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Yoshiyuki Ogata leads Japanese sweep of overall bouldering podium
"I'm able to overcome difficult problems on the rock. My bouldering skills are improving so I want to work on my lead climbing skills next."
Yoshiyuki Ogata leads Japanese sweep of overall bouldering podium
"I'm able to overcome difficult problems on the rock. My bouldering skills are improving so I want to work on my lead climbing skills next."
Sport climbing stars Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki announce marriage
Sport climbers Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki have tied the knot, the pair announced in respective Instagram posts Saturday. Noguchi won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's event this summer in her final appearance as a professional climber, while Narasaki could only manage fourth ...
Kokoro Fujii finishes ahead of reigning champ Tomoya Narasaki to win bouldering world title
"Fujii put in an outstanding performance, making a great start toward the Paris Olympics," Japan head coach Hiroshi Yasui said.
What to watch on Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics
The first medals for sport climbing are ready to be handed out while karate makes its long-awaited Olympic debut as Tokyo 2020 moves into the final homestretch.
Sport climbing makes Olympic debut at Tokyo Games
Sport climbing has seen a big boost in popularity in both its competitive and recreational forms and could get another boost from being included in the Olympics.
Tomoa Narasaki raring to scale Olympic walls in sport-climbing debut
The climber, who has never hidden his desire to become the sport's first Olympic gold medalist, remains the favorite in Tokyo after continuing to refine his techniques this year.
Will Japan’s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.
Japan has won nine golds in judo so far, the most by a single nation at an Olympics. Japan set the previous mark of eight in 2004.
Who to watch in three sports making their Olympic debut
A primer on the faces to keep an eye out for in skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing.
Olympic delay sends world champ Tomoa Narasaki back to drawing board
Tomoa Narasaki was expected to be among the favorites at the Olympics this summer
Japanese athletes react to Olympic postponement
Some of Japan’s top athletes have expressed mixed feelings following Tuesday’s announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee had agreed to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for “about a year” amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Veteran female sport climber Akiyo ...
Forecasting Japan's top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games
Japan's Olympians intend to take the nation by storm with their best-ever results at the 2020 Tokyo Games this summer. The Japanese Olympic Committee has hammered out a goal of 30 gold medals, nearly doubling its previous record, at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza. The ...
Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics
Tomoa Narasaki entered the world championships vowing to not only shoot for an Olympic berth but for the gold medal as well. In the end, he proved to be a man of his word. Narasaki captured his first men's combined event gold medal at the IFSC ...