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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

Viswanathan Anand (2nd L), an Indian chess grandmaster and five-time World Chess Champion, plays the first round at the First Move Ceremony between Ju Wenjun (L) of China and Luong Phuong Hanh (R) of Vietnam during the women's Blitz first round at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 29, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai heads sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai takes a seat at his desk as he becomes the commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025. The five-time Paralympic gold medalist is the first Paralympian to assume the post.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai heads sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai takes a seat at his desk as he becomes the commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025. The five-time Paralympic gold medalist is the first Paralympian to assume the post.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai heads sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai takes a seat at his desk as he becomes the commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2025. The five-time Paralympic gold medalist is the first Paralympian to assume the post.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai to head sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, after being named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. A five-time Paralympic gold medalist, the 50-year-old will become the first Paralympian to assume the post when his appointment takes effect Oct. 1.

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5-time Paralympic gold medalist Kawai to head sports agency

Retired visually impaired swimmer Junichi Kawai speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025, after being named the next commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. A five-time Paralympic gold medalist, the 50-year-old will become the first Paralympian to assume the post when his appointment takes effect Oct. 1.

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess players Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian and Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, compete on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess players Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian and Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, compete on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess player Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, competes against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Kolkata, India, November 13, 2024. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess player Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, competes against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Kolkata, India, November 13, 2024. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess players Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian and Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, compete on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess players Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian and Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, compete on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess player Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, competes against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Kolkata, India, November 13, 2024. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess player Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, competes against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Kolkata, India, November 13, 2024. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess players Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian and Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, compete on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess player Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian competes against Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess player Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, competes against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Kolkata, India, November 13, 2024. Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament - India

Chess players Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of Indian and Norway's Magnus Carlsen, five-time World Chess Champion, compete on the first day of the 6th Tata Steel Chess Tournament. on November 13, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Dipa Chakraborty/Eyepix Group)

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Gymnast Uchimura wins seven consecutive national titles

TOKYO, Japan - Kohei Uchimura, the five-time Olympic medalist, performs on the parallel bar at the Japanese Gymnastics Championships at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, en route to victory, becoming the first to win seven consecutive national individual all-round titles in Japan.

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Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japan's Aiko Uemura hurtles down the piste during her first run in the women's moguls final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japanese moguls skier Aiko Uemura takes a second air jump during her first run in the women's final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Uemura comes 4th

SOCHI, Russia - Aiko Uemura of Japan smiles after finishing in fourth place in the women's moguls final during the Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympic skier, finished just short of winning her first Olympic medal.

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Japan's Uemura finishes 4th again in women's moguls

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Aiko Uemura gestures to her supporters for her "tears of gratitude" after finishing her third and last run in the Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. The five-time Olympic freestyle skier finished fourth, the same result as in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, missing out on winning her first Olympic medal.

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Japan's Uemura finishes 4th in Sochi Olympics moguls final

SOCHI, Russia - Aiko Uemura of Japan takes to the air during her third run in the Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. The five-time Olympic freestyle skier finished in fourth place, just short of winning her first Olympic medal.

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Japan's Uemura finishes 4th in women's moguls

SOCHI, Russia - Aiko Uemura of Japan performs during her first run in the Sochi Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in the Russian resort town on Feb. 8, 2014. The five-time Olympic freestyle skier finished fourth, missing out on winning her first Olympic medal.

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Japan's Uemura hugs coach after finishing 4th in women's moguls

SOCHI, Russia - A teary-eyed Aiko Uemura (R) of Japan hugs her coach Shigeru Kobayashi after finishing fourth in the Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. The five-time Olympic freestyle skier fell just short of winning her first Olympic medal.

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Japan's Uemura finishes 4th in women's moguls

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Aiko Uemura gestures to her supporters for her "tears of gratitude" after finishing her third and last run in the Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. The five-time Olympic freestyle skier finished fourth, missing out on winning her first Olympic medal.

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Uemura comes 4th, misses Olympic medal

SOCHI, Russia - Aiko Uemura of Japan wipes away tears after her third run in the women's moguls final during the Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympic skier, finished just short of winning her first Olympic medal, coming fourth in the competition.

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Japan's Uemura finishes 4th in women's moguls

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Aiko Uemura (R) receives encouragement from her supporters after finishing fourth in the Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympic freestyle skier, fell just short of winning her first Olympic medal.

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Uemura comes 4th, misses Olympic medal

SOCHI, Russia - Aiko Uemura of Japan gets teary after finishing in fourth place in the women's moguls final during the Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Uemura, a five-time Olympic skier, finished just short of winning her first Olympic medal.

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Uchimura wins 5th NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura holds the victor's trophy after winning the men's individual all-around at the NHK Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on June 9, 2013. Uchimura became the first five-time consecutive men's champion at the gymnastics competition.

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Veteran Date-Krumm defeated at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan reacts during a women's singles second round match against Venus Williams of the United States at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 22, 2011. The 40-year-old veteran won the first set but was defeated by the five-time Wimbledon champion.

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Randy Johnson announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - This July 2001 file photo shows Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson (R) rushing to first after Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hit a single during an All-Star game at Safeco Field. The five-time Cy Young Award winner announced his retirement on Jan. 6, 2010.

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Ichiro signs record deal

Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles while talking to reporters after signing a contract for next season on Dec. 16. The five-time Pacific League batting champion will make an estimated 500 million yen, becoming the first player in Japanese baseball history to earn 500 million yen a year.

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Randy Johnson announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - This July 2001 file photo shows Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson (R) rushing to first after Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hit a single during an All-Star game at Safeco Field. The five-time Cy Young Award winner announced his retirement on Jan. 6, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Date-Krumm defeated at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan reacts during a women's singles second round match against Venus Williams of the United States at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 22, 2011. The 40-year-old veteran won the first set but was defeated by the five-time Wimbledon champion. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro signs record deal

Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles while talking to reporters after signing a contract for next season Dec. 16. The five-time Pacific League batting champion will make an estimated 500 million yen, becoming the first player in Japanese baseball history to earn 500 million yen a year.