Murao was bidding to become the first Japanese to claim the Olympic title in...
Jim Armstrong
Jim Armstrong is a veteran sportswriter with over 20 years’ experience of covering sports in Japan and overseas for The Associated Press. His work has appeared in major publications in North America and Europe. During his career, he has covered the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup and the IAAF World Championships.
Ikeda was in contention for a medal late in the Olympic 20-km race walk,...
Okayama Prefecture native Shinnosuke Oka was a surprise winner after compatriot and defending all-around...
A native of Nagasaki, 30-year-old Takanori Nagase became the first Olympian to repeat as...
US star Simone Biles turned in a performance that confirmed her status as...
The two-time world champion fell to South Korean 16th-seeded opponent Sebin Choi, ending her...
In the sport that made its debut at the Tokyo Games, 25-year-old Yuto Horigome...
The Tokyo 2020 men's all-around gymnastics gold medalist recovered from a shaky start to...
The Mongolian grappler needed an extra bout to beat the determined rank-and-filer at the...
The Mongolian-born grand champion has a two-win cushion over a trio of sumo wrestlers...
The ex-ozeki relied on experience to shove out the newly promoted sekiwake, who couldn't...
The native of Ishikawa Prefecture looks for back-to-back championships as he debuts at sumo's...
