More Sports Sep 20, 2021
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.
Summer Olympics Aug 5, 2021
What to watch on Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics
by Joel Tansey
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.
Summer Olympics / Sport climbing Aug 3, 2021
Sport climbing makes Olympic debut at Tokyo Games
by Jason Coskrey
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.
Summer Olympics / Sport climbing Aug 2, 2021
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.
Summer Olympics Jul 31, 2021
Will Japan’s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.
by Jason Coskrey
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.
Summer Olympics | Faces of Tokyo 2020 Jul 24, 2021
Who to watch in three sports making their Olympic debut
by Jason Coskrey
A primer on the faces to keep an eye out for in skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing.
Summer Olympics / Sport climbing Apr 18, 2020
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
Olympics Mar 25, 2020
Japanese athletes react to Olympic postponement
by Kaz Nagatsuka
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 ...
Olympics | New Year's Special Dec 31, 2019
Forecasting Japan's top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games
by Kaz Nagatsuka
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 ...
Summer Olympics / Sport climbing Aug 21, 2019
Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics
by Kaz Nagatsuka
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 ...
Summer Olympics / Sport climbing Aug 10, 2019
Top climbers seeking to use world championships in Hachioji as springboard to 2020 Games
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Japanese climbers are fired up to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the IFSC Climbing World Championships, which kicks off on home soil on Sunday. The event will be held at Esforta Arena Hachioji, which is located on the outskirts of the Japanese capital, ...
More Sports Jun 9, 2019
Tomoa Narasaki earns second overall World Cup bouldering title
Tomoa Narasaki finished runner-up at the final bouldering World Cup event of the season on Saturday to earn his second overall title in three years. Narasaki, the 2016 overall and world champion, placed second behind compatriot Yoshiyuki Ogata in the final in Vail, Colorado. Ogata ...