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Olympics: Japan's Sevens teams hoping to build on momentum from Rio, RWC 2019


Olympics: Japan s Sevens teams hoping to build on momentum from Rio, RWC 2019
Returning Olympians who know the agony of just losing out on a medal and youthful exuberance will spearhead Japan s challenge in the Sevens tournament as the Tokyo 2020 hosts look to show the sport really has taken off here following the success of Rugby World Cup 2019.
Japan s men s team, which has never finished higher than 15th overall in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, produced one of the biggest shocks in Sevens history last time out as they beat powerhouse New Zealand 14-12 in the pool stage at Rio 2016. They followed that up with a win over France before losses to eventual champions Fiji in the semifinals and South Africa in the bronze medal game left them empty handed. ....

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Japan's rugby sevens teams hoping to build on momentum from Rio and 2019 World Cup


Japan s rugby sevens teams hoping to build on momentum from Rio and 2019 World Cup
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Chihito Matsui and others of Japan s men s rugby sevens team during a training session in Tokyo in June | KYODO
Kyodo
Jul 25, 2021
Returning Olympians who know the agony of just losing out on a medal and youthful exuberance will spearhead Japan’s challenge in the rugby sevens Olympic tournament as the hosts look to show the sport has taken off here following the success of Rugby World Cup 2019. ....

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South Sudanese Man Runs for Refugee Olympic Team


South Sudanese Man Runs for Refugee Olympic Team
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FILE - Paulo Amotun Lokoro, a refugee from South Sudan, part of the refugee athletes who qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics, stretches during a training session in Ngong township near Kenya s capital Nairobi, June 9, 2016.
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South Sudanese runner Paulo Amotun Lokoro is among a group 29 athletes named to the International Olympic Committee’s Refugee Olympic Team. He will compete in the Summer Games in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8.
Lokoro fled conflict in South Sudan and joined others at the large Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya in 2006. He did not know at the time that he would soon take part in international sports. ....

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