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Gymnastics officials handed suspension over alleged harassment
Japan's gymnastics governing body on Monday handed two senior officials a temporary suspension over their alleged harassment of an Olympic gymnast. The Japan Gymnastics Association said Chieko Tsukahara and her husband Mitsuo will be suspended from their duties until an independent committee finishes investigating the ...
Japan Gymnastics Association officials deny harassment claims made by Sae Miyakawa
Two senior officials of the Japan Gymnastics Association denied on Friday a harassment allegation made by an Olympic gymnast but admitted some of their words and actions may have been inappropriate. "We have never uttered threatening words to Miyakawa," Chieko Tsukahara and her husband Mitsuo ...
Athens Olympic gold medalist Naoya Tsukahara announced his retirement on Wednesday, saying he leaves gymnastics with no regrets. The 38-year-old Tsukahara, who won a team gold for Japan in 2004, said he hopes to become the best coach in the world. "I was feeling my limits ...
Mitsuo Tsukahara, a gymnast who won multiple Olympic gold medals, said Wednesday he intends to run in the Upper House election this summer as a proportional representation candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party. Tsukahara, 65, conveyed his intention to Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ...
