With new name and mission, Japan Sport Association seeks greater public participation in sports
The Japan Sports Association is modifying its organizational name beginning with the start of the new fiscal year on Sunday. Well, in English, the change is tiny. It will now be called the Japan Sport Association, with "Sport" as a singular noun (the abbreviation becomes ...
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 ...
London Olympic silver medalist weightlifter Hiromi Miyake won the women's 48-kg bronze medal at the world championships on Saturday. The 30-year-old Miyake snatched 85 kg and lifted 108 in the clean and jerk to secure her hardware with a total of 193 kg to take ...
