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OLYMPICS

Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

OLYMPICS

Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins

By Sean Carroll

With the squad being the only one in Paris not to feature any overage players, it is clear that this competition is partly about building for the future.

Sha'Carri Richardson is a heavy favorite to become the first American since Gail Devers at the 1996 Olympics to be regarded as the world's fastest woman.

OLYMPICS

Fast, not furious: Richardson eyes Olympic redemption

By Rob Woollard

An Olympic gold would be the reward for untold hours of grueling training as well her personal growth over the past two seasons since the nadirs of 2021-2022.

Canada's Evan Dunfee poses as he celebrates winning bronze in the men's 50-kilometer race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Doha on Sept. 29, 2019.

OLYMPICS

Chilled athletes embrace strategies to beat Paris heat

By Lori Ewing

In a warming world, heat acclimatization has moved rapidly from the fringes of sports science into the mainstream.

Brazilian street skateboarder Felipe Gustavo performs a trick during a timed run with the Red Bull team at a skate park in Huntington Beach, California, on April 24.

OLYMPICS / Skateboarding

Jul 23, 2024

Skateboarding's reputation does a 180 as it rolls into Paris

By Rory Carroll

Skateboarding brought in a much-needed younger audience on its Olympic debut in 2021, leading organizers to lock it in for the Paris Games.

Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.

OLYMPICS / Basketball

Jul 22, 2024

Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris

By Jason Coskrey

Women's basketball team will be looking to replicate its inspiring Olympic run in Tokyo and make waves in Paris.

Pedestrians walk past fences closing off access to the Trocadero in Paris on Friday.

OLYMPICS

Jul 21, 2024

The bickering and 'cold sweat' as Paris built its Games

By Deborah CLAUDE

Following the horse-trading to win the Games came the French infighting over how to host them.

Japan defender Hikaru Kitagawa (13) competes in the SheBelieves Cup in Columbus, Ohio, in April. Kitagawa is among the eight from JFA Academy Fukushima who will represent Japan at the Paris Olympics.

OLYMPICS

Jul 21, 2024

Soccer players from Fukushima academy vow to give back in Paris

Eight players who trained at JFA Academy Fukushima have been selected for the men's and women's squads representing Japan in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

French maritime police patrol the waters of the River Seine in Paris on Thursday.

OLYMPICS

Jul 21, 2024

Paris Olympics preparations hit the home stretch

Police with sniffer dogs checked the 6-kilometer route along the Seine ahead of the opening ceremony on the river.

Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.

OLYMPICS / Gymnastics

Jul 19, 2024

Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking

By Kanako Takahara

The decision to have Miyata leave the team appeared to strike some observers as being overly harsh.

Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

OLYMPICS / Shooting

Jul 19, 2024

‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target

By Mai Yoshikawa

In a country with strict anti-gun laws, 20-year-old university student and rifle shooter Misaki Nobata is not your typical Olympian.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.

As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals

By Alex K.T. Martin

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