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WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Jul 17, 2022
Japan's world athletics team rocked by COVID-19 outbreak
A joint statement from World Athletics, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations and local organizers said the outbreak had hit endurance athletes and staff.
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Jul 16, 2022
Retiring Allyson Felix leaving sport with 'heart full of gratitude'
“I hope that I'll be remembered as a fierce competitor, but I think more important to me is really trying to leave this sport better than I found it.”
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Jul 15, 2022
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
It means Tokyo's Olympic Stadium will get the chance to host a major athletics event in a packed venue, four years after staging the pandemic-delayed Olympic games in an empty stadium.
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Jul 14, 2022
Athletics stars looking to use first world championships in U.S. to raise profile
Track and field stars are hoping the first world championships on U.S. soil will shine the light on their sport in a country where athletics is dwarfed by football, basketball and baseball.
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Jul 12, 2022
Athletics eager to crack U.S. market with world championships
Officials are hopeful that the 10-day event at the rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, known locally as 'Tracktown, USA,' will provide a boost to athletics' fan base in the country.
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Sep 28, 2019
Ruth Chepngetich beats heat, wins midnight marathon at world championships
Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich overcame extreme heat and humidity to win the IAAF World Athletics Championships midnight marathon on Friday, in a grueling test of survival that saw nearly a third of the 70 starters fail to reach the finish line.
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Aug 17, 2017
Japan sprinters hungry for greater success
Another medal-earning feat by the Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London was certainly an encouraging sign, and now it hopes to achieve its ultimate goal: winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Aug 15, 2017
Relay team proud of 4x100 bronze
The Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team stunned the world when it captured the silver medal at last summer's Rio Olympics.
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Nov 25, 2015
Coe scrutinized over '21 Eugene bid
The head of world athletics, Sebastian Coe, faced fresh allegations about his involvement in the controversial award of the 2021 world championships to the American city of Eugene on Tuesday, but insisted he had acted fairly throughout.
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Aug 6, 2015
Spirited send-off inspires Team Japan before IAAF World Championships
The Japanese athletes showed their collective spirit at a send-off event held by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Thursday, heading into the IAAF World Athletics Championships, which will be held Aug. 22-30 at Beijing's National Stadium.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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