Adachi aiming for Olympics with Japan-made canoe
EYES ON TOKYO 2020
-
-
On your marks, get set for Tokyo Olympics
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Yasu drops ball, attacks new challenge
Veteran wheelchair para-athlete Naoki Yasu is shifting gears in a big way, moving off the basketball court and picking up a sword as he takes aim at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Yasu, a member of ...
-
Seryu rides wave toward Rio redemption
Just about 1½ years after she started para-canoeing, Monika Seryu reached the grand setting athletes dream of, making her Paralympic debut in 2016 at 18. However, her experience at the Rio de Janeiro...
-
Underdog mind-set helps drive Sato
Tomoki Sato set world records in the T52 category of the 400-meter and 1,500-meter wheelchair races at July’s Kanto Para Athletics Championships, achieving his goal in a season he had hoped would be...
-
Ikeda aims to land skateboarding as sport
Getting strange looks from random passersby and warnings from irritated security guards were common incidents when Daisuke Ikeda cruised around on his skateboard. But skateboarding is no longer a mere...
-
Uekusa delivers karate a much-needed kick
Karate champion Ayumi Uekusa is a busy athlete. One morning, she was a guest on a TV show featuring the Tokyo Games, and the following week, she was at an event demonstrating karate techniques in fron...
-
High-flying Tanigawa shoots for stars