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American Noah Lyles competes in the men's 200-meter semifinals at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 18, 2025
Noah Lyles makes statement ahead of 200-meter final at world championships
Lyles ran a 19.51 in the semifinals.
Noah Lyles does a Kamehameha pose from the the anime "Dragon Ball" after the men's 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships.
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Sep 15, 2025
World's fastest anime fans Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson display fandom in Tokyo
American superstar Lyles is track and field's most popular anime fan.
Jamaica's Oblique Seville celebrates winning the men's 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 14, 2025
Seville and Thompson seal Jamaican 1-2 over Lyles in 100-meter final
Seville won the men’s 100-meter crown in a personal-best time of 9.77 seconds in front of a roaring Tokyo crowd of over 60,000, including Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
Defending champion javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi is likely to be the center of attention for Japanese fans during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 12, 2025
10 stars to look out for at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
The world championships are back in Tokyo for the first time since 1991.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the 100-meter final at the world championships in Budapest on Aug. 20, 2023.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 11, 2025
Usain Bolt backs Jamaicans to knock Noah Lyles off 100-meter throne
Bolt is also confident that his 100-meter world record of 9.58 seconds, set at the 2009 Berlin worlds, is not going to be challenged any time soon.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning the men's 200-meter final at the Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 29, 2025
Noah Lyles makes statement with win in 200 ahead of world championships
Lyles became the first track athlete to win six Diamond League Final titles.
Britain's Keely Hodgkinson after winning the women's 800m final in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 21, 2025
Seville leaves Lyles trailing in Lausanne as Hodgkinson wins again
Seville stormed to victory over Lyles in London last month, and it was almost a carbon copy performance in Switzerland.
Kishane Thompson (right) in action against Noah Lyles (left) and Kenneth Bednarek (center) during the Diamond League men's 100m final at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 19, 2025
Thompson out of sprint showdown with Lyles in Lausanne
Thompson won the much-anticipated rematch with Noah Lyles at Saturday's Diamond League meeting in Silesia.
Jamaica's Kishane Thompson (left) crosses the line to win the men's 100 meter final at the Silesia Diamond League meet in Chorzow, Poland, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 17, 2025
Thompson beats Lyles in Olympic final rematch in Silesia
Thompson blasted out of the blocks and never looked like being beaten while posting a time of 9.87 seconds, while Lyles ran strongly at the end.
Noah Lyles (left) defeats Kenny Bednarek to win the 200-meter final at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 4, 2025
Noah Lyles' win over rival Kenny Bednarek in 200 ends with staredown and shove
Lyles, the reigning Olympic 100-meter champion, will attempt to defend both his 100 and 200 crowns at the world championships in Japan.
Matthew Schaefer is selected by the New York Islanders as the first overall pick of the 2025 NHL draft on Friday in Los Angeles.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jun 28, 2025
Matthew Schaefer goes No. 1 to Islanders in NHL draft
Schaefer, who will turn 18 on Sept. 5, played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the past two seasons.
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles mimics a "Kamehameha,” an energy-blast attack from the anime "Dragon Ball Z,” after winning the men's 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4.
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Sep 10, 2024
Athletes go Super Saiyan for anime
Although outsiders often consider anime a niche interest, it is a touchstone for younger generations, including athletes.
American Noah Lyles after taking bronze in the men's 200-meter final on Thursday. It was later revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 9, 2024
U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles says his Paris run is over after getting COVID-19
Lyles tested positive on Tuesday, officials said, two days after he won the 100-meter final.
Botswana's Letsile Tebogo displays his shoe, with the birthdate of his late mother written on the side, after he won the men's 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 9, 2024
Letsile Tebogo delivers Olympic glory for Africa and late mother
Tebogo became the first African to win the event when he ran 19.46 seconds to beat Americans Kenny Bednarek and a COVID-hit Noah Lyles.
Noah Lyles celebrates after winning gold in the men's 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 5, 2024
Showman Noah Lyles wins 100-meter gold by five thousandths of a second
Lyles had believed he had left it too late to catch the powerful Kishane Thompson, but he was soon confirmed as the winner in a personal best of 9.79 seconds.
Sha'Carri Richardson wins the 100 meter sprint at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 23, 2024
Sha'Carri Richardson earns Olympic redemption with 100 meter win at U.S. trials
The world champion wrested the lead midway through the race and accelerated through the final meters to finish in a world-leading 10.71 seconds.
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas
OLYMPICS / Athletics
May 5, 2024
U.S., Italy and Japan among 4x100 meter teams to qualify for Paris Olympic relays
Reigning Olympic 100 m gold medalist Marcell Jacobs helped Italy qualify for the 4x100 relays at the Paris Olympics.
Gold medalist Noah Lyles of the U.S. celebrates after the men's 200m final at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Aug. 25.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Dec 12, 2023
Lyles and Kipyegon named track athletes of the year
Lyles was recognized for the three gold medals he won at the world championships in Budapest.
Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 200m final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2023
Sprint king Lyles draws NBA players' ire over 'world champion' claims
Lyles said he is offended when teams declare themselves "world champions" for winning an NBA crown.
Noah Lyles of the U.S. celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's 4x100m final at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Saturday.
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Aug 28, 2023
Noah Lyles takes tentative steps into Usain Bolt's big shoes
The question now is whether Lyles will be able to continue his fine form into next year's Paris Olympics.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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