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MAI MURAKAMI

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Nov 9, 2021
Olympic medalist Mai Murakami grateful upon retirement
The 25-year-old, who claimed the bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Tokyo Olympics, hopes to raise the next generation of gymnasts as a coach at Nippon Sport Science University.
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Oct 25, 2021
Retiring Mai Murakami ends career with gold at world championships
A teen and a veteran both won gold for Japan on the final day of the world artistic gymnastics championships, whileu00a0'King Kohei' Uchimura failed to make the podium.
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Oct 20, 2021
Mai Murakami headlines Japanese women's finalists at worlds
The 25-year-old Murakami qualified for the finals in the floor exercise, where she finished first, along with the balance beam.
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Oct 19, 2021
Mai Murakami tops floor preliminaries at worlds
The 25-year-old, who became the first Japanese female gymnast to medal in an individual event at the Olympics, has said the event will be her final career appearance.
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Aug 4, 2021
Japan's new gymnastics star Daiki Hashimoto already focused on Paris 2024
The university student improved during the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games, and booked his Olympic ticket after winning both the national championships and NHK Cup this spring.
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Apr 18, 2021
Mai Murakami defends Japan all-around gymnastics title
Mai Murakami, the first Japanese woman to win a world gymnastics all-around silver medal, defended her national title on Saturday and took a step toward qualifying for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
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Aug 30, 2019
Mai Murakami to retire after 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Mai Murakami, the first Japanese woman to earn an all-around silver medal at a world championships, revealed Thursday she will retire from competition after next year's Tokyo Olympics.
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Mar 3, 2019
Mai Murakami finishes third at American Cup
Mai Murakami finished third on Saturday in the women's all-around competition at the American Cup, a tournament on the FIG World Cup series.
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Nov 4, 2018
Horizontal bar silver for Kohei Uchimura at worlds
Kohei Uchimura missed out on the men's horizontal bar gold Saturday as Japan finished without any individual apparatus titles at the artistic gymnastics world championships.
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Oct 31, 2018
Female gymnasts fall short of 2020 berth
Japan finished sixth in the women's all-around team event at the world artistic gymnastics championships on Tuesday, failing to clinch a berth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Jul 1, 2018
Olympic gold medalist gymnast Yusuke Tanaka qualifies for worlds
Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medalist Yusuke Tanaka defended his men's parallel bars title on Sunday at Japan's apparatus national championships and qualified for this autumn's world championships in Doha.
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May 19, 2018
Mai Murakami defends NHK Cup title
Mai Murakami put herself in pole position for a spot at this year's world championships on Saturday, when she won the women's NHK Cup overall competition for the second straight year.
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Apr 29, 2018
Kakeru Tanigawa halts Kohei Uchimura's 10-year reign as national all-around gymnastics champion
Kohei Uchimura failed to win his 11th straight national championship on Sunday, finishing third behind teenager Kakeru Tanigawa.
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Dec 28, 2017
The top sports stories of 2017
The Japan Times newsroom selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2017.
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Dec 10, 2017
Kenzo Shirai grabs vault title for second gold medal of meet
Kenzo Shirai won the men's vault at the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition on Sunday, adding to the floor title he won the previous day.
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Oct 9, 2017
Mai Murakami makes history with gold medal at worlds; Kenzo Shirai wins vault title
Mai Murakami became the first Japanese woman to win the floor exercise at the artistic gymnastics world championships on Sunday, while compatriot Kenzo Shirai captured his second title of the meet in the men's vault.
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Oct 7, 2017
Mai Murakami finishes fourth in women's all-around final at world championships
Mai Murakami narrowly missed out on a medal at the world championships on Friday, finishing fourth in the women's all-around final.
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May 20, 2017
Murakami wins first NHK Cup all-around title to book spot at worlds
Mai Murakami won the individual all-around title at the NHK Cup for the first time on Saturday, booking her spot at the world championships in October in Montreal.
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Apr 7, 2017
Uchimura finishes fourth in qualification round at nationals
Kohei Uchimura placed fourth in the men's qualification round of the national individual all-around gymnastics championships Friday, when the nine-time reigning champion returned to action after capturing two gold medals at the Rio Olympics.
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Aug 8, 2016
Japanese women advance to gymnastics team final
Japan's five top female gymnasts advanced to the team final with a seventh-place finish in the qualification round at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, while Mai Murakami and Asuka Teramoto secured spots in the individual all-around final.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
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Latest Biden chip deal highlights U.S. semiconductor successes
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a preliminary agreement with Intel for a major CHIPS and Science Act award, during a visit to the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona, on March 20.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
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