Farewell held for late former JOC chief Furuhashi

Farewell held for late former JOC chief Furuhashi

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima reads a message of condolence at a farewell gathering for the late legendary swimmer and former Japanese Olympic Committee President Hironoshin Furuhashi, at the Aoyama Funeral Hall in Tokyo on Oct. 14. Furuhashi died in Rome in August at age 80.

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