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STOCKHOLM MARATHON 2025

STOCKHOLM MARATHON 2025

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20250531Winner Kenyas Onemus Kiplagat Kiplimo (10), second placed Kenyas Edwin Kosgei (5), and third placed Kenyas Silas Sugut (6), pose for a photo after finishing the Stockholm marathon on Saturday, May 31, 2025.Photo: Fredrik Persson / TT / Code 1081

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French Basketball Cup - Monaco v Asvel

French Basketball Cup - Monaco v Asvel

German international player Daniel Theis #10 (second from right), newly recruited from the American NBA championship, seen with his teamates after his first game with his new team AS Monaco for a Coupe de France match against LDLC Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne at Monaco's Salle Gaston Medecin on February 25, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(2)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

(2)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

MITO, Japan - Australia's Patrick Johnson poses for photographers beside a display showing his winning time of 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters at a stadium in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 5.

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(1)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

(1)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

MITO, Japan - Patrick Johnson of Australia wins an international athletic meet in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 5 with a time of 9.93 seconds, becoming the first Australian to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters.

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Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis win U.S. Open women's doubles

Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis win U.S. Open women's doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Ai Sugiyama (C) and Julie Halard-Decugis of France (L) hoist the champions' trophy after winning the women's doubles title at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 10. Second-seeded Sugiyama and Halard-Decugis defeated No. 10 seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Russia's Elena Likhovtseva 6-0, 1-6, 6-1 on center court at the Flushing Meadows tennis complex in New York.

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Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (C) unofficially becomes the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters on June 16 when he was timed with a stopwatch at 9.9 seconds at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ito, who bagged three gold medals at the Asian Games in Bangkok in December, was competing as a guest in a collegiate meet. The record will not stand because the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation does not recognize times measured with nonelectronic equipment.

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Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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Japan's Ito posts Japan record in 100-meter semifinal

Japan's Ito posts Japan record in 100-meter semifinal

Japan's premier sprinter Koji Ito (C) marks a new Japanese and Asian record of 10.00 seconds in the 100-meter semifinal on Dec. 13 at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, qualifying for Dec. 14's final. Ito, who shaved 0.08 second off the national record he shared with Nobuharu Asahara, was first clocked at 9.99, but his official time was corrected to 10 seconds flat, denying him the honor of becoming the first Asian to break the magic 10-second barrier.

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Kiryu places 2nd in men's 100, misses sub-10 mark

Kiryu places 2nd in men's 100, misses sub-10 mark

(From L) Yoshihide Kiryu, Asuka Cambridge and Naoki Tsukahara compete in the men's 100 meters at the Oda Memorial International at Edion Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 19, 2015. Kiryu fell short in his bid for a sub-10 second mark, making a photo finish with Tsukahara in second in 10.40. Cambridge won the race in 10.37. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (C) clocks 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference U.S. collegiate athletics championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 11, 2019, becoming the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (R) clocks 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference U.S. collegiate athletics championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 11, 2019, becoming the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (facing camera) celebrates after clocking 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference U.S. collegiate athletics championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 11, 2019. He became the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown celebrates after clocking 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference U.S. collegiate athletics championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 11, 2019. He became the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown talks to reporters after clocking 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference U.S. collegiate athletics championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 11, 2019. He became the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Athletics: Sani Brown runs 100 meters in 9.99 seconds

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown clocks 9.99 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Southeastern Conference U.S. collegiate athletics championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 11, 2019, becoming the second sprinter from Japan to join the sub-10 second club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Yoshihide Kiryu

Athletics: Yoshihide Kiryu

Composite photo shows Yoshihide Kiryu (5th from R) becoming the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 9, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiryu 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Kiryu 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Photographers jostle to snap pictures of Yoshihide Kiryu (257) on Sept. 9, 2017, the day he won the men's 100 meters final at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture in a time of 9.98 seconds, becoming the first Japanese to run the distance in under 10 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu poses after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu celebrates after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu poses after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu celebrates after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu celebrates after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu celebrates after winning the men's 100 meters final with a time of 9.98 seconds at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu became the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu (far L) competes in the men's 100 meters final at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu won the race with a time of 9.98 seconds, becoming the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu (far R) competes in the men's 100 meters final at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu won the race with a time of 9.98 seconds, becoming the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Athletics: Kiryu runs 9.98 in 100, 1st Japanese to break 10-second barrier

Yoshihide Kiryu competes in the men's 100 meters final at an intercollegiate meet in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2017. Kiryu won the race with a time of 9.98 seconds, becoming the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

(2)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

MITO, Japan - Australia's Patrick Johnson poses for photographers beside a display showing his winning time of 9.93 seconds in the 100 meters at a stadium in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 5. (Kyodo)

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(1)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

(1)Australia's Johnson breaks 10 second barrier

MITO, Japan - Patrick Johnson of Australia wins an international athletic meet in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 5 with a time of 9.93 seconds, becoming the first Australian to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters. (Kyodo)

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Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (C) unofficially becomes the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters on June 16 when he was timed with a stopwatch at 9.9 seconds at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ito, who bagged three gold medals at the Asian Games in Bangkok in December, was competing as a guest in a collegiate meet. The record will not stand because the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation does not recognize times measured with nonelectronic equipment.

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Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (C) unofficially becomes the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters on June 16 when he was timed with a stopwatch at 9.9 seconds at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ito, who bagged three gold medals at the Asian Games in Bangkok in December, was competing as a guest in a collegiate meet. The record will not stand because the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation does not recognize times measured with nonelectronic equipment.

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Kim receives IOC president

Kim receives IOC president

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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Japan's Ito posts Japan record in 100-meter semifinal

Japan's Ito posts Japan record in 100-meter semifinal

Japan's premier sprinter Koji Ito (C) marks a new Japanese and Asian record of 10.00 seconds in the 100-meter semifinal Dec. 13 at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, qualifying for Dec. 14's final. Ito, who shaved 0.08 second off the national record he shared with Nobuharu Asahara, was first clocked at 9.99, but his official time was corrected to 10 seconds flat, denying him the honor of becoming the first Asian to break the magic 10-second barrier. ==Kyodo

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