Kenya's Kosgei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Kenya's Kosgei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

OTSU, Japan - Japhet Kosgei of Kenya hits the tape to win the 58th Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Shiga Prefecture on March 2. Kosgei covered the 42.195-km course in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 39 seconds.

Tanzanian female boxer hopes to break gender bias

STORY: Tanzanian female boxer hopes to break gender bias DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Njau 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): HELLEN NJAU, Tanzanian boxer, referee and judge STORYLINE: Njau, a mother of three, is a boxer, a boxing referee and a boxing judge based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Njau trained at the Kaseba gymnasium, named after Japhet Kaseba, one of Tanzania's celebrated professional boxers at Mwananyamala Mchangani. "Sweat is one of my make-ups," wearing a broad smile, Njau told Xinhua ahead of International Women's Day, which is commemorated on March 8. She is a member of the Tanzania Professional Boxing Regulatory Commission (TPBRC), which licenses, sanctions and governs professional boxing events in Tanzania. "I started training in boxing in 2002 and then my interest spread to refereeing and judging," she said, adding that in the course of her boxing stint, she has been able to scoop various championships in

Rakuten introduces 3 foreign players

Rakuten introduces 3 foreign players

The Rakuten Eagles introduce on Jan. 29, 2016, at Kobo Stadium Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai, three new foreign players -- (from L) first baseman-designated hitter Japhet Amador, pitcher Radhames Liz and pitcher Jake Brigham. Amador won the 2015 Mexican League MVP award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Amador hits walk-off homer as Eagles beat Buffs

Baseball: Amador hits walk-off homer as Eagles beat Buffs

Japhet Amador hits a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning of the Rakuten Eagles' 3-2 win over the Orix Buffaloes at Kobo Park Miyagi in Sendai, Japan, on July 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kenya's Kosgei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

Kenya's Kosgei wins Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon

OTSU, Japan - Japhet Kosgei of Kenya hits the tape to win the 58th Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Shiga Prefecture on March 2. Kosgei covered the 42.195-km course in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 39 seconds. (Kyodo)

Kosgei wins Tokyo International Marathon

Kosgei wins Tokyo International Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Japhet Kosgei of Kenya crosses the finish line at Tokyo's National Stadium on Feb. 13 to win the Tokyo International Marathon with a time of 2:07:15. Atlanta Olympic silver medalist Lee Bong Ju of South Korea follows five seconds behind.