For Samurai Japan, young pitchers leading the way at Tokyo Olympics

Masato Morishita — along with other young hurlers — may not have much experience in top-level international baseball, but he’s already made an impression.

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Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee pleased following unexpected appearance at Tokyo Games

Ikee made a remarkable recovery to be able to compete in her home Games after being diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019.

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Thrills, spills and gravity-defying tricks as BMX freestyle debuts at Tokyo Games

Gold medalist Logan Martin and the rest of the men's and women's fields put the extreme sport on the Olympic map.

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Tokyo temperatures roast Olympic athletes as fears grow over heatstroke risk

As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the ...

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Japan confident heading into Olympic soccer semifinal against Spain

After squeaking past New Zealand, the team appeared unfazed by the down-to-the-wire drama, because, at the end of the day, winning was the ultimate goal ...

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‘Surreal!’ says Australia’s Emma McKeon after picking up seventh medal in Tokyo

McKeon won four gold medals in Tokyo and she joins Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the only swimmers with seven medals at ...

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China’s Gong Lijiao takes shot put gold as trackside temperatures hit 40 degrees

New Zealand's Valerie Adams became the latest mother to medal as she added a bronze to her Olympic collection of two golds and a silver.

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