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Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. RHONE (69). LYON. DESIGNED BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT ALEXANDRE AUDOUZE-TABOURIN FOR THE LYON'S CANDIDACY FOR THE 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS, THE TONY BERTRAND NAUTICAL CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE RHONE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. RHONE (69). LYON. DESIGNED BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT ALEXANDRE AUDOUZE-TABOURIN FOR THE LYON'S CANDIDACY FOR THE 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS, THE TONY BERTRAND NAUTICAL CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE RHONE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. RHONE (69). LYON. DESIGNED BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT ALEXANDRE AUDOUZE-TABOURIN FOR THE LYON'S CANDIDACY FOR THE 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS, THE TONY BERTRAND NAUTICAL CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE RHONE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lyon

FRANCE. RHONE (69). LYON. RHONE (69). LYON. DESIGNED BY THE FRENCH ARCHITECT ALEXANDRE AUDOUZE-TABOURIN FOR THE LYON'S CANDIDACY FOR THE 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS, THE TONY BERTRAND NAUTICAL CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE RHONE. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Football: Japan national team's record scorer Kamamoto dies at 81

File photo shows Japan striker Kunishige Kamamoto (L) scoring in a football match against France at the Mexico City Olympics in October 1968. Kamamoto, widely regarded as the best striker in Japanese football history after scoring an all-time men's record 75 goals in 76 games, died on Aug. 10, 2025, aged 81.

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer prayers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, speaks to reporters after paying tribute to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

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Kimihara, Hayata discuss memories of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Takuji Hayata (L), a gold medalist in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, and marathoner Kenji Kimihara (C), who won silver at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, discuss their memories of the sporting events during a talk show on Oct. 7, 2014, held in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tokyo Olympics.

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Olympic soccer bronze medalist Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1994 shows Takaji Mori, who died July 17, 2011, of renal pelvic cancer, at age 67. He helped Japan win the bronze medal in men's soccer at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was the inaugural manager of Urawa Reds in the J-league.

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National Sports Festival gets under way in Miyagi

RIFU, Japan - Yoshinobu Miyake, a weightlifting gold medalist in the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, lit the symbolic flame of the 56th annual National Sports Festival at Miyagi Stadium on Oct. 13. Miyake holds 8-year-old Shizuka Ando at the opening ceremony held under clear skies with about 31,000 spectators. Competition in the five-day meet begins Sunday.

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Former JFA head sees alma mater's soccer field as basis of career

Soccer players of the University of Tokyo practice at its Gotenshita field in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 2015, described by Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association and a graduate of the university, as the foundation of his soccer career that culminated in the bronze medal for the Japanese national team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former JEA head sees alma mater's soccer field as basis of career

Soccer players of the University of Tokyo practice at its Gotenshita field in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 2015, described by Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association and a graduate of the university, as the foundation of his soccer career that culminated in the bronze medal for the Japanese national team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori names 18 for Rio Olympics

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2016, to name his 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori offered no surprises in his selection for the Aug. 4-20 tournament, where Japan will look to medal for the first time since Mexico 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori names 18 for Rio Olympics

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori (R) attends a press conference with Kozo Tajima, president of the Japan Football Association, in Tokyo on July 1, 2016, to name the 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori offered no surprises in his selection for the Aug. 4-20 tournament, where Japan will look to medal for the first time since Mexico 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teguramori names 18 for Rio Olympics

Japan Under-23 coach Makoto Teguramori attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2016, to name his 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Teguramori offered no surprises in his selection for the Aug. 4-20 tournament, where Japan will look to medal for the first time since Mexico 1968. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

Japanese runner Kenji Kimihara meets with reporters after completing the full distance in the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016, with a time of 4 hours, 53 minutes, 14 seconds. The 75-year-old, 1966 champion of the event, who also claimed the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, said, "I feel as satisfied as I did 50 years ago." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

Japanese runner Kenji Kimihara (3rd from R) poses for photos with his family members after completing the full distance in Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016. The 75-year-old, 1966 champion of the event, who also claimed the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, said, "I feel as satisfied as I did 50 years ago." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1966 Boston Marathon champion completes full distance

Japanese runner Kenji Kimihara (C) crosses the finish line in the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016, with a time of 4 hours, 53 minutes, 14 seconds. The 75-year-old, 1966 champion of the event, who also claimed the silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, said, "I feel as satisfied as I did 50 years ago." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Hideo Iijima, a retired Japanese sprint runner who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Mito, eastern Japan, on July 4, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Olympic soccer bronze medalist Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1994 shows Takaji Mori, who died July 17, 2011, of renal pelvic cancer, at age 67. He helped Japan win the bronze medal in men's soccer at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was the inaugural manager of Urawa Reds in the J-league. (Kyodo)

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Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968. (Kyodo)

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Kimihara, Hayata discuss memories of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Takuji Hayata (L), a gold medalist in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, and marathoner Kenji Kimihara (C), who won silver at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, discuss their memories of the sporting events during a talk show on Oct. 7, 2014, held in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Exhibition on gymnast Vera Caslavska

Radka Caslavska (2nd from R), daughter of Vera Caslavska, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, marking the opening of an exhibition looking back on the life of the late Czechoslovak gymnast, who won three golds in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four golds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition on gymnast Vera Caslavska

A exhibition looking back on the life of the late Czechoslovak gymnast Vera Caslavska, who won three golds in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four golds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, opens at Czech Centre Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Dec. 2, 2019, and runs through Jan. 31, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition on gymnast Vera Caslavska

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, shows Vera Caslavska's leotard and medals on display in an exhibition looking back on the life of the late Czechoslovak gymnast, who won three golds in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four golds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Sports Festival gets under way in Miyagi

RIFU, Japan - Yoshinobu Miyake, a weightlifting gold medalist in the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, lit the symbolic flame of the 56th annual National Sports Festival at Miyagi Stadium on Oct. 13. Miyake holds 8-year-old Shizuka Ando at the opening ceremony held under clear skies with about 31,000 spectators. Competition in the five-day meet begins Sunday.