The Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team stunned the world when it captured the silver medal at last summer's Rio Olympics.
But the team's latest success provides momentum toward the 2020 Tokyo Games.
The Japan track and field team for the recent world championships in London returned home and the medalists held a news conference upon arrival at Haneda airport on Tuesday afternoon.
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