Shimizu receives award from NEC, will not have surgery

Shimizu receives award from NEC, will not have surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu receives flowers and a special award from his employer, NEC Corp., on Feb. 28. Shimuzu said he would not undergo surgery for a sore lower back that may have cost him the gold medal at the just-concluded Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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