Teenager Hirayama makes cut for Olympic q'fiers

Teenager Hirayama makes cut for Olympic q'fiers

KUNIMI, Japan - Kunimi High School striker Sota Hirayama smiles for photographers in Kunimi, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 16 after he was named to the Japan Under-23 squad for the final round of Asian zone qualifiers for this year's Athens Olympics.

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