Osaka in Olympic spotlight, but biracial Japanese face struggles
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24/07/2021 - 07:14
Japanese-Haitian tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron in the crowning moment of the opening ceremony HANNAH MCKAY POOL/AFP
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Tokyo (AFP)
Emili Omuro was thrilled by Naomi Osaka's star turn at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, but the biracial teenager says Japan must do more to accept people of mixed heritage.
Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka, whose mother is Japanese and father Haitian, climbed a replica Mount Fuji on Friday to light the cauldron in the ceremony's crowning moment.
And she wasn't the only athlete of dual heritage representing the host.