Murata Wins Gold In Men’s Middleweight Boxing
LONDON (Nikkei)–Japan’s Ryota Murata won the gold medal in the Middleweight division of men’s boxing at the London Olympics on Saturday.
View ArticleJapan Ends London Games With Record 38 Medals
LONDON (Nikkei)–The closing ceremony of the London Olympics was held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, bringing an end to the 17-day sports festival.
View ArticleOlympic Medalists Parade In Ginza
TOKYO (Nikkei)–Japan’s medalists at the London Olympics participated in a parade in Tokyo’s Ginza district Monday morning.
View ArticleOlympians cheered by 500,000
Some 500,000 people line the streets of Tokyo’s Ginza district as Japan holds its first Olympic parade to celebrate the team’s 38-medal haul — the nation’s largest in a single Olympics.
View Article2012 London Paralympics Concludes, Japan Wins 16 Medals
LONDON (Kyodo)–The 2012 Summer Paralympics Games concluded Sunday evening in London, the birthplace of organized sporting competition for disabled athletes.
View ArticleCity upstarts looking to upset Real aristocrats
Upstart nouveau riche Manchester City will attempt to rattle aristocratic nine-times winners Real Madrid when they play their Champions League Group D opener at Real’s Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday.
View ArticleVote to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympics shocks Japan
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games knocked the wind out of wrestling powerhouse Japan, shocking athletes and sports officials. The severe blow could...
View ArticleTaiwan snubs Philippines for basketball tournament
The Philippines will sit out an international basketball tournament in July after a decision by a sports association in Taiwan deferring the Southeast Asian nation’s team from the court. The Chinese...
View ArticleRape claims shock Malaysian sports fans
Three handball players were allegedly involved in the gang rape of a 19-year-old woman at the Malaysia Games, an incident that shocked the country’s sports community. The woman said she was repeatedly...
View ArticleJapan slams South Korean soccer fans for political stunt
South Korean soccer supporters turned an otherwise adrenaline-charged match with Japan into a political flashpoint when they hoisting patriotic banners that hit a sensitive spot. Dozens of South Korean...
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