Athletic

First Gold Medals, First Exits of Tokyo Games

Hardly half a day passed before politics, the pandemic and blistering heat impacted events across the Tokyo Olympics.China’s Yang Qian, at least, stayed right on target.Yang overtook Anastasiia Galashina of Russia to win the first gold medal of the To…

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Japan’s Top Male Gymnast Fails Qualifying Event

Kohei Uchimura, Japan’s top male gymnast, looking to end his long career in glory, instead slipped and fell Saturday during his high bar qualifying event. Known for winning all-around gymnastic championships for years, the 32-year-old athlete was look…

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Egypt, Japan discuss sports cooperation

Sports and Youth Minister Ashraf Sobhy discussed on Friday 23/07/2021 with his Japanese counterpart and Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto means of boosting cooperation between their ministries.On the sidelines of his visit to Japan to attend the Tokyo 2020 O…

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