Nomura fails in bid for 2012 London Olympics

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Three-time Olympic judo champion Tadahiro Nomura speaks at a news conference at Baycom Multi-purpose Gymnasium in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2011. Nomura's hope of competing in the 2012 London Games evaporated the same day after he lost in a quarterfinal match in the men's 60-kilogram class at a national corporate tournament.

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