• Haruto Goto, who placed second in the junior male dancers' category at the Varna International Ballet Competition, performs during the gala event in Varna, Bulgaria, on Sunday. | REUTERS / VIA KYODO
    Haruto Goto, who placed second in the junior male dancers' category at the Varna International Ballet Competition, performs during the gala event in Varna, Bulgaria, on Sunday. | REUTERS / VIA KYODO

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VARNA, BULGARIA – Japan’s Haruto Goto won second prize Sunday at an international ballet competition in Bulgaria considered to be the “Ballet Olympiad,” while three other Japanese dancers took third place in their divisions.

In the latest round of the Varna International Ballet Competition that began on July 15, 18-year-old Goto took second place in the junior men’s division, followed by compatriot Itsuki Omori, also 18.

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