The gymnastics star fell short of his goal of advancing to the Olympic final. Also Saturday, judoka Natsumi Tsunoda won Japan's first gold medal in Paris.
The 25-year-old native of Fukui Prefecture will face China’s Yufei Chen in the title match after a straight-sets victory in the semifinals.
The world No. 1 exhibited impressive form in the first step of his medal quest.
Yudai Ono's pitching excellence has kept the Chunichi Dragons in the headlines during the Nippon Professional Baseball team's so-so season. The second-place Dragons...
