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2012 LONDON

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Oct 25, 2022
Russian hurdler Natalya Antyukh could lose London gold over doping
Antyukh won the title at the London Games in August 2012, beating American Lashinda Demus, who will be upgraded to the gold if the International Olympic Committee acts on the AIU ruling.
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Feb 19, 2020
U.S. track great DeeDee Trotter motivates junior high school students
Olympic gold medalist DeeDee Trotter has enough energy to warm up a room. Even a chilly gymnasium in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2019
Talent, not testosterone, powers intersex athletes, scientists say
Talent, not testosterone, is behind the success of intersex athletes such as Olympic champion Caster Semenya, scientists said on Wednesday, stepping into a toxic battle of the sexes over fairness in sport.
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Feb 7, 2019
Retired Olympic champ Kaori Matsumoto to pursue dream of opening ice cream shop
Two-time Olympic medalist Kaori Matsumoto said Thursday she has put her judo days behind her and is looking forward to kick-starting a new career at an ice cream shop.
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Feb 2, 2019
London Olympic gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto to retire
Kaori Matsumoto will close the curtain on her competitive career, a source close to the 31-year-old said Saturday.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 20, 2017
Let's discuss the Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad
Japan's celebration of culture leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will 'deliver something inspiring for the people of Japan and the whole world,' says the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Director.
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Oct 11, 2016
Former judo world champion Asami announces retirement
Judoka Haruna Asami, a two-time world champion in the women's 48-kg division, drew the curtain on her career, it was announced Tuesday.
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Oct 4, 2016
Swimmer Hoshi confirms retirement
Double Olympic medalist Natsumi Hoshi, who won the bronze in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Games and the Rio Olympics in August, said Tuesday she is retiring from competition.
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Oct 1, 2016
Hoshi poised to retire: source
Swimmer Natsumi Hoshi, who won bronze medals in the women's 200-meter butterfly at both the 2012 London Olympics and this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games, is set to retire, a source said Friday.
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Aug 21, 2016
Russian shot putter Kolodko stripped of London silver
For the third time in a week, Russia was stripped of a track-and-field medal Saturday after another athlete tested positive in a reanalysis of doping samples from previous Olympics.
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Jul 22, 2016
IOC announces 45 failed doping retests from Beijing, London
Forty-five athletes have failed doping tests after their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games were reanalyzed, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
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Jul 5, 2016
After bronze-medal performance in London, Japan women's volleyball team has higher aspirations for Rio
The Japan women's national volleyball team earned the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. But it looks to win a better-colored medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games next month.
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Apr 9, 2016
Table tennis standout Hirano drops final match of distinguished career
Five-time national table tennis champion Sayaka Hirano brought down the curtain on her career Saturday after she was defeated in her first women's singles match at the Japan Table Tennis League Big Tournament.
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Mar 23, 2016
London judo silver medalist Hiraoka retires
Hiroaki Hiraoka, the men's 60-kg silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, announced his retirement as an active judoka on Wednesday.
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Jan 12, 2016
London bronze medalist Nishiyama ends career
Judoka Masashi Nishiyama, who won a bronze medal in the men's 90-kg division at the 2012 London Olympics, will retire, his corporate sponsor announced Tuesday.
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Jan 22, 2015
London Olympic wrestling champion Yonemitsu to retire
Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, who won a gold medal at the London Olympics in the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling, will retire from competition, he announced Thursday.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
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