Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Members of the Japan women's rhythmic gymnastics team -- (from L) Kiko Yokota, Sakura Noshitani, Ayuka Suzuki, Nanami Takenaka, Rie Matsubara and Sayuri Sugimoto -- pose for a photo on Sept. 22, 2019, after winning gold in the balls event in the team competition at the world championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Members of the Japan women's rhythmic gymnastics team -- (from L) Kiko Yokota, Sakura Noshitani, Ayuka Suzuki, Nanami Takenaka, Rie Matsubara and Sayuri Sugimoto -- pose for a photo on Sept. 22, 2019, after winning gold in the balls event in the team competition at the world championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Members of the Japan women's rhythmic gymnastics team -- (from L) Kiko Yokota, Ayuka Suzuki, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, Nanami Takenaka and Sakura Noshitani -- pose for a photo on Sept. 22, 2019, after winning gold in the balls event and silver in the 3 hoops and 2 pairs of clubs in the team competition at the world championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympics: Japan reaches rhythmic gymnastics team final

Olympics: Japan reaches rhythmic gymnastics team final

Japanese rhythmic gymnasts (from L) Sakura Noshitani, Rie Matsubara, Kiko Yokota, Airi Hatakeyama and Sayuri Sugimoto acknowledge the audience after performing in the team qualification at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. Japan placed fifth and advanced to the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo