TOKYO, Japan | Xinhua | RyuQkan is roughly a 30-minute walk from the Minami-sakurai railway station in Japan’s eastern Saitama Prefecture. It is a museum, which introduces the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel, one of the world’s largest underground flood diversion systems. A stair with more than 110 steps leads …
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Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | A man was confirmed dead on Friday in a shooting incident in Japan’s Tokyo area, local media reported. The man in his 50s was severely wounded after being shot at a coffee shop in the western city of Machida of Tokyo Metropolis on Thursday evening, …
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Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | Tokyo prosecutors and Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Monday raided the headquarters of major advertising firm Hakuhodo Inc. over suspected bid-rigging connected to the Tokyo Olympic Games held last year. The search of Japan’s second-largest advertising firm follows that of the country’s biggest firm Dentsu Inc. …
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Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s most decorated Para-athlete David Emong has once again lifted Uganda’s flag high by winning a bronze medal in men’s 1500m T46 category at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympic games. In a highly contested race, the star para-athlete emerged third in a time of …
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🔴 🇺🇬 ✳ Cheptegei ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World records ◉ World Champ ◉ Commonwealth gold ◉ World cross country champ ✳ Akii Bua ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World record ✳ Kiprotich ◉ Olympic gold ◉ World champ ✳ Chemutai ◉ Olympic gold Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Before Joshua Cheptegei stepped onto …
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🔴 TODAY 🇺🇬 ➡️ 5,000m FINAL – Chelimo, Cheptegei, Kiplimo 3pm ➡️ 1,500m FINAL – Nanyondo- 3.50pm 🔴 SAT ➡ Marathon (W) FINAL – I. Chemutai , Chekwel J 1am ➡ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 🔴 SUN ➡️ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 1am Tokyo, Japan | …
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🔴 RESULT 🇺🇬 ✳ Gold for PERUTH CHEMUTAI 3000m SC ➡ First Ugandan Woman ever to win a gold ➡ First gold for Uganda at Tokyo2020 ➡ Only third Ugandan to win Olympics Gold *⃣ Kiprotich 2012 Olympics *⃣ John Akii-Bua 1972 Olympics Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Peruth Chemutai …
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Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Athlete Peruth Chemutai has booked a slot to the finals of the 3000-metre steeplechase race when she finished second in heat one at the Olympics stadium in Tokyo. Chemutai 22, posted a season-best of 9:12:72 slightly behind Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi who won the race …
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🔴 RESULT ➡ 🏆 10,000m final Barega ✳Gold Cheptegei ✳Silver Kiplimo ✳ Bronze Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Ethiopia’s Selemo Barega won the 10,000m final in a slow time of 27:43.22, denying Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei (27:43.63) and Jacob Kiplimo (27:43.88), who settled for silver and bronze. After a tactical race that …
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🔴 FRIDAY ATHLETICS 🇺🇬 ➡ 3000m M Steeplechase Round 1 – Chemutai 3.30am ➡ 800m W Round 1 – Nanyondo, Halimah Nakaayi 4.25 am ➡ 5000m W Round 1 – Chesang, Chelegant, Chebet 1pm ➡ 🏆 10,000m FINAL – Kiplimo, Kisa, Cheptegei 2.30pm Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | The highlight …
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