7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (145+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News Japanese wins gold at renowned int'l ballet competition in Moscow MOSCOW - Ryoma Hudzeleu won the senior solo division at the 15th International Ballet Competition in Moscow, organizers said Sunday, making him the first Japanese competitor since…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (314+ words) MILAN - The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday expressed unease that the former coach of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who was at the center of a doping controversy at the 2022 Games, is involved with another athlete at…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (535+ words) TOKYO - As awareness of abuse and violence toward young athletes has risen, a growing number of sporting bodies around the world are restricting one-on-one coaching of those underage as a precaution. In the United States, it comes against the backdrop…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (328+ words) JAKARTA - Japan's Aiko Sugihara won the women's floor exercise gold at the artistic gymnastics world championships on Saturday after taking bronze on the beam. The 26-year-old veteran scored 13. 833 points in the floor exercise final in Jakarta and topped the podium…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (394+ words) JAKARTA - Japan's Daiki Hashimoto seized his third straight men's individual all-around title at the artistic gymnastics world championships on Wednesday, a feat only achieved previously by fellow countryman and icon Kohei Uchimura. Hashimoto, who won gold in the individual all-around…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (200+ words) JAKARTA - Japan's Tokyo Games gold medalist Daiki Hashimoto topped qualifying for the men's all-around competition Monday at the world gymnastics championships in Jakarta, with Paris Olympic winner Shinnosuke Oka advancing to the final in 12th place. Hashimoto, who competed Sunday on…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (132+ words) RIO DE JANEIRO - Japan won its first rhythmic gymnastics group all-around world championship Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, narrowly outpointing host Brazil to claim the gold medal. It marks Japan's first podium finish in the event in four world championships…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (180+ words) TOKYO - Olympic women's javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi hopes to recover from an elbow injury in time to compete for her second consecutive world title in September in front of a home crowd. "I'll try to return to action in late…...