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Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
Read full article: Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contractsThe International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts.
Olympic champion Suni Lee is ready to make a push for Paris with kidney disease in remission
Read full article: Olympic champion Suni Lee is ready to make a push for Paris with kidney disease in remissionHow Tokyo Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee has persevered through illness and self-doubt to make a run for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Indian wrestlers continue protest over sexual harassment
Read full article: Indian wrestlers continue protest over sexual harassmentTop Indian wrestlers are continuing a sit-in protest near the parliament building for a third straight day as the federation president they accuse of sexually and mentally harassing young female athletes remains defiant and refuses to quit.
USA edges China, takes home most gold medals from Tokyo Olympics
Read full article: USA edges China, takes home most gold medals from Tokyo OlympicsIt took until the final few medal events, but the United States pushed ahead of China to emerge as the big winners in Tokyo. Team USA took home more medals -- and more golds -- than any other nation.
France women blast Serbia for basketball bronze
Read full article: France women blast Serbia for basketball bronzeFrance knocked Eurobasket 2021 women's champion Serbia off the podium at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, claiming bronze behind a balanced offensive effort and a tireless show on the defensive end, 91-76.
Dine like you are in Japan at this new revolving sushi bar in Troy
Read full article: Dine like you are in Japan at this new revolving sushi bar in TroyYou really do feel like you’ve been transported to Japan when you first walk into Kura Revolving Sushi Bar and see the revolving sushi bar winding its way through the restaurant. It’s the first of its kind in Michigan and the concept comes straight from Japan.
Transgender pioneer Laurel Hubbard makes history competing in Olympic weightlifting
Read full article: Transgender pioneer Laurel Hubbard makes history competing in Olympic weightliftingNew Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday inside the Tokyo International Forum, where she became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics.
Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil stay perfect in final prelim against Brazil
Read full article: Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil stay perfect in final prelim against BrazilAfter the U.S.' Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil defeat Brazil and top Pool D, could a match-up with compatriots April Ross and Alix Klineman be in the cards?
Six Polish swimmers sent home due to administrative error
Read full article: Six Polish swimmers sent home due to administrative errorSix Polish swimmers, including two-time Olympian Alicja Tchórz, returned home when the country's swimming federation was forced to cut the team down to 17 swimmers from an initial 23.
Japan defeats Australia on softball diamond in first event of Tokyo Olympics
Read full article: Japan defeats Australia on softball diamond in first event of Tokyo OlympicsThe Tokyo Olympics began in style for the host nation as Japan's softball team notched a preliminary round victory over Australia.
The Latest: NZealand mulls masks on Auckland public transit
Read full article: The Latest: NZealand mulls masks on Auckland public transitHealth officials had asked workers in central Auckland to stay home on Friday while they investigated the case but say they can now return to work. — Surge of coronavirus cases appears to be slowing in Germany and France, but still straining hospitals. Alaska has had over 20,000 cases, including 477 new cases reported Thursday. She is scheduled Friday to address the situation and is expected to announce new public health restrictions aimed to curbing spread. That’s the impassioned message that dozens of parents and school administrators are sending to public health officials in Pennsylvania’s third-most populous county.
The Latest: New dates for Olympic women's soccer qualifiers
Read full article: The Latest: New dates for Olympic women's soccer qualifiersThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The final Asian qualifying place for the womens soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics is set to be decided in February. The Asian Football Confederation says the postponed two-leg series between China and South Korea will be played Feb. 19 and 24. The games were previously postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed for one year. The 12-team womens tournament is scheduled to start in Japan ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony on July 23, 2021.
Bach says opponents of Olympic marathon move wanted an edge
Read full article: Bach says opponents of Olympic marathon move wanted an edge(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)LONDON Athletes who opposed moving the Olympic marathons and race walks from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo wanted a competitive edge, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. The International Olympic Committee decided last month to move the races to Sapporo because Tokyo would be too hot in August. Although the decision was angrily opposed by Tokyos governor and some competitors, Bach said the vast majority of athletes back the move. While a loop-designed course was discussed during the meeting, the course details are still under discussion, Tokyo organizers said. Despite a midnight start, dozens of runners collapsed on the marathon course in Doha.
Naomi Osaka to choose Japan nationality for Tokyo Olympics
Read full article: Naomi Osaka to choose Japan nationality for Tokyo Olympics(CNN) - Tennis star Naomi Osaka has decided to take sole Japanese nationality over U.S. citizenship with a view to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Osaka, who resides in the U.S., defeated world No.1 Ash Barty in the final of the China Open in Beijing last Sunday. Her victory, coming after last month's title success at the Pan Pacific Open in Japan, lifted her back to No. Osaka, who plays under a Japanese flag on the WTA Tour, made her Fed Cup debut for the country in 2017. CNN has reached out to the Japan Tennis Association and Osaka's agent for comment.
Simone Biles won 6th national all-around
Read full article: Simone Biles won 6th national all-aroundSimone Biles performs on the balance beam during the Superstars of Gymnastics at The O2 Arena on March 23, 2019, in London. (CNN) - Simone Biles made history more than once this weekend during the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. She also snagged her sixth national all-around title with a score of 118.500, nearly five points ahead of second place finisher Sunisa Lee. And that wasn't the reigning Olympic and world all-around champion's only history-making moment of the competition. Now, she's nailed the landing, made history twice, and won her sixth national title all in one weekend.