The 14-year-old from Shizuoka Prefecture became the sport’s youngest Olympic gold medalist, winning the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final at the Barcelona Games.
Anzai spent 15 seasons with the club as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He said the B.League team needs new leadership.
Oketani’s dynamic coaching repertoire fuses old-school strategies with modern-day tactics. He’s positioned the Golden Kings for a run at a B. League title.
Returning Japanese standout athletes from four years ago spark optimism for an even better showing at the Beijing Olympics.
All three teams are looking for better results in 2022 after disappointing seasons this year.
She is aiming for a medal in all three categories present at the Games: singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
The Belarusian swimmer fell short of his historic feat in Rio de Janeiro, when he grabbed six gold medals, the most of any athlete (Olympic and...
Sugiura, who contemplated retiring when she reached the half-century mark last year, built a 20-second lead by the halfway point of the women’s road time trial...
The first-time Paralympian, a 20-year-old who was diagnosed with autism as a young boy, set a world record in the preliminary round.
The 40-year-old from Amman who owns a pair of silver medals from 2008 and 2016, raises his profile with victory in the men’s under-49 kg final.
Fond of competition, Greco told Paralympics Australia in 2019 that her favorite quote is the following: “You don’t know what you’re capable of until you’re in...
At 18, Kimura competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. He then won a total of six medals in 2012 and 2016, but not a gold among...
