Olympics & Paralympics
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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
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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
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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
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Japan’s Kotaro Kiyooka Secures Gold in 65kg Wrestling at Paris Olympics
Kotaro Kiyooka won the gold medal in the men’s 65-kilogram freestyle wrestling event at the Paris...
August 11, 2024
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Yuka Suzuki Finishes 6th in Women’s Marathon at Paris Olympics; Akira Akasaki also 6th in Men’s Marathon
Japan's Yuka Suzuki finished sixth in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday with a...
August 11, 2024
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Japan’s Gold Medal Tally Up to Record 18 at Paris Olympics; Haruka Kitaguchi Wins 1st Athletics Gold for Japanese Women
PARIS — Japan’s gold medal tally rose to 18 at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, bringing its overa...
August 11, 2024
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Japan Loses in Women’s Table Tennis Team Event; China Dominates Event Again
PARIS — Japan had to settle for silver again in the women’s table tennis team event after losing ...
August 11, 2024
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Haruka Kitaguchi Rejoices at Historic Javelin Medal; First Japanese Field and Track Gold Since 2004
PARIS — Haruka Kitaguchi could not find the right words to describe her joy and excitement after ...
August 11, 2024
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Japan’s Sakura Motoki Takes Gold in 62-Kg Wrestling; Overwhelming Her Ukrainian Opponent in the Final
PARIS — Japan’s Sakura Motoki won her first Olympic gold in her first trip to the Games, defeatin...
August 11, 2024
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Taishu Sato Gets Silver in Modern Pentathlon; Earns Japan’s 1st Medal for the Event
PARIS — Taishu Sato, 30, earned a silver medal in the final of the men’s modern pentathlon in the...
August 11, 2024
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High School Student Tamai Wins Silver in Diving at Paris Olympics; 17-Year-Old Wins 1st Medal in Platform Event for Japan
Tamai started diving in his first year of elementary school at JSS Takarazuka, a swimming school ...
August 11, 2024
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USWNT Wins Its Fifth Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s Soccer with a 1-0 Victory over Brazil in Final; Tom Cruise Watches the Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Match
AP Photo/Aurelien MorissardLindsey Horan of the United States, center, celebrates with her teammates...
August 11, 2024
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Daichi Takatani of Japan Wins Silver Medal in Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 74kg in Paris Olympics; Falls to Jamalov of Uzbekistan
AP Photo / Eugene HoshikoJapan’s Daichi Takatani celebrates his silver medal during the men...
August 11, 2024
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Japan Earns Silver in Women’s Team Table Tennis in Paris
PARIS — Japan earned silver after losing to China in women’s team table tennis at the Paris Olymp...
August 11, 2024
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Japan Diver Rikuto Tamai Wins Silver in Men’s 10-Meter Platform Diving Event
PARIS – Japan’s Rikuto Tamai won a silver medal in the men’s 10-meter platform diving event at th...
August 11, 2024
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