Yuka Murofushi named to Olympic athletics team

Yuka Murofushi named to Olympic athletics team

TOKYO, Japan - Yuka Murofushi, who set a national record in women's hammer throw in June, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 12 after being selected as one of six Japanese newly named to the Athens Olympics squad by the Japan Association of Athletics Federation. She is the younger sister of Koji Murofushi, the reigning world bronze medalist in men's hammer throw.

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