Summer Olympics Jul 23, 2021
You read it here first (maybe): Who will light the Olympic cauldron
by Victor Mather
Some surprising names have been mentioned as leading candidates to perform one of the highest honors in sport.
Summer Olympics Jul 17, 2021
by Matthew Hernon
Looking back at some of Japan’s most memorable moments at the games since the country's 1912 debut in Stockholm.
More Sports Nov 30, 2019
Four-time reigning Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho has not entered next month's national championships, ending her bid for a fifth consecutive gold medal, the Japan Wrestling Federation revealed Saturday. The 35-year-old Icho, who was unable to secure a spot in the women's 57-kg division for ...
More Sports Sep 18, 2019
Wrestlers Risako Kawai, Hiroe Minagawa punch tickets for 2020 Tokyo Games; Kaori Icho eliminated
Risako Kawai booked her spot in next year's Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday along with compatriot Hiroe Minagawa as both advanced to the finals of their weight classes at the world wrestling championships in the capital city of Kazakhstan. The 24-year-old Kawai, who defeated four-time Olympic ...
More Sports Jul 6, 2019
Wrestling icon Kaori Icho's bid for fifth Olympic title hits wall
Four-time defending Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho's bid for a fifth title took a severe hit on Saturday, when the 35-year-old failed to qualify for September's World Wrestling Championships. Icho lost her 57-kg qualification playoff against Rio de Janeiro Olympic 63-kg champ Risako Kawai, who ...
More Sports Jun 16, 2019
Kaori Icho's 2020 Olympic bid hits roadblock after national final loss
Japan's four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho was defeated at the national invitational championships on Sunday and will have to prevail in a playoff in July to secure a spot at this year's world championships, which double as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo ...
More Sports Apr 26, 2019
Kaori Icho wrapped up her first international tournament since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday with a women's 57-kg weight class bronze medal in the Asian Championships. The 34-year-old became the first Japanese woman to fail to reach her final, when she lost ...
More Sports Mar 11, 2019
Kaori Icho set to make return to international competition in April
Four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho will represent Japan at April's Asian Championships in her first international competition since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Japan Wrestling Federation said Monday. Icho, who is aiming to win her fifth straight Olympic gold medal at the ...
More Sports Dec 23, 2018
Kaori Icho flashes old form to win rematch against Risako Kawai
Four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho took a step toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, winning her rematch against fellow Rio Olympic champion Risako Kawai at the national wrestling championships. Icho, who declared for the first time on Saturday that she would attempt to compete ...
More Sports Dec 22, 2018
Risako Kawai upsets Kaori Icho in first round at national championships
Four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho overcame a loss to Rio de Janeiro Summer Games gold medalist Risako Kawai at the national wrestling championships on Saturday and declared she is now gunning to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Icho and Kawai's group-stage match was the ...
More Sports Oct 14, 2018
Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho victorious in return to the mat
Four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho on Sunday won her first competition since returning from a two-year break after winning gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Icho won three bouts for her victory in the women's 57-kilogram division at the All Japan Women's ...
More Sports Sep 22, 2018
Former wrestling official Kazuhito Sakae files defamation suit against Kaori Icho's coach
Kazuhito Sakae, the prominent wrestling coach who came under fire for harassing four-time Olympic champion Kaori Icho, has filed a defamation suit against another coach believed to have first made the allegations, Sakae's lawyer said Saturday. Sakae, who brought the case to the Nagoya District ...