Despite injury worries, London Olympics silver-medal winner Hiromi Miyake was named with four other weightlifters to compete in Rio de Janeiro Games on Saturday.
Miyake, named to compete in the 48-kg division by the Japan Weightlifting Association, will compete in her fourth straight games. She will compete alongside Kanae Yagi (53 kg), Mikiko Ando (58 kg) and Namika Matsumoto (63 kg).
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