Brave Goverdhan misses Olympic medal by whisker Nepali para-taekwondo player Palesha Goverdhan created history but missed the Olympic medal by a whisker after she lost to Chinese Yujie Li in the repechage final of below-58kg weight category in the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Sports 04 Sep, 2021
Japan's Olympic doubles champion Takahashi announces retirement Japan's Olympic badminton champion Ayaka Takahashi will not defend her doubles crown with Misaki Matsutomo at next year's Tokyo Games after announcing she will retire at the end of the month. Takahashi and Matsutomo defeated Denmark's Christinna... 20 Aug, 2020
Suspension of Olympic qualification gets cool reception The decision by the governing body of athletics to suspend Olympic qualification until December due to the coronavirus outbreak has received a cool reception from some Tokyo hopefuls. World Athletics announced on Tuesday that qualification for... 09 Apr, 2020
As Japan coronavirus concerns grow, hundreds to leave quarantined cruise ship More than 400 Japanese, foreign nationals clear to disembark No further quarantine for Japanese leaving Diamond Princess Growing complaints on social media about govt handling 80 people around Japan, 25 in Tokyo, have tested positive ... Women 21 Feb, 2020
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Panama midfielder Aldrith Quintero (10) kicks the ball against Haiti forward Sherly Jeudy (9) in the second half during the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying soccer tournament at BBVA Stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA, on February 3,...