Azerbaijani judoka bags bronze in Japan
An athlete from Azerbaijan won a bronze medal in judo competitions in Tokyo
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Japan bids farewell to Abe at funeral in Tokyo
A private funeral was held Tuesday for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose assassination last week shocked a nation and brought renewed attention to his key policies such as bolstering the nation’s defenses. The funeral in …
Quad summit kicks off in Tokyo
The second in-person summit of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders, where Japan, the US, India and Australia are participants, started in Tokyo on Tuesday. The summit opening was broadcast by the national public TV. Key …
Expelled Russian diplomats leave Tokyo embassy
A bus with Russian diplomats, earlier expelled by the government of Japan, left the Russian embassy’s territory and headed to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The diplomats and their family members will be brought back to Russia …
Russian swimmers win two Paralympics silver medals in 100m backstroke
Russian swimmer Valeria Shabalina won silver on Thursday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the women’s 100-meter backstroke S14 classification competition. Shabalina clocked the distance in 1 minute 06.85 seconds to …
Russia’s Lipatnikova wins gold of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in women’s shot put event
Russia’s track and field Para athlete Galina Lipatnikova won gold on Wednesday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the women’s shot put F36 classification competition. The Russian Para athlete showed the result …
Russian team wins gold of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay event
The team of Russian swimmers won gold on Tuesday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay event. The gold was won by the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) Team of Anna Krivshina, Daria Pikalova, …
Russian swimmer wins 2020 Paralympics gold in women’s 200m medley
Russian swimmer Valeria Shabalina won gold on Tuesday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the women’s 200-meter individual medley SM14 classification competition. Shabalina clocked the distance in 2 minutes 20.99 …
Russian woman judo wrestler wins bronze at Tokyo Paralympics
Russian female judo wrestler Alesya Stepanyuk overpowered Japan's Yui Fujiwara in a clash for the bronze at the Tokyo Paralympics tournament for visually impaired athletes in the weight category of under 52 kilograms. This is a …
Russian judoka wins bronze in women’s 48 kg event at Tokyo Paralympics
Russian Para athlete Viktoria Potapova has won the bronze medal in the women’s 48 kg judo event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. This is the seventh bronze medal for Team RPC (the Russian Paralympic Committee). The team has …
Azerbaijan wins 3 gold medals at Tokyo Paralympics in one hour
Representatives of Azerbaijan Raman Saleh and Vugar Shirinli won gold medals at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Earlier, female judoka Shahana Hajiyeva has grabbed Azerbaijan`s first gold medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. …
Russian swimmer wins 2020 Paralympics silver in men’s 200m medley event
Russian swimmer Andrei Granichka won silver on Thursday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in men’s 200-meter individual medley SM6 classification competition. Granichka clocked the distance in 2 minutes 40.92 seconds to …
Russian cyclist Astashov captures gold at Tokyo Paralympics
Russian cyclist Mikhail Astashov has won gold in men’s C1 3,000m individual pursuit final event at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Earlier on Thursday, he set a world record in the qualifying event covering the distance …
Paralympic flame arrives in Tokyo
The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just four days before the Games begin. Japan's daily infections topped 25,000 for the first time on Thursday, with the number of severe …
Afghanistan not to take part in Tokyo Paralympics
The Afghanistan Paralympic team will not compete in the Tokyo games with all commercial flights grounded as the Taliban seizes control of the country. "Due to the serious ongoing situation in the country, all airports are …
Paralympic Games: Georgian athletes aiming for medals in Tokyo
Over a dozen Georgian athletes have departed for Tokyo to compete in the upcoming Paralympic Games, aiming to improve on the medal count from the 2016 competition with an expanded squad. The Georgian Paralympic Committee said 14 …
Azerbaijani karateka Rafael Aghayev reaches semifinals at Tokyo Olympics
Azerbaijani karateka Rafael Aghayev reached semifinals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In the third bout Aghayev defeated Nurkanat Azhikanov (Kazakhstan) - 3-2. Winning three straight matches, Aghayev will be facing …
Russian boxer wins Olympics silver in men’s heavy
Russian boxer Muslim Gadzhimagomedov was defeated by Cuba’s Julio la Cruz in men’s heavy (81-91 kg) final bout at the Tokyo Olympics and won a silver medal. The Team ROC boxer’s final result was 0-5, according to the …
Russia wins five medals on Day 13 of Tokyo Olympics
The Russian national team of athletes finished in the 5th place of the overall medals standings after Day 13 of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in the Japanese capital of Tokyo. The team of athletes from Russia won two gold, one silver …
Russian freestyle wrestler wins Olympic bronze in men’s under-86kg event
Russian freestyle wrestler Artur Naifonov won bronze on Thursday at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in the men’s under-86 kilograms weight category competition. In the bout for the bronze, Naifonov defeated Dzhabrail …
