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American Cordell Tinch Goes from the ‘Couch’ to Gold Medalist in the Track and Field Worlds
TOKYO (AP) — From “the couch” to a world champion.
...September 17, 2025
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Duplantis Gives Japanese Fans What They Came for — Another World Record in Pole Vault
TOKYO (AP) — Armand “Mondo” Duplantis traded handshakes and hugs with the pole vaulters he'd just...
September 16, 2025
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‘Smart’ Inoue Beats Akhmadaliev by Unanimous Decision
NAGOYA (AFP-Jiji) — Japan’s Naoya Inoue gave a masterclass of technical boxing to beat Uzbekistan...
September 15, 2025
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Authorities Say over 100,000 at Pro-Palestinian Protests That Forced Early End to Spanish Vuelta
MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities said more than 100,000 people took part in the pro-Palestinian ...
September 15, 2025
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Oblique Seville Joins Bolt as a Jamaican Sprint Champ. Jefferson-Wooden Wins Gold for US
TOKYO (AP) — Usain Bolt went crazy up in a luxury box.
...September 15, 2025
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At Worlds, Sha’carri and Lyles Feel They Found Something among Those Long-Awaited Cheers in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — America's two big-name sprinters, Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles, both walked o...
September 14, 2025
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Athletics-Kenya’s Jepchirchir Wins Marathon Gold in Thrilling Last-Spurt Duel (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir edged Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in a thrilling...
September 14, 2025
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World Athletics Championships Kick off in Tokyo, Japan’s Hayato Katsuki Earns Bronze in Race Walk (Update 1)
Katsuki Hayato finished third in Men's 35 Kilometres Race Walk at the World Athletics Championshi...
September 13, 2025
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Race Walk, Marathon in World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to Start 30 Minutes Earlier to Avoid Heat
World Athletics and other organizations announced Thursday the start times for the three road eve...
September 11, 2025
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At 17, Sprinter Gout Gout Is Drawing Comparisons with Usain Bolt before the Track Worlds
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Gout Gout will try to catch up again with world champion Noah Lyles, d...
September 10, 2025
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Japanese Volunteers Who Missed Chance at Tokyo Games Raring to Go as World Athletics Championships Approaches
For many volunteers of the World Athletics Championships, which opens in Tokyo next week, the eve...
September 3, 2025
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Fairy-Tale Ending: Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Team ‘Fairy Japan’ Wins 1st Gold at Worlds
The “Fairy Japan” women’s rhythmic gymnastics team performs a routine to secure its first gold me...
August 25, 2025
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Japan Team Wins Gold Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Japan's team poses with their gold medals after the group all-around final at the 41st FIG Rhythm...
August 24, 2025
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Tomokazu Harimoto, Japanese Table Tennis Ace, Knocks off Chinese World Champ for WTT Yokohama Title
YOKOHAMA — Japanese table tennis ace Tomokazu Harimoto made a strategic choice to abandon one of ...
August 12, 2025
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Two Japanese Boxers Die from Brain Injuries in Separate Bouts
TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese boxers have died from brain injuries sustained in separate bouts on the...
August 11, 2025
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