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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara -- hold their bronze medals and bouquets of flowers during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23.

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's bronze medalists -- (L-R) Nobuharu Asahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara and Shinji Takahira -- pose during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara -- smile during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 23. Japan came third in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (R-L: Naoki Tsukahara, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Asafa Powell of Jamaica (C) crosses the finish line to win the men's 4x100-meter relay final of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. Nobuharu Asahara of Japan (L) came third.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Nobuharu Asahara of Japan (R) finishes third in the men's 4x100-meter relay final of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22.

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(1)Japan gets best finishes in relays

ATHENS, Greece - Four Japanese sprinters, (from L to R) Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahara and Nobuharu Asahara, 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 finished in 38.49 behind Britain, the United States and Nigeria.

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Japanese team advances to 4x100-meter relay

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese team of (from L to R) Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara and Hiroyasu Tsuchie celebrates after producing a combined time of 38.53 seconds in the men's 4x100-meter relay to squeeze into the eight-team final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 27.

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Greene claims victory in 100 meters at Japan Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - Olympic champion Maurice Greene (51) blew away the competition to win the men's 100 meters in the IAAF Japan Grand Prix athletic meet in Osaka on May 8. Greene shrugged off an ankle injury to coast home in 10.04 seconds. Japan's Nobuharu Asahara (2nd from L) came fifth in 10.17.

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Asahara wins men's 100 at Oda Memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Nobuharu Asahara (R) gets congratulations from Kareem Streete-Thompson of the Cayman Islands after beating him by 0.01 second to win the men's 100 meters final at the Oda Memorial international meet at Hiroshima Big Arch on April 29. Asahara, who is gunning to become the first Japanese to clock under 10 seconds, crossed the finish line in 10.16 seconds.

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Suetsugu wins men's 100 at athletic nationals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shingo Suetsugu (R) outduels Nobuharu Asahara (L) in the men's 100 meters to capture his first-ever title at the national track and field championships at International Stadium Yokohama on June 8. Suetsugu clocked 10.13 seconds, 0.13 off Koji Ito's mark set in 1998.

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Japanese sprint team in semis at athletics worlds

EDMONTON, Canada - Japan's anchorman Nobuharu Asahara receives the baton from Toshiyuki Hara in the first-round heat of the men's 4x100 meters relay at the athletics world championships at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Aug. 12. The Japanese quartet advanced to the semifinals in a time of 38.67 seconds.

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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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Greene claims victory in 100 meters at Japan Grand Prix

OSAKA, Japan - Olympic champion Maurice Greene (51) blew away the competition to win the men's 100 meters in the IAAF Japan Grand Prix athletic meet in Osaka on May 8. Greene shrugged off an ankle injury to coast home in 10.04 seconds. Japan's Nobuharu Asahara (2nd from L) came fifth in 10.17. (Kyodo)

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New commercial complex to open in Osaka

Japanese sprinter Nobuharu Asahara, who won a bronze medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, runs with children on the rooftop track of a new commercial complex in Osaka, Morinomiya Q's Mall Base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Countdown event toward Tokyo Olympics held in Tokyo

Nobuharu Asahara (L), a bronze medalist in the men's 4 x 100 meters relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, speaks to reporters ahead of the "5 Years to Go" countdown event toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games at a Tokyo park on July 24, 2015. Also in attendance are other former or active track and field athletes (from 2nd L to R) -- Satoru Inoue, Hitoshi Saito, Shinji Takahira, and Hiroyasu Tsuchie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New commercial complex to open in Osaka

Japanese sprinter Nobuharu Asahara, who won a bronze medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, runs with children on the rooftop track of a new commercial complex in Osaka, Morinomiya Q's Mall Base, on April 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New commercial complex to open in Osaka

Japanese sprinter Nobuharu Asahara, who won a bronze medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, runs with children on the rooftop track of a new commercial complex in Osaka, Morinomiya Q's Mall Base, on April 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Japan gets best finishes in relays

ATHENS, Greece - Four Japanese sprinters, (from L to R) Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahara and Nobuharu Asahara, 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 finished in 38.49 behind Britain, the United States and Nigeria. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira, Nobuharu Asahara -- hold their bronze medals and bouquets of flowers during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Japan relay team receives bronze medals for men's 4x100-meters

BEIJING, China - Japan's bronze medalists -- (L-R) Nobuharu Asahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Naoki Tsukahara and Shinji Takahira -- pose during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's relay team members -- (L-R) Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Shinji Takahira and Nobuharu Asahara -- smile during a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 23. Japan came third in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (R-L: Naoki Tsukahara, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Japan's team (L-R: Naoki Tsukahara, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira) celebrate winning the third position in the men's 4x100-meter relay of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Nobuharu Asahara of Japan (R) finishes third in the men's 4x100-meter relay final of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan claims historic bronze in men's 4x100-meter relay

BEIJING, China - Asafa Powell of Jamaica (C) crosses the finish line to win the men's 4x100-meter relay final of the Beijing Games at the National Stadium on Aug. 22. Nobuharu Asahara of Japan (L) came third. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Nobuharu Asahara, silver medalist in the men's 400-meter relay at Beijing Olympics, runs during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay at a space where Sasayama Castle used to be located in the Hyogo Prefecture city of Tambasasayama on May 24, 2021. The torch relay was taken off public roads with a coronavirus state of emergency in place in the western Japan prefecture.

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: IAAF World Relays in Yokohama

Japan's (from L) Nobuharu Asahara, Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu and Naoki Tsukahara attend a ceremony on the occasion of the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 12, 2019, to receive their 2008 Beijing Olympic 4x100-meter relay silver medals after Jamaica was stripped of gold because of a doping case involving Nesta Carter, a teammate of Usain Bolt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Olympic athletes run for relay in disaster-hit northern Japan

Retired Japanese Olympic athletes Nobuharu Asahara (far R) and Masako Chiba (2nd from R) leave the town office building in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 30, 2015, as part of a 1,000-kilometer relay event to connect places in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Starting in Aomori on July 24, the relay is due to finish in Tokyo on Aug. 7 with the participation of some 1,400 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asahara wins men's 100 at Oda Memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Nobuharu Asahara (R) gets congratulations from Kareem Streete-Thompson of the Cayman Islands after beating him by 0.01 second to win the men's 100 meters final at the Oda Memorial international meet at Hiroshima Big Arch on April 29. Asahara, who is gunning to become the first Japanese to clock under 10 seconds, crossed the finish line in 10.16 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Suetsugu wins men's 100 at athletic nationals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shingo Suetsugu (R) outduels Nobuharu Asahara (L) in the men's 100 meters to capture his first-ever title at the national track and field championships at International Stadium Yokohama on June 8. Suetsugu clocked 10.13 seconds, 0.13 off Koji Ito's mark set in 1998. (Kyodo)

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Japanese sprint team in semis at athletics worlds

EDMONTON, Canada - Japan's anchorman Nobuharu Asahara receives the baton from Toshiyuki Hara in the first-round heat of the men's 4x100 meters relay at the athletics world championships at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on Aug. 12. The Japanese quartet advanced to the semifinals in a time of 38.67 seconds.

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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