- ARAB NEWS
- 19 Apr 2024
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TOKYO: Japanese wrestler Takuto Otoguro clinched a gold medal in the men’s freestyle 65-kilogram division in the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday.
In the women’s golf event, Japanese player Mone Inami won silver, the first medal ever for Japan in an Olympic golf competition.
Japanese karateka Ryutaro Araga claimed a bronze medal in the men’s kumite plus-75 kg category.
In the women’s marathon event, held in Sapporo, northern Japan, Mao Ichiyama came eighth, becoming the first Japanese woman to mark a top-eight finish in an Olympic marathon race in 17 years.
Rikuto Tamai, a 14-year-old Japanese diver, came seventh in the men’s platform diving event. The result made him the first Japanese platform diver to be ranked eighth or above in Olympic Games in 21 years.
JIJI Press
