Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Sayaka Sato (C) smiles after finishing second at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 9, 2025.

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Sayaka Sato finishes second at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 9, 2025.

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Sayaka Sato finishes second at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 9, 2025.

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Athletics: Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Sayaka Sato poses after finishing second at the Nagoya Women's Marathon in 2 hours, 20 minutes and 59 seconds in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 9, 2025.

Athletics: World championships

Athletics: World championships

Japan's Sayaka Sato competes in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Budapest on Aug. 26, 2023.

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Nozomi Okuhara plays against Sayaka Sato in the women's singles semifinals of the national badminton championships at Machida Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2020. (Pool photo)

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Nozomi Okuhara plays against Sayaka Sato in the women's singles semifinals of the national badminton championships at Machida Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2020. (Pool photo)

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Nozomi Okuhara plays against Sayaka Sato in the women's singles semifinals of the national badminton championships at Machida Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2020. (Pool photo)

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Badminton: Japanese national c'ships

Nozomi Okuhara plays against Sayaka Sato in the women's singles semifinals of the national badminton championships at Machida Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2020. (Pool photo)

Badminton: Japan Open

Badminton: Japan Open

Japan's Sayaka Sato competes against Taiwan's Lee Chia-hsin en route to winning 21-7, 21-11 in the women's singles first round of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo