Olympics & Paralympics
-
Paris Paralympic Games Mascot Phryge Adds Sparkle to Pre-Games Event
PARIS — The Paralympic Phryge, the official mascot for the Paris Paralympic Games, delighted spec...
August 26, 2024
-
Paris Paralympics Flame Lit before Beginning Journey
Two weeks after French swimming star Leon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Pa...
August 26, 2024
-
Japanese Paralympic Archer Chika Shigesada Withdraws from Paris Games in Wake of Defamation of Other Athlete
PARIS — Paralympic archer Chika Shigesada has voluntarily withdrawn from the upcoming Paris Paral...
August 24, 2024
-
Japanese Fencing Medalists Receive Extraordinary Bonus Prize; Looking Forward to Future Possibilities
TAKASAKI — Three Japanese fencing medalists at the Paris Games received bonus prize money of ¥250...
August 20, 2024
-
Kishida Meets with Japan’s Paris Olympics Medalists
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday met with 66 Japanese medalists in th...
August 15, 2024
-
Japan’s National Olympic Team Disbands at Ceremony; Members Praise Audience, Fellow Athletes
Japan’s national team for the Paris Olympic Games disbanded at a ceremony in Tokyo on Wednesday. ...
August 14, 2024
-
Paris Games Aimed For Legacy of ‘Sustainable Olympics’; Some Athletes Critical of Focus on Environmental Measures
The International Olympic Committee is promoting a sustainability strategy to reform the Olympic ...
August 13, 2024
-
Global Warming Casts Shadow over Future of Winter Olympics; IOC Presses Ahead with Reforms for Sustainability
PARIS — Reform has become a vital issue for the International Olympic Committee, sparked by a str...
August 13, 2024
-
Kagami Concludes Japan’s Medal Rush with Wrestling Gold; Japan Earns First Gold in Heaviest Women’s Weight Class
PARIS — Yuka Kagami won the gold medal in the women’s 76-kilogram wrestling event at the Paris Ol...
August 12, 2024
-
Japanese Athletes Win 20 Gold Medals at Paris Olympics in New Record High for Olympics Held Outside Japan
PARIS — The Paris Olympics came to an end Sunday with Japan’s team winning 20 gold medals, the na...
August 12, 2024
-
Japan’s Morinari Watanabe Seen Running for Next IOC President
Paris (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federatio...
August 12, 2024
-
Who Performed at the Olympic Closing Ceremony? Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers
PARIS (AP) — Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotio...
August 12, 2024
-
Japan Build on Home Games Success to Finish Third in Paris Medals
PARIS (Reuters) - Japan can walk away from the Paris Games with their head held high after meetin...
August 12, 2024
-
Paris Closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles Turns to Tom Cruise for Its 2028 Mission
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los ...
August 12, 2024
-
Japan’s Kagami Wins Historic Gold in Women’s 76-kg Wrestling at Paris Olympics
Yuka Kagami won the gold medal in the women’s 76-kilogram wrestling event at the Paris Olympics, ...
August 11, 2024
"Sports" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
-
-
-
-
JN TOP STORIES
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
