The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks skipper, who has guided his club to five Japan Series titles since 2015, is not expected to remain in charge in 2022.
The third-year pro leads the Japanese professional women's tour with eight victories this season.
The host nation earned three marathon medals, with Misato Michishita winning the women's T12 race, while Daiki Kajiwara, Sarina Satomi and Yuma Yamazaki collected badminton golds.
The 36-year-old pulled away from the pack at the 30-km mark and never looked back.
Kenyans look to be the favorites, but Japanese runners are hoping for a surprise in Hokkaido.
“I have to push my limit every day. My strength was to be able to do that every day during my career.” ーTakahashi, the 2000 Sydney...
Sapporo is hosting the Olympic marathons and walking races. The city is no stranger to the Olympics. In 1972 it staged the first Winter Games in...
Four sports ー gymnastics, judo, swimming and wrestling ー have provided the vast majority of the nation’s top-three finishes in Olympic competitions.
"He continues to provide ah-ha, wow moments. He doesn't care who's defending him, he's going to do what Rui does."ーDave Johnson, longtime radio voice of the...
The 25-year-old Ehime Prefecture native completed the race in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 56 seconds. He shattered his previous personal-best time by more than 5 minutes.
TOKYO — Residents in Japan are given another opportunity to enter a lottery for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tickets, the organizers announced on the official website. ...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is poised to move the 2020 Summer Olympic marathon and race walking events from Tokyo to Sapporo on Japan’s northern...
