Japan sprinters return from Europe with renewed focus, passion to improve
Japan set a lofty goal of capturing the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As has been repeatedly said, raising individual skills is the biggest key to achieving that feat. And working diligently in Japan and overseas is a ...
Japan finishes second behind Great Britain in men's 4x100 relay at Diamond League London
Japan placed second behind Great Britain in the men's 4x100-meter relay on Sunday, the final day of action at the IAAF Diamond League event in London. The team of Yuki Koike, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge clocked 38.09 seconds, 0.48 behind the world ...
Japan men's 4x100 relay team working hard to claim gold at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese men's 4x100-meter relay team is absolutely serious about shooting for the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team has had success at global tournaments in recent years thanks to its exceptional teamwork. But the sprinters and their coaching staff acknowledge that ...
JAAF recognizes top athletes at annual awards banquet
Post-Olympic years are usually considered down years. But it wasn't necessarily the case for Japan's track and field scene, which was highlighted by some notable feats and accomplishments in 2017. And the country's elite athletes were rewarded for their hard work throughout the year at ...
Japan sprinters hungry for greater success
Another medal-earning feat by the Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London was certainly an encouraging sign, and now it hopes to achieve its ultimate goal: winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. That, of course, will ...
Relay team proud of 4x100 bronze
The Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team stunned the world when it captured the silver medal at last summer's Rio Olympics. But the team's latest success provides momentum toward the 2020 Tokyo Games. The Japan track and field team for the recent world championships in London returned ...
Japan won its first medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at a world athletics championships, finishing third after Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt, running the anchor leg for his nation, hurt his leg shortly after taking the baton and could not finish the race Saturday. Shuhei ...
Sani Brown sprints to head of class
The 10-second barrier has been unbreakable for Japanese sprinters in the 100 meters, Koji Ito coming the closest in 1998 when he ran it in 10 seconds flat. But Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, the 18-year-old half-Ghanaian prodigy, is giving Japan hope the wall may finally ...
Olympic silver medal-winning relay team picks up Athlete of the Year award
The team of Aska Cambridge, Yoshihide Kiryu, Ryota Yamagata and Shota Iizuka, which stunned the world by capturing the silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, received the Athlete of the Year award at the annual Athletic ...
Silver-winning 4x100 relay team looks to future with confidence
Wearing the official Japanese Olympic team uniform, a pinstriped sports coat and gray pants, and with silver medals hanging from their necks, the Japanese 4x100-meter relay team gave an impromptu demonstration of their baton-passing skills for a curious crowd of onlookers. They swung their ...
Track legend Bolt, other sprint stars praise Japan relay foursome's teamwork, dedication
Three-time triple Olympic gold medal-winner Usain Bolt insists he was not surprised by Japan's performance in claiming silver in the 4x100-meter relay at the Rio Games on Friday. Japan stunned the world and almost ruined Bolt's bid for a clean sweep of sprinting golds for ...
Fukushima breaks 200-meter national record to complete sprint double
Chisato Fukushima's stellar national athletics championships continued in Nagoya on Sunday with the sprint star setting a new national record in adding the 200-meter crown to the 100-meter title she won less than 24 hours earlier. Fukushima again dominated her competitors at the 100th edition ...
