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ASIAN GAMES

Freestyle wrestler Akari Fujinami earned one of Japan's 52 gold medals during this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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Oct 9, 2023
JOC focuses on silver lining after Japan's Asian Games performance
Japan's total medal count stood at 188, the first time it did not reach 200 since collecting 189 at the 2002 meet in Busan, South Korea.
Japan's athletes participate in the closing ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday.
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Oct 9, 2023
Asian Games come to close in Hangzhou
Medals were contested across 40 disciplines, including non-Olympic ones such as kabaddi, sepaktakraw and the Go board game.
Japan's women's volleyball team celebrates its silver medal during the podium ceremony at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 8, 2023
Japan looks to youth at Paris Olympics after mixed Asian Games
Japan is looking to its young talent to impress at next year's Paris Olympics after finishing a distant second in the Asian Games medals table to host China.
North Korea's flag has been raised at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which concluded on Sunday, in contravention to sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Oct 8, 2023
North Korea to let doping officials back in for testing
WADA declared North Korea's national anti-doping body "non-compliant" in 2021 because it was unable to get its testers into the country.
Shigeyuki "Shigekix" Nakarai competes in the final of the Asian Games men's breakdancing competition in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
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Oct 8, 2023
'Shigekix' Nakarai dances to Asian Games breaking gold and Olympic spot
Japan's women stood second and third on the women's podium as the sport prepares for its Summer Games debut next year.
Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura (fourth from left), Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita (fourth from right) and Raja Randhir Singh (third from right), acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia, participate in a reception promoting the 2026 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
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Oct 8, 2023
Co-hosts Aichi and Nagoya vow to stage inspiring Asian Games in 2026
The 2026 Asian Games will be Japan's third, following the 1958 meet in Tokyo and the 1994 meet in Hiroshima.
Japan's women's soccer team celebrates its Asian Games gold medal after defeating North Korea in Hangzhou, China, on Friday.
SOCCER
Oct 8, 2023
Women's soccer gold bodes well for future of Nadeshiko Japan
In six matches in Hangzhou, Japan scored 39 goals, including a dismantling of a host team featuring 10 players from this summer's Women's World Cup.
Japan's Yoshino Nakashima scores a goal during the team's victory over North Korea on Friday in the gold medal match at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
SOCCER
Oct 7, 2023
Team Japan defies crowd to top North Korea for Asian Games soccer gold
The crowd in the Chinese city of Hangzhou was overwhelmingly in North Korea's favor and booed the Japanese players when they went on the attack.
Akari Fujinami celebrates with her medal after winning the women's 53-kg freestyle wrestling final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday.
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Oct 6, 2023
Akari Fujinami takes gold at Asian Games to extend win streak to 130
Two other Japanese women, Tsugumi Sakurai and Remina Yoshimoto, also picked up gold in hard-fought finals at Lin'an Sports Culture and Exhibition Centre.
Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra (center), silver medalist Kishore Kumar Jena (left) and Roderick Genki Dean, who took bronze, pose after the men's javelin throw final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
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Oct 5, 2023
Japan earns three bronze medals in athletics at Asian Games
Dean, who hopes to make his first Olympic appearance since the 2012 London Games, just missed his season's best in the javelin throw.
Ririka Hironaka celebrates after taking silver in the women's 5,000-meter final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday.
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Oct 4, 2023
Ririka Hironaka and 4x100 relay team take disappointing silvers
Hironaka appeared on course for victory before the final twist in the women's 5,000 meters.
Squash officials have attempted to make the sport more accessible to viewers in a push for Olympic recognition.
OLYMPICS
Oct 3, 2023
Squash desperate to end 'very weird' Olympic exile in 2028
Squash is one of nine sports vying for a place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, along with the likes of cricket, lacrosse and motorsports.
North Korea's Kim Il Gyong competes in the women's weightlifting 59-kg division at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday.
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Oct 3, 2023
North Korean weightlifters continue Asian Games domination
The performances of the North Koreans on Monday, which included another world record and two golds, shocked some of their competitors in Hangzhou.
South Korea's Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin embrace North Korea's Cha Su Yong and Pak Su Gyong after winning the table tennis women's doubles final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday.
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Oct 3, 2023
North and South Korea meet for gold in table tennis women's doubles
The women's doubles final was not only between players from the two Koreas, but also without representation from table tennis powerhouse China.
North Korea's Kim Kyong Sok (center) reacts after the men's quarterfinal football match between North Korea and Japan at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Oct 2, 2023
North Korean soccer players clash with referee after loss to Japan
North Korea captain Jang Kuk Chol and teammate Kim Kyong Sok remonstrated heatedly with referee Rustam Lutfullin.
Saki Baba carded a 5-over 77 on Sunday to register a 6-under 282 finish at the Asian Games women's singles golf tournament in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday.
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Oct 1, 2023
Rising golf star Saki Baba 11th in failed Asian Games medal bid
Baba struggled to cope with tough pin positions and fast greens in a round that included three birdies, six bogeys and one double bogey.
North Korea's Ri Song Gum salutes during the podium ceremony after winning the women's 49-kg final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
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Oct 1, 2023
North Korean sets weightlifting world record after four-year absence
North Korean weightlifters have not taken part in international competition since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japanese athletes at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, have been able to unwind in a relaxation room arranged by the Japanese Olympic Committee.
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Oct 1, 2023
Japan's Olympic body working on athletes' mental care
The manga cafe-style relaxation room was the first of its kind for Japan at an international multisport event, according to the JOC.
Yosuke Watanuki returns a ball to Zhang Zhizhen during the men's tennis final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
TENNIS
Oct 1, 2023
Yosuke Watanuki misses out on men's tennis gold and Paris 2024 spot
Home favorite Zhang Zhizhen fought back from a 4-1 deficit in the first set and never looked back at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.
Zheng Qinwen poses on the podium after winning the women's final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Friday.
TENNIS
Sep 29, 2023
Zheng Qinwen captures title at Asian Games
China's brightest young tennis star, battled through the Hangzhou heat to outlast teammate Zhu Lin and seal the title 6-2, 6-4.

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