Japanese Olympic team bands together

Japanese Olympic team bands together

TOKYO, Japan - Table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (C), who will serve as the flag-bearer at the Beijing Olympics, holds the Japanese flag for Japan's Beijing Olympic team during the group's banding-together ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on July 28. At left is judoka Keiji Suzuki, winner of the men's over-100 kilogram category at the 2004 Athens Olympics, who serves as the team's captain. Crown Prince Naruhito (R) attended the ceremony.

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