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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

the mayor of Rimini Jamil Sadegholvaad intervew on the podium of the tour de France 2024 during first stage during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

ROMAIN BARDET celebrating ON THE PODIUM the WIN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

the mayor of Rimini Jamil Sadegholvaad intervew on the podium of the tour de France 2024 during first stage during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

ROMAIN BARDET celebrating ON THE PODIUM the WIN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK PORTRAIT IN GREEN JERSEY ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE WHITE JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK IN GREEN JERSEY ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

ROMAIN BARDET CELEBRATED ON THE PODIUM FOR THE WIN OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

ROMAIN BARDET celebrating ON THE PODIUM the WIN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

ROMAIN BARDET celebrating ON THE PODIUM the WIN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

the mayor of Rimini Jamil Sadegholvaad intervew on the podium of the tour de France 2024 during first stage during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

the mayor of Rimini Jamil Sadegholvaad intervew on the podium of the tour de France 2024 during first stage during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK PORTRAIT IN GREEN JERSEY ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE WHITE JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK IN GREEN JERSEY ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

ROMAIN BARDET CELEBRATED ON THE PODIUM FOR THE WIN OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

JONAS ABRAHAMSEN CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE 2024 IN RIMINI WITH THE GRIMPEUR JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Teenager Ito places 3rd in World Cup ski jumping

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria - Daiki Ito, 19, smiles after giving Japan its first podium finish of the season when he placed third at a World Cup ski jumping meet in Austria on Jan. 6. He did a hill record 143-meter second jump to soar from ninth to third place behind winner Martin Hoellwarth of Austria and Finland's Janne Ahonen.

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Japan's Kasai 3rd at World Cup jump in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars into the air on his first jump at a World Cup ski jumping event on the K-120 Miyanomori Hill in Sapporo on Jan. 25, 2014. Kasai, Japan's delegation captain for next month's Sochi Olympics, came in third at the event, scoring his fourth podium finish of the season.

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Hoshino in World Cup moguls

VAL SAINT-COME, Canada - Japan's Junko Hoshino competes in a women's World Cup moguls event at Val St. Come, Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 19, 2014. She came third in the event for her first career podium finish on the circuit, clearing the Ski Association of Japan's basic standard for participation at next month's Sochi Olympic Games.

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Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - Kamui Kobayashi drives his Sauber-Ferrari in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012. Kobayashi finished third, appearing on the podium for the first time in his Formula One career and matching the best finish by a Japanese driver.

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Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - Kamui Kobayashi drives his Sauber-Ferrari in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012. Kobayashi finished third, appearing on the podium for the first time in his Formula One career and matching the best finish by a Japanese driver.

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Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - Kamui Kobayashi drives his Sauber-Ferrari in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012. Kobayashi finished third, appearing on the podium for the first time in his Formula One career and matching the best finish by a Japanese driver.

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Kobayashi 3rd in Japanese GP

SUZUKA, Japan - Sauber-Ferrari driver Kamui Kobayashi celebrates after finishing third in the Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012, appearing on the podium for the first time in his Formula One career and matching the best finish by a Japanese driver. At left is Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who won the race.

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Japan's Alpine skier withdraws from race

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kentaro Minagawa looks disappointed after withdrawing from the men's alpine skiing slalom competition at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Creekside on Feb. 27, 2010. Minagawa, who narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the 2006 Turin Olympics, went out of the course during his first run.

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Japan's Alpine skier withdraws from race

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's freestyle skiing mogul athlete Aiko Uemura, wife of alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa, visits Whistler Creekside on Feb. 27, 2010 to cheer up her husband who competes in the men's alpine skiing slalom event at the Vancouver Olympics. Minagawa, who narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the 2006 Turin Olympics, went out of the course during his first run.

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Japan's Alpine skier withdraws from race

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Kentaro Minagawa looks disappointed after withdrawing from the men's alpine skiing slalom competition at the Vancouver Olympics at Whistler Creekside on Feb. 27, 2010. Minagawa, who narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the 2006 Turin Olympics, went out of the course during his first run.

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Japan's Takahashi 3rd at World Cup meet in Finland

KUUSAMO, Finland - Japan's Daito Takahashi cerebrates claiming third place at a Nordic combined World Cup competition in Finland on Nov. 30 for his first podium finish in four seasons.

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Japan's Suguri 2nd at Skate Canada

OTTAWA, Canada -Japan's Fumie Suguri performs during the women's free competition at Skate Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1. Suguri came in second in the event behind Canada's Joannie Rochette for her first podium finish in two seasons.

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Japan's Suguri 2nd at Skate Canada

OTTAWA, Canada -Japan's Fumie Suguri performs during the women's free competition at Skate Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1. Suguri came in second in the event behind Canada's Joannie Rochette for her first podium finish in two seasons.

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Japan's Super Aguri team applies to join F1

TOKYO, Japan - Former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki, the first Japanese to score a podium finish in a world championship round, said Nov. 1 a new Honda-backed team has applied to join Formula One from next year. Led by Suzuki, the Super Aguri Formula One team is awaiting approval from the International Automobile Federation after it last week formally notified the sport's governing body of its plans to race in 2006.

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4-time Olympic skier Kimura set to retire

SHIGA KOGEN, Japan - Four-time Olympic skier Kiminobu Kimura speaks to reporters in Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on March 6 about his plan to retire at the end of this season. Kimura became the first Japanese skier to earn a World Cup podium finish when he came third in the men's slalom in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, in January 1998.

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Shimizu 13th at world sprint championships

HAMAR, Norway - Olympic champion and 500-meter world record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan skates in the men's 1,000 meters on the first day of the world speed skating sprint championships at Hamar Olympic Hall on Jan. 19. Shimizu had to settle for fourth in the 500 meters, missing out on a podium finish for the first time in 10 straight appearances in that distance, and closed the first day as Japan's highest placed men's skater in 13th with a total of 71.225 points.

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Fencing: Minobe wins Japan's 1st-ever worlds medal in epee

Kazuyasu Minobe poses after winning silver in the individual men's epee on July 19, 2022, at the fencing world championships in Cairo, Japan's first-ever podium finish in the event at worlds level.

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Fencing: Minobe wins Japan's 1st-ever worlds medal in epee

Kazuyasu Minobe is pictured after winning his quarterfinal match in the individual men's epee on July 19, 2022, at the fencing world championships in Cairo. He won silver, Japan's first-ever podium finish in the event at worlds level.

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Shimizu 13th at world sprint championships

HAMAR, Norway - Olympic champion and 500-meter world record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan skates in the men's 1,000 meters on the first day of the world speed skating sprint championships at Hamar Olympic Hall on Jan. 19. Shimizu had to settle for fourth in the 500 meters, missing out on a podium finish for the first time in 10 straight appearances in that distance, and closed the first day as Japan's highest placed men's skater in 13th with a total of 71.225 points.

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Japan's Suguri 2nd at Skate Canada

OTTAWA, Canada -Japan's Fumie Suguri performs during the women's free competition at Skate Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1. Suguri came in second in the event behind Canada's Joannie Rochette for her first podium finish in two seasons. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Suguri 2nd at Skate Canada

OTTAWA, Canada -Japan's Fumie Suguri performs during the women's free competition at Skate Canada in Ottawa on Nov. 1. Suguri came in second in the event behind Canada's Joannie Rochette for her first podium finish in two seasons. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Takahashi 3rd at World Cup meet in Finland

KUUSAMO, Finland - Japan's Daito Takahashi cerebrates claiming third place at a Nordic combined World Cup competition in Finland on Nov. 30 for his first podium finish in four seasons. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Super Aguri team applies to join F1

TOKYO, Japan - Former Formula One driver Aguri Suzuki, the first Japanese to score a podium finish in a world championship round, said Nov. 1 a new Honda-backed team has applied to join Formula One from next year. Led by Suzuki, the Super Aguri Formula One team is awaiting approval from the International Automobile Federation after it last week formally notified the sport's governing body of its plans to race in 2006. (Kyodo)

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Teenager Ito places 3rd in World Cup ski jumping

BISCHOFSHOFEN, Austria - Daiki Ito, 19, smiles after giving Japan its first podium finish of the season when he placed third at a World Cup ski jumping meet in Austria on Jan. 6. He did a hill record 143-meter second jump to soar from ninth to third place behind winner Martin Hoellwarth of Austria and Finland's Janne Ahonen. (Kyodo)