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(2)Japan gets best finishes in relays

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's squad of Mitsuhiro Sato, Jun Osakada, Yuki Yamaguchi and Tomohiro Ito (clockwise from left bottom) smile after missing out on the podium with the best-ever fourth-place finish in the men's 4x100-meter relay at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 28. They were just 0.09 shy of third-place Nigeria, as they completed the race in 3 minutes, 0.99 seconds.

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Japanese men squeeze into 4x400-meter relay

ATHENS, Greece - (From L to R) Tomohiro Ito, June Kosakada, Mitsuhiro Sato and Yuki Yamaguchi put together a time of 3 minutes, 2.71 seconds in the men's 4x400-meter relay to qualify for the final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 27.

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(2)Japan gets best finishes in relays

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's squad of Mitsuhiro Sato, Jun Osakada, Yuki Yamaguchi and Tomohiro Ito (clockwise from left bottom) smile after missing out on the podium with the best-ever fourth-place finish in the men's 4x100-meter relay at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 28. They were just 0.09 shy of third-place Nigeria, as they completed the race in 3 minutes, 0.99 seconds. (Kyodo)