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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Football: Scottish Premiership

(From L) Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Tomoki Iwata of Celtic pose for a photo after the club clinched the Scottish Premiership football title for the third consecutive season with a 5-0 victory over Kilmarnock on May 15, 2024, at Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Scotland.

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded off the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship with a typically dominant victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was Verstappen's 19th win of 22 Grand Prix in a record-breaking year, as the Dutchman secured his third consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship in the Qatar Sprint race in October. This file photo taken on March 5, 2023 shows Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrating after winning the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain. (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded off the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship with a typically dominant victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was Verstappen's 19th win of 22 Grand Prix in a record-breaking year, as the Dutchman secured his third consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship in the Qatar Sprint race in October. This file photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows Red Bull Racing's driver Max Verstappen performing a burnout after winning the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: Red Bull's Max Verstappen rounded off the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship with a typically dominant victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This was Verstappen's 19th win of 22 Grand Prix in a record-breaking year, as the Dutchman secured his third consecutive F1 Drivers' Championship in the Qatar Sprint race in October. This file photo taken on Nov. 26, 2023 shows Dutch Formula One driver Max Verstappen (2nd L) of Red Bull Racing posing on the podium after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 7 years in row, tying AL mark

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) and manager John McLaren celebrate their 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 3. Ichiro hit a homer in the third inning and reached the 200-hit plateau for the seventh consecutive season.

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Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Sara Takanashi smiles after her victory in the third women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Miyanomori Jump Stadium in the northeastern city of Sapporo on Jan. 11, 2015. Takanashi won her second consecutive title of the season with jumps of 87 and 97 meters for a total of 236.3 points.

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Takanashi claims 7th World Cup win of season

LJUBNO, Slovenia - Japanese teenager Sara Takanashi (C) stands on the podium after securing her third consecutive victory and seventh of the season by winning the women's ski jumping World Cup event in Ljubno, Slovenia, on Feb. 16, 2013. American Sarah Hendrickson (L) was second and Frenchwoman Coline Mattel (R) was third.

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Takanashi claims 7th World Cup win of season

LJUBNO, Slovenia - Japanese teenager Sara Takanashi (C) stands on the podium after securing her third consecutive victory and seventh of the season by winning the women's ski jumping World Cup event in Ljubno, Slovenia, on Feb. 16, 2013. American Sarah Hendrickson (L) was second and Frenchwoman Coline Mattel (R) was third.

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Bolt wins men's 200 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's three athletes, (from L) Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir, run a victory lap after finishing first, second and third respectively in the men's 200-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won the race with a time of 19.32 seconds, becoming the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at consecutive Summer Games.

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Japan achieve softball three-peat at Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese softball players celebrate their 2-0 victory over China on the pitching mound on Nov. 26, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Japan won their third consecutive Asian Games softball title.

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Tani settles for bronze at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ryoko Tani leaves the ring after her defeat by Romania's Alina Dumitru in the semifinals of the women's 48-kilogram class judo at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 9. Tani had to settle for a bronze medal after failing in her quest for a third consecutive Olympic title, giving Japan its first medal of the Games with an ippon victory over Russian Lyudmila Bogdanova in the match for third place.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 7 years in row, tying AL mark

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) and manager John McLaren celebrate their 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 3. Ichiro hit a homer in the third inning and reached the 200-hit plateau for the seventh consecutive season. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho gearing up to reach 1,000th win in Nagoya

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho trains at the lodging of the Miyagino stable in Nagoya on June 29, 2016, ahead of the Grand Sumo Tournament from July 10. Hakuho is 13 wins shy of 1,000 for his career and aims to claim his third consecutive and 38th victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho gearing up to reach 1,000th win in Nagoya

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho trains at the lodging of the Miyagino stable in Nagoya on June 29, 2016, ahead of the Grand Sumo Tournament from July 10. Hakuho is 13 wins shy of 1,000 for his career and aims to claim his third consecutive and 38th victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Shin wins third consecutive Nichirei Ladies tournament

South Korea's Shin Ji Yai poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Nichirei Ladies golf tournament at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba, near Tokyo, on June 19, 2016. Shin won the tournament for the third consecutive year, finishing with a total score of 12-under 204. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tani settles for bronze at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ryoko Tani leaves the ring after her defeat by Romania's Alina Dumitru in the semifinals of the women's 48-kilogram class judo at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 9. Tani had to settle for a bronze medal after failing in her quest for a third consecutive Olympic title, giving Japan its first medal of the Games with an ippon victory over Russian Lyudmila Bogdanova in the match for third place. (Kyodo)

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Japan achieve softball three-peat at Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese softball players celebrate their 2-0 victory over China on the pitching mound on Nov. 26, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Japan won their third consecutive Asian Games softball title. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Bolt and gold medal

Usain Bolt of Jamaica acknowledge the crowd during a medal ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016. Bolt won the 100 meters with a record of 9.81 seconds, his third consecutive Olympic victory in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Bolt completes unprecedented 100m three-peat

Usain Bolt (6) of Jamaica runs on his way to winning the men's 100-meter final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016, his third consecutive Olympic victory in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Bolt completes unprecedented 100m three-peat

Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs on his way to winning the men's 100-meter final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016, his third consecutive Olympic victory in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Bolt completes unprecedented 100m three-peat

Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs on his way to winning the men's 100-meter final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016, his third consecutive Olympic victory in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Bolt completes unprecedented 100m three-peat

Usain Bolt (6) of Jamaica crosses the finish line for the men's 100-meter gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016, his third consecutive victory in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Bolt completes unprecedented 100m three-peat

Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line in the men's 100-meter final at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 14, 2016, his third consecutive victory in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

SAPPORO, Japan - Defending World Cup champion Martin Schmitt of Germany continues his hot streak on Jan. 22 in Sapporo, northern Japan, as he wins the Sapporo ski jumping meet for his seventh victory on this season's World Cup circuit. Schmitt, second after a 125.5-meter leap on his first attempt, secured his third consecutive victory with the longest second-round jump of 118 meters in a swirling wind on the K-120 Okurayama hill, site of the 1972 Sapporo large hill competition.