Sydney gold medalist Takahashi calls it quits

Sydney gold medalist Takahashi calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Sydney Olympic gold medalist Naoko Takahashi weeps as reporters applaud after a news conference in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 28 at which she announced her retirement.

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