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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto competes in the men's T63 long jump final 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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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's para long jumper Atsushi Yamamoto attends a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on May 27, 2024, a day after announcing his retirement from competition. Yamamoto won silver at the 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's para long jumper Atsushi Yamamoto attends a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on May 27, 2024, a day after announcing his retirement from competition. Yamamoto won silver at the 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto competes in the men's T63 long jump final 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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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto competes in the men's T63 long jump final 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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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto competes in the men's T63 long jump final 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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Japan para star Yamamoto retires

Photo taken on May 16, 2024, shows Japan's para long jumper Atsushi Yamamoto. Yamamoto, who won silver at the 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Paralympics, announced his retirement from competition on May 26.

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Japan's para star Yamamoto retires

Japan's Atsushi Yamamoto waves to 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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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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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese wheelchair basketball player Renshi Chokai, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Yamamoto gets silver in men's T42 long jump at Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 18 Kyodo - Atsushi Yamamoto of Japan lands after his fourth attempt in the men's T42 long jump final at the Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sept. 17, 2016. Yamamoto won the silver with a record of 6.62 meters.

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Scenes of Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 15 Kyodo - Kamil Fabisiak and Tadeusz Kruszelnicki of Poland embrace each other after beating an Australian pair 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of men's wheelchair tennis doubles at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 10, 2016.

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 19 Kyodo - The Paralympic flag is lowered during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics at Maracana Stadium on Sept. 18, 2016.

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Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 19 Kyodo - Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Paralympics: Japan's Hirose wins judo bronze

Japan's Junko Hirose (R) competes against Maria Monica Merenciano Herrero of Spain in a bronze-medal match of the women's judo 57-kilogram division for visually impaired athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 9, 2016. Hirose became the first Japanese female judoka to claim a Paralympic medal.

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Japan's Kunieda proceeds to wheelchair tennis 3rd round

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 12 Kyodo - Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays against Daniel Rodrigues of Brazil in the men's wheelchair tennis singles second round at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 11, 2016. Kunieda won 6-2, 6-1.

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Scenes of Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken Sept. 7, 2016, shows what looked like water surface during the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics opening ceremony, and is in fact a huge jigsaw puzzle, with each piece bearing a photo of a human face.

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Train supporting Japan's Olympics team begins running in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 1 Kyodo - A train decorated with photos, messages and other items in support of Japanese athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is unveiled to the press in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2016, ahead of the Summer Games starting Aug. 5. The train, whose floor is designed after venues for track and field, volleyball and other Olympic events, began running on the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo as a special service until Aug. 25. On Aug. 26, the train's decorations will be revamped in support of Japanese athletes taking part in the Paralympics in Rio and it will run on the loop line until Sept. 15.

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Para swimmer Daniel Dias

File photo taken Sept. 17, 2016, shows Brazilian swimmer Daniel Dias competing during the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.

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Japan's Tsuchida wins women's wheelchair marathon in Tokyo

Japan's Wakako Tsuchida crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon's women's wheelchair race on Feb. 28, 2016. Tsuchida's win secured her berth for the Rio Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's wheelchair basketball players in Paralympic selection process

Japan wheelchair basketball head coach Shimpei Oikawa (C) talks to his players during a training camp in the central Japan city of Yaizu on Dec. 12, 2015. Twelve members out of around 30 will qualify for the national team for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's wheelchair basketball players in Paralympic selection process

Japan's wheelchair basketball players compete during a training camp in the central Japan city of Yaizu on Dec. 12, 2015. Twelve members out of around 30 will qualify for the national team for the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan secures qualification for Rio 2016 Paralympics

Japan's wheelchair basketball players celebrate after beating South Korea 80-56 in the third-place playoff at the wheelchair basketball Asia-Oceania championships in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 17, 2015. Japan secured a berth at next year's Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan secures qualification for Rio 2016 Paralympics

Japan's Reo Fujimoto (C) shoots during the first quarter of the third-place playoff against South Korea in the wheelchair basketball Asia-Oceania championships in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 17, 2015. Japan won 80-56 to secure a berth at next year's Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

A javelin athlete takes a throw from a sitting position during a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

Athletes are pictured during the wheelchair men's 1,500 meters race at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

A visually impaired athlete (L) works with his guide to determine the correct running direction during the men's high jump event at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

Athletes' colorful prosthetic legs are pictured at the start line of the women's 100 meters event at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

A visually impaired athlete (R) and her guide runner hold onto a rope together during the women's 5,000 meters race at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 19, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Para-athletics competition in Japan

A visually impaired athlete takes a jump while listening to his guide's voice and claps during the men's high jump event at a track and field competition of athletes with physical disabilities in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015. The competition drew many athletes looking to be selected to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony marks 1-year countdown to 2016 Rio Paralympics

Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, addresses a ceremony marking the one-year countdown to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in the Brazilian city on Sept. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IPC chief foresees Rio Paralympics successful

Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, seen in this undated photo, believes that the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be successful. He made the comment in an interview conducted during a visit he made to the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on July 13-19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Japanese wheelchair basketball player Renshi Chokai, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletes prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

Japanese swimmer Mei Ichinose, a 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympian, trains in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2017, to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

Retired Japanese fencer Yuki Ota (L), the 2015 men's individual foil world champion, and Beatrice Vio, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion, attend a countdown event at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Training disabled athletes from early age key

Japan's wheelchair basketball team celebrates after defeating Canada at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Olympic medalists parade in Tokyo

Spectators cheer as Japanese medalists from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics march through a street in Tokyo's Ginza shopping street on Oct. 7, 2016. About 800,000 people lined up along a 2.5-kilometer motorcade route to watch the first joint parade of the medalists of the two games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paralympics: Japan's Kunieda moves into wheelchair tennis q'finals

Japan's Shingo Kunieda serves during his third-round match in the men's wheelchair tennis singles at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 12, 2016. Kunieda beat China's Dong Shunjiang 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Belgium's Joachim Gerard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio Paralympics come to a close

The Japan delegation to the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics sings the national anthem after the Paralympic flag was handed to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike during the closing ceremony of the event on Sept. 18, 2016. The Japanese capital will host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paralympics: Japan's Hirose wins judo bronze

Japan's Junko Hirose (R) competes against Maria Monica Merenciano Herrero of Spain in a bronze-medal match of the women's judo 57-kilogram division for visually impaired athletes at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 9, 2016. Hirose became the first Japanese female judoka to claim a Paralympic medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes from Rio Paralympics

Takayuki Hirose celebrates after playing in a game against the Netherlands in the classification for players with cerebral palsy at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 10, 2016. ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 19, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 18, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curtain drawn on Rio Games, flag handed to Tokyo

Performers dance during the Rio Paralympics closing ceremony on Sept. 19, 2016, to promote the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japan's Kunieda defeated in wheelchair tennis q'finals

Shingo Kunieda of Japan reacts after losing 6-3, 6-3 to Joachim Gerard of Belgium in the men's wheelchair tennis singles quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japan's Kunieda defeated in wheelchair tennis q'finals

Shingo Kunieda of Japan returns a shot against Joachim Gerard of Belgium during the men's wheelchair tennis singles quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 13, 2016. Gerard won 6-3, 6-3 to advance to semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japan's Kunieda defeated in wheelchair tennis q'finals

Shingo Kunieda of Japan returns a shot against Joachim Gerard of Belgium during the men's wheelchair tennis singles quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 13, 2016. Gerard won 6-3, 6-3 to advance to semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japan's Kunieda defeated in wheelchair tennis q'finals

Shingo Kunieda of Japan returns a shot against Joachim Gerard of Belgium during the men's wheelchair tennis singles quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 13, 2016. Gerard won 6-3, 6-3 to advance to semifinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo