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Paris Olympics: Torch relay

Yuki Ota, silver medalist at the Beijing and London Olympics, runs during the Paris Olympic torch relay in the suburbs of the French capital on July 26, 2024, ahead of the opening ceremony later in the day.

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Fencing: World championships

Japan's Kenta Suzumura (far L), Takahiro Shikine (2nd from L), Kazuki Iimura (2nd from R) and Kyosuke Matsuyama (far R) pose for a photo with Beijing and London Olympics fencing silver medalist Yuki Ota after winning the men's team foil final against China at the fencing world championships in Milan, Italy, on July 30, 2023.

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Cartoonist Tezuka's characters used to promote fencing

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Fencing Federation unveils in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, new characters produced jointly with Tezuka Productions Co., an animation production company created by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, for use in a publicity blitz for the sport. The characters include "Astro Boy" while Yuki Ota, a two-time Olympic foil silver medalist, and six other medalists will also be drawn as Tezuka characters for the campaign.

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Japan wins men's fencing foil team event at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's ace Yuki Ota (R) attacks his Chinese opponent en route to Japan's come-from-behind win over China in the men's fencing foil team final at the Asian Games in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Japan wins men's fencing foil team event at Asian Games

GOYANG, South Korea - The members of Japan's victorious men's fencing foil team -- (from L to R) Daiki Fujino, Kenta Chida, Yuki Ota and Ryo Miyake -- hold their gold medals at the Asian Games in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Japan wins men's fencing foil team event at Asian Games

GOYANG, South Korea - The members of the Japanese men's fencing foil team -- (from L to R) Yuki Ota, Daiki Fujino, Kenta Chida and Ryo Miyake -- celebrate after beating China and securing gold at the Asian Games in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Ota beats S. Korean fencer, leading Japan to team final

GOYANG, South Korea - Japan's ace fencer Yuki Ota (L) beats his South Korean opponent in the men's fencing foil team event semifinals during the Asian Games at Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - (From L) Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota, newscaster Christel Takigawa, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Bid Committee, Masato Mizuno, CEO of the committee, and Mami Sato, a Paralympian in athletics, are seen at a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city for the Olympic and Paralympic Games at the International Olympic Committee's general session, in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013, beating Istanbul and Madrid.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota reacts after Tokyo was chosen as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session, in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota makes a presentation for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013. Tokyo was chosen as the host city later by the committee.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota makes a presentation for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7, 2013. Tokyo was chosen as the host city later by the committee.

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Tokyo Olympic bid

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - (From L) Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, newscaster Christel Takigawa, Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota and Yuko Arakida, member of the Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee, pose for photos in Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 3, 2013, at the venue for a presentation to pitch Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020 celebrates 200 days until IOC vote

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Sydney Olympics 100-meter backstroke silver medalist Mai Nakamura, Beijing Olympics individual foil silver medalist Yuki Ota, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo and Paralympics swimming gold medalist Junichi Kawai attend an event at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 19, 2013. The Tokyo Olympic bid committee held the commemorative event to mark 200 days before the vote to decide the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Fencer Ota finishes Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Two-time Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota of Japan crosses the finish line at the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 9, 2012. He completed the race with a time of 4:19:30.

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Olympic silver medalist Ota

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time Olympic silver medal-winning fencer Yuki Ota (R) runs a course around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012. Ota plans to run in the Honolulu Marathon in December.

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Japan gets men's team foil silver in fencing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Suguru Awaji, Yuki Ota, Ryo Miyake, and Kenta Chida (from L to R) smile with the silver medals they won in the men's fencing team foil at the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL arena on Aug. 5, 2012. Japan lost to Italy 45-39.

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Japan gets men's team foil silver in fencing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuki Ota (front L) responds to cheers from the crowd after being defeated by Italy in the men's fencing team foil gold medal match at the ExCeL arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Japan lost to Italy 45-39 and finished with silver.

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Japan gets men's team foil silver in fencing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuki Ota (R) takes on an Italian player in the men's fencing team foil gold medal match at the ExCeL arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Japan lost to Italy 45-39 and finished with silver.

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Japan gets men's team foil silver in fencing

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuki Ota (L) competes against an Italian player in the men's fencing team foil gold medal match at the ExCeL Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Japan lost to Italy 45-39 and finished with silver.

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Ota and Kleibrink compete in men's fencing individual foil

LONDON, Britain - A multiple-exposure photo shows the men's fencing individual foil second match between Japan's Yuki Ota (R) and Germany's Benjamin Kleibrink at the ExCeL arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 31, 2012.

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Japan wins bronze at world fencing

PARIS, France - (From L) Yuki Ota, Suguru Awaji, Kenta Chida and Ryo Miyake of Japan show off the bronze medals they won in the team foil at the world fencing championships in Paris on Nov. 11, 2010.

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Japan wins bronze at world fencing

PARIS, France - Yuki Ota of Japan celebrates after winning the bronze in the team foil at the world championships in Paris on Nov. 11, 2010.

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Olympic medalists protest budget cut plan

TOKYO, Japan - Olympics gold medalist wrestler Saori Yoshida (R) and Olympics sliver medalist fencer Yuki Ota speak at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 1, 2009. Yoshida and Ota joined the chorus of protest at a government plan to cut sports-related budgets.

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Olympic silver medalist Ota employed by Morinaga

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ota, who won the men's foil silver in Beijing to become the first Japanese Olympic medalist in fencing, shows off his Morinaga & Co. name card in Tokyo on Oct. 23 as he has accepted a job offer from the confectionary manufacturer. Ota, 22, is scheduled to start working as a marketing official on Nov. 1, while continuing his fencing career with an eye on competing in the London Olympic Games in 2012.

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota (L) and Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink embrace after their individual foil final of the Beijing Olympics at the National Convention Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Ota lost the match and finished with silver, giving Japan its first Olympic fencing medal.

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota poses with the silver medal he won Aug. 13 in the individual foil competition at the Beijing Olympics, Japan's first Olympic fencing medal. Ota lost to Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink in the final at the National Convention Center in Beijing.

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota (R) in action during the men's individual foil final of the Beijing Olympics against Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink at the National Convention Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Ota lost the match and finished with silver, giving Japan its first Olympic fencing medal.

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota smiles after winning the silver medal in the individual foil competition at the Beijing Olympics, giving Japan its first Olympic fencing medal. Ota lost to Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink in the final at the National Convention Center in Beijing on Aug. 13.

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Yuki Ota (R) wins the silver medal in the men's individual foil competition at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 13, giving Japan its first-ever Olympic fencing medal. The photo shows Ota during a semifinal match with Italy's Salvatore Sanzo at the National Convention Center in Beijing earlier Aug. 13.

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Ota foils his way to gold, Kawabata takes his cue

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Yuki Ota shows off his gold medal on the podium after outpointing South Korea's Lee Cheon Woong 15-8 to win the men's individual foil at the Asian Games in Doha on Dec. 9.

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Olympic silver medalist Ota employed by Morinaga

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ota, who won the men's foil silver in Beijing to become the first Japanese Olympic medalist in fencing, shows off his Morinaga & Co. name card in Tokyo on Oct. 23 as he has accepted a job offer from the confectionary manufacturer. Ota, 22, is scheduled to start working as a marketing official on Nov. 1, while continuing his fencing career with an eye on competing in the London Olympic Games in 2012. (Kyodo)

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Fencing: Ota determined to win gold in Rio

Japanese fencer Yuki Ota attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 20, 2016. The 2008 Beijing Olympic foil silver medalist vowed to double his efforts to win gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in the summer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan 5th in men's team foil at World Cup

Japan's Yuki Ota (2nd from L) stands with his mask up after Japan suffer a 45-43 loss to the United States in the quarterfinals of the men's team foil event in the Prince Takamado Trophy Fencing World Cup in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2015. Japan finished fifth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan 5th in men's foil team at World Cup

Japan's Yuki Ota reacts after beating Italy 45-37 in the fifth-place match of the men's team foil event in the Prince Takamado Trophy Fencing World Cup in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fencing world champion Ota returns home

Japanese fencer Yuki Ota arrives at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on July 21, 2015, after winning the foil competition at the world fencing championships in Moscow on July 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ota strikes gold at world fencing c'ships

Yuki Ota of Japan celebrates after advancing to the semifinals of the men's foil event at the world fencing championships in Moscow on July 16, 2015. Ota went on to become the first Japanese fencer to claim a world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ota strikes gold at world fencing c'ships

Japanese fencer Yuki Ota poses for photos with his gold medal after winning the men's foil event at the world championships in Moscow on July 16, 2015. Ota became the first Japanese to claim a world title in the sport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Paralympics

Retired Japanese fencer Yuki Ota (L), the 2015 men's individual foil world champion, and Beatrice Vio, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion, attend a countdown event at Tokyo Skytree tower on Nov. 29, 2017, marking 1,000 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota (R) in action during the men's individual foil final of the Beijing Olympics against Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink at the National Convention Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Ota lost the match and finished with silver, giving Japan its first Olympic fencing medal. (Kyodo)

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota poses with the silver medal he won Aug. 13 in the individual foil competition at the Beijing Olympics, Japan's first Olympic fencing medal. Ota lost to Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink in the final at the National Convention Center in Beijing. (Kyodo)

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Yuki Ota (R) wins the silver medal in the men's individual foil competition at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 13, giving Japan its first-ever Olympic fencing medal. The photo shows Ota during a semifinal match with Italy's Salvatore Sanzo at the National Convention Center in Beijing earlier Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota smiles after winning the silver medal in the individual foil competition at the Beijing Olympics, giving Japan its first Olympic fencing medal. Ota lost to Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink in the final at the National Convention Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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Ota wins Japan's 1st Olympic fencing medal with foil silver

BEIJING, China - Japan's Yuki Ota (L) and Germany's Benjamin Philip Kleibrink embrace after their individual foil final of the Beijing Olympics at the National Convention Center in Beijing on Aug. 13. Ota lost the match and finished with silver, giving Japan its first Olympic fencing medal. (Kyodo)

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Ota foils his way to gold, Kawabata takes his cue

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Yuki Ota shows off his gold medal on the podium after outpointing South Korea's Lee Cheon Woong 15-8 to win the men's individual foil at the Asian Games in Doha on Dec. 9. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins bronze at world fencing

PARIS, France - Yuki Ota of Japan celebrates after winning the bronze in the team foil at the world championships in Paris on Nov. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins men's fencing foil team event at Asian Games

GOYANG, South Korea - The members of Japan's victorious men's fencing foil team -- (from L to R) Daiki Fujino, Kenta Chida, Yuki Ota and Ryo Miyake -- hold their gold medals at the Asian Games in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins men's fencing foil team event at Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's ace Yuki Ota (R) attacks his Chinese opponent en route to Japan's come-from-behind win over China in the men's fencing foil team final at the Asian Games in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Ota beats S. Korean fencer, leading Japan to team final

GOYANG, South Korea - Japan's ace fencer Yuki Ota (L) beats his South Korean opponent in the men's fencing foil team event semifinals during the Asian Games at Goyang Gymnasium in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan wins bronze at world fencing

PARIS, France - (From L) Yuki Ota, Suguru Awaji, Kenta Chida and Ryo Miyake of Japan show off the bronze medals they won in the team foil at the world fencing championships in Paris on Nov. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan Fencing Federation President Yuki Ota

Screenshot image taken June 25, 2020, shows Japan Fencing Federation President Yuki Ota attending an online press conference. He said the national championship in September will be held behind closed doors to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections and the federation will introduce a system to accept donations online from viewers who watch the live streaming of the final. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo