Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto acknowledges the crowd after competing in the men's T63 long jump at the world para athletics championships in Kobe, western Japan, on May 19, 2024. Yamamoto, who won silver at the 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Paralympics, announced his retirement from competition on May 26.

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