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Nakanishi advances to women's 200m butterfly semis

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Yuko Nakanishi qualifies for the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly with the second-best time in the Athens Olympic preliminaries on Aug. 17. (Kyood)

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Ukraine's Verniaiev qualifies for all-around final

Oleg Verniaiev performs on the parallel bars in the men's qualification round of the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 26, 2015. The Ukrainian qualified for the Oct. 30 all-around final with the second-best score behind five-time champion Kohei Uchimura. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakanishi advances to women's 200m butterfly semis

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Yuko Nakanishi qualifies for the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly with the second-best time in the Athens Olympic preliminaries on Aug. 17. (Kyood)

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Athletics: Berlin Marathon

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia crosses the finish line at the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 29, 2019. Bekele finished in two hours, one minute and 41 seconds, the world's second-best time on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Athletes compete in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League in London on July 20, 2019. Yuki Koike (2nd from R) finished fourth in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Yuki Koike (L) of Japan finishes fourth in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League in London on July 20, 2019, in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Yuki Koike smiles after finishing fourth in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League, in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record, in London on July 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Yuki Koike smiles after finishing fourth in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League, in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record, in London on July 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Athletes compete in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League in London on July 20, 2019. Yuki Koike (C) finished fourth in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Yuki Koike smiles after finishing fourth in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League, in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record, in London on July 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Yuki Koike (R) of Japan finishes fourth in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record, in London on July 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: 100-m final at Diamond League

Yuki Koike competes in the men's 100-meter final race at the Diamond League in London on July 20, 2019, en route to finishing fourth in 9.98 seconds, Japan's second best time on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Cambridge runs wind-assisted 10.05 in U.S. meet

Japanese sprinter Asuka Cambridge runs a wind-assisted 10.05 seconds for the second-best overall time in the men's 100 meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida on April 28, 2017. Because of the 3.3 meters-per-second tail wind, the time was not officially recognized. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo