News Source: Kyodo News
| 12 months ago
Japan's Koji Murofushi had mixed emotions Friday on belatedly earning a medal for the second straight Olympics after two Belarusian hammer throwers were stripped of their silver and bronze medals for doping offenses at this year's Beijing Games. ...
News Source: Zaman.com
| 12 months ago
My body was yelling out in pain," a tearful Shibata told reporters. "I realized I had reached my limit.
News Source: Japan Times
| 12 months ago
Athens Olympic women's 800-meter freestyle gold medalist Ai Shibata announced Thursday she will retire at the end of the season, saying she had reached her limit and would not be able to cope with the rigors of another Olympics in London in 2012. "...
News Source: Kyodo News
| 12 months ago
Athens Olympic women's 800-meter freestyle gold medalist Ai Shibata announced Thursday she will retire at the end of the season, saying she had reached her limit and would not be able to cope with the rigors of another Olympics in London in 2012.