Olympics & Paralympics
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Japan Wins Historic Gold in Men’s Team Foil Fencing (UPDATE 1)
Japan won its first gold medal in the men's fencing team foil event at the Paris Olympics on Sund...
August 5, 2024
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Japan Settles for Silver in Judo Mixed Team Event, Repeats Tokyo Games Disappointment Against French
PARIS — Japan lost to France in the judo mixed team final at the Paris Games on Saturday, repeati...
August 4, 2024
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Hayata Claims Bronze in Table Tennis; Japanese Player Comes from Behind After Suffering Arm Injury
PARIS — Japan’s Hina Hayata earned an Olympic medal Saturday, winning the women’s singles table t...
August 4, 2024
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Long-Time Pair Wins Bronze in Badminton Women’s Doubles; Pair Wanted to Follow in Footsteps of Former Medal Winners
PARIS — Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida claimed victory in the bronze medal match of women’s dou...
August 4, 2024
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Saya Sakakibara of Australia Wins Olympic Gold in BMX Racing at the Paris Games
MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Saya Sakakibara seriously thought about giving up BMX racin...
August 4, 2024
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Afghanistan Judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad Positive for Steroid in Third Doping Case at Olympics
PARIS (AP) — A judoka from Afghanistan tested positive at the Paris Olympics for the anabolic ste...
August 4, 2024
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