Olympic snowboarding medalist Takeuchi publishes 1st book

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, a silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, poses in Tokyo on June 17, 2014, with her first book "Watashi, Kachi Ni Ikimasu" (I'll Go for a Win) about lessons in life learned through her competitive sport career. (Kyodo)

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