Gold medal is symbol of hopes for quake-hit people: Hanyu

Gold medal is symbol of hopes for quake-hit people: Hanyu

TOKYO, Japan - Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows the gold medal he won at the Sochi Olympics at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 24, 2014, saying it serves as a symbol of the hopes and dreams of people who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Hanyu's hometown is Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the disaster.

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