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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Motoki Wins Gold in Women’s 62-kg Freestyle Wrestling; Defeats Ukraine’s Koliadenko

    PARIS – Japan’s Sakura Motoki won a gold medal in the women’s 62-kg freestyle wrestling final, de...

    August 11, 2024

  • Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi Wins Gold in Women’s Javelin Throw; 1st Japanese to Win in the Event

    PARIS - Haruka Kitaguchi, 26, won the gold medal in the women’s javelin throw event on Saturday i...

    August 11, 2024

  • Japan’s Sorato Anraku Used His Unique Climbing Style to Claim Silver Medal in Boulder and Lead Event at Paris

    Sorato Anraku, who claimed the silver medal in the men’s boulder and lead sport climbing event at...

    August 10, 2024

  • Japan’s Rei Higuchi Wins Gold in 57 Kg Men’s Freestyle Wrestling in Paris Olympics; ‘Macaron Prince’ Overcomes Weight Cut with Support from Wife

    PARIS — Rei Higuchi’s grueling weight cut earned him glory at the Paris Olympics on Friday, with ...

    August 10, 2024

  • B-girl Ami Wins Gold in Olympics’ Inaugural Breaking Event

    Japanese b-girl Ami won all three breaking rounds against Lithuanian b-girl Nicka in the final ro...

    August 10, 2024

  • Japan’s Yuasa, Higuchi, Sakurai Add to Gold Medal Haul at Paris Olympics; Japan has 2nd-Best Gold Medal Haul with 16 Medals

    PARIS — Ami Yuasa, Rei Higuchi and Tsugumi Sakurai added to Japan’s gold medal tally at the Paris...

    August 10, 2024

  • Spain Takes Gold after 5-3 Win against France in Olympic Men’s Soccer Final

    PARIS (AP) — It’s been a golden summer for Spanish soccer.

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    August 10, 2024

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