1964 volunteer group supports para-athletes PREMIUM
EYES ON TOKYO 2020
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S. Sudan athletes arrive in Maebashi to train PREMIUM
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1st fencing uniforms developed in Japan, for Japanese athletes PREMIUM
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Will food from Fukushima be served for Olympics?
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Strategic diet helps handball players bulk up PREMIUM
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Feel the rush — experience para-sports up close ahead of 2020 Games PREMIUM
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Thinking girl has golden goal for omnium
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Samurai, Godzilla to battle at 2020 games
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Sani Brown sets sights on Bolt’s world record
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Adachi aiming for Olympics with Japan-made canoe
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On your marks, get set for Tokyo Olympics
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Tokyo Games to showcase cutting-edge technologies
One of the core concepts of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is the utilization of the most advanced technologies in the world. The events will provide a good opportunity for Japanese companie...
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High-tech products emerging
Teijin Frontier Co. has developed sportswear that shows the ratio of the current heart rate to the maximum heart rate by gathering data from sensors installed on the back. It can objectively measure ...
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Japanese-American sprinter aims for golden glory in 2020
A rising track-and-field star with roots in Japan has attracted worldwide attention.
Michael Norman, born to an American father and Japanese mother, was among the world’s fastest runners this seas...
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Getting up close with Olympic newcomers
Among other new sports, surfing, skateboarding and karate will feature in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Here, Yomiuri Shimbun photographers take a closer look at athletes in these “newcomer” sports fro...
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Men’s 4x400-meter squad looking for gold
Japan is making a comeback in the men’s 4x400-meter relay ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
In May, the Japanese squad finished fourth in the men’s 4x400 at the World Relays Yokohama and qu...
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Drive for women’s Olympic slots in full swing
On the LPGA of Japan tour this season, the first five tournaments were won by Japanese golfers, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in 14 years.
The winners of four of the five competitions were ...
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Qualifying race energizes marathon hopefuls
The men’s and women’s marathon ranks alongside the men’s 4x100-meter relay as athletics events in which Japan aspires to medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
To this end, the Japan Association of...
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Tokyo 2020 wrestling hopeful Otoguro piles up prizes and pain
Takuto Otoguro got little sympathy as he sat on the mat for a second time, holding his painful right ankle. In fact, the crowd booed louder, and his opponent impatiently gestured for him to hurry up a...
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Para legend Tsuchida takes on new challenge
Wakako Tsuchida isn’t dwelling on past successes. Instead the 44-year-old wheelchair athlete, who is the first Japanese athlete to win gold at both the Winter and Summer Paralympics, is seeking to b...
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Deguchi jumps for judo joy in Canada, aims for gold
Years of struggling to get a winning grip on her career pushed judoka Christa Deguchi to make a life-changing decision — switching from Japan to representing her father’s native Canada to pursue h...
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Rugby 7s aim to carry Cup torch at Olympics
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Unsung hero Kishi tackles vital role
It might be difficult for spectators to pick up on the contributions of Kotaro Kishi on the wheelchair rugby court because flash plays aren’t a feature of the 47-year-old’s game.
Usually a player...