Retired table tennis star Ai Fukuhara announced Wednesday she is pregnant and expecting her second child next spring. "I have been blessed with a second child," the 30-year-old Fukuhara said on her official blog, adding she wants to contribute to the future of children, as ...
On the announcement of her retirement, four-time table tennis Olympian Ai Fukuhara said that by paving the way for Japan's new generation of stars, she is leaving the sport in good hands. Despite never tasting the ultimate success at the Olympics or worlds, Fukuhara has ...
Ai Fukuhara decided it was right time to step away
There were no traits of a crying baby. Instead of shedding tears, which was her trademark in childhood, Ai Fukuhara kept smiling and repeated the words of appreciation as the 29-year-old table tennis icon spoke to the media on Tuesday, two days after announcing ...
Ai Fukuhara, a four-time Olympian in women's table tennis for Japan, announced on her blog Sunday that she is retiring from competition. One of Japan's most popular athletes, Fukuhara rose to fame as a child prodigy. She competed at the Olympics from 2004 to 2016, ...
Ai Fukuhara, Tomokazu Harimoto to take part in Olympic Day table tennis friendly
Ai Fukuhara and Tomokazu Harimoto will take part in a mixed table tennis friendly later this month to promote dialogue between North and South Korea and their neighboring countries, the IOC announced Thursday. Fukuhara, who won team silver at the 2012 London Games, and Harimoto, ...
Ai Fukuhara gave birth to a baby girl Friday, the first-time mom announced on her official website. "I honestly still can't believe that I'm now a mother," Fukuhara, 28, posted, adding that the newborn weighed in at 2,995 grams. "I'm so glad the birth went ...
Women's table tennis icon Ai Fukuhara said Thursday she is pregnant and expecting this fall. "We're really pleased that a small life has come to us," the 28-year-old four-time Olympian, who married Taiwanese table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh last September, wrote on her blog. "I believe ...
Olympic table tennis player Ai Fukuhara, who held her wedding ceremony in Taipei earlier this month, says she will put family first before her sport. Fukuhara, 28, told Taiwan's Apple Daily in an interview published on Wednesday that she felt for the first time that ...
Katakami preps teams for media
Credit the B. League for making an earnest effort to raise the professional reputation of men's basketball in Japan. Elevating the sport is not just about having the former NBL, NBDL and bj-league teams under one umbrella. Little things that may go unnoticed to the ...
Women's table tennis team bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara is among the three Japanese athletes who were targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents, a cyber hacker group said Monday. The World Anti-Doping Agency admitted the same day the hacking organization calling itself "Fancy ...
Table tennis star Fukuhara announces marriage to Taiwanese player
Double Olympic medalist Ai Fukuhara on Wednesday announced her marriage to fellow table tennis Olympian Chiang Hung-chieh, who is Taiwanese. "He's always there to listen and gives me his undivided attention no matter what state I'm in," said Fukuhara, 27, who appeared at a news ...
Rio Games bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara, who is a national icon of Japan, has tied the knot with her Taiwanese boyfriend Chiang Hung-chieh, who is also an Olympic table tennis player, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. Fukuhara had told people close to her ...
