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An injury almost ended Mikiko Ando's Olympics before they began. Now she's a bronze medalist. japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Japan's Mikiko Andoh takes bronze in women's weightlifting japantimes.co.jp - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from japantimes.co.jp Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
1st woman in Olympic weightlifting competes at Tokyo Games Share Updated: 5:30 AM EDT Jul 24, 2021 JAMES ELLINGWORTH, Associated Press Share Updated: 5:30 AM EDT Jul 24, 2021 Hide Transcript GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 5:30 AM EDT Jul 24, 2021 JAMES ELLINGWORTH, Associated Press After 21 years of raising the bar, the first woman ever to compete in weightlifting at the Olympics is still going.Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was the first athlete to step on stage when women s weightlifting made its debut at the 2000 Sydney Games. She was first up on Saturday morning in Tokyo for her fifth Olympics, setting a record for a woman in her sport. It s an amazing feeling. You know, when you think about the Olympic Games, your dream is to go to one and maybe the second one, Toua said. I ve never imag ....
Hiromi Miyake, of Japan, reacts to an unsuccessful attempt as she competes in the women s 49kg weightlifting event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on July 24 in Tokyo. (The Asahi Shimbun) Japan s weightlifter Hiromi Miyake reiterated on Saturday that she was retiring after failing with all her attempts except one in the lightest 49-kg women s category at her fifth Olympic Games. Miyake, who won bronze at the 2016 Rio Games and silver at London 2012, waved briefly to the volunteers and staff after failing to register any marks for the clean & jerk. I am going to take a break from weightlifting for a while and setting up a next goal for my life, Miyake told a group of reporters after her performance at the delayed Tokyo Games. ....
July 25, 2021 published at 3:22 AMReuters Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball 3x3 - Women - Pool A - United States v France - Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. France president Emmanuel Macron and US First Lady Jill Biden attend the match. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers The first host nation gold is often one of the loudest spectator highlights of an Olympic Games. On Saturday (July 24), Japan won its first Tokyo 2020 gold medal in the men s 60kg judo in front of a few press and athletic staff. Here s what you need to know about the Tokyo Games: Reign ends in silence King Kohei Uchimura, the only active gymnast close to matching American Simone Biles gravity-defying skills and popularity at least in Japan crashed out on the high bar during qualifying. ....