Tag: athletes

Vitriol over female boxer fuels concerns over backlash against LGBTQ+ and female athletes

Athletes with Japan ties dominate women’s 57kg judo event in Paris; three of four medalists learned the sport in Japan

Paris Olympics set record number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress is not yet complete

Japanese athletes begin arriving for the Paris Olympics; table tennis players make final preparations before heading to the athletes’ village

New uniforms to protect athletes from secret photography

Japanese Olympic athletes gather for official launch ceremony; later at farewell party with 6,000 fans

Japanese athletes get heartwarming farewell ahead of Paris Olympics

At the Paris Olympics, female athletes finally achieve equality

Saga: Southeast Asian Players Join Professional Baseball Team in Japan; Athletes come from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Singapore

The vetting of Russian athletes for the Paris Games is underway, the IOC says