s Soccer Coach will Step Aside for the Team’s Opener Because of Drone Incidents
Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman said Wednesday she'll step away from the team's opening...
July 25, 2024
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Japan Men’s National Soccer Team Wins 5-0 over Paraguay
The Paris Olympics men's soccer tournament began Wednesday before the opening ceremony. Japan's n...
July 25, 2024
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IOC and Saudi Arabia Agree on 12-Year Deal for Video Gaming Esports Olympics
GENEVA (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together wi...
July 24, 2024
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Anti-Terrorism Measures Silence Popular Tourist Spot in Paris; Few Visitors Before Upcoming Olympic Games
PARIS ― A popular tourist spot in Paris is now quiet, with restrictions on traffic in place in pr...
July 24, 2024
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The Olympics Are Coming to the Capital of Fashion. Expect Uniforms Befitting a Paris Runway
Lululemon via APThis image released by Lululemon shows Canadian Olympic athletes, from left, Cindy O...
July 21, 2024
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Paris Steps Up for Summer Games 2024 with Decorated Steps on Montmartre Hill; Games to Start July 26
PARIS — Tourists take a photo on the steps of Sacre-Coeur Basilica on Montmartre hill in Paris, w...
July 21, 2024
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Ex-Olympic Judo Medalist Izumi Coaches Egyptian Team in Paris; Aims to Produce Future Medalists
At a recent judo practice session in Japan, Hiroshi Izumi gives instructions to one of his team m...
July 21, 2024
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Shaken but Not Stirred, Japan Badminton Pair Aims for Paris Gold; Experiencing Earthquake Gave Long-Time Friends Mental Strength to Succeed
In a Toyama Prefecture gym last May, the badminton doubles team of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi...
July 20, 2024
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