Shintaro Kano

The Japanese sisters tell Olympics how they want to emulate their famous dad Yuji – who played football at Sydney 2000 – by competing at the Games themselves

The Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist is taken to three sets by the world No. 62 but manages to escape 22-24, 21-12, 21-15 reach the round of 16.

The 21-year-old attacker, currently starring for the four-time defending champions USA at the World Lacrosse Women's Championship in Tokyo, is just getting started, according to the player in an interview with Olympics.

Women's lacrosse sees the world's top two teams go head-to-head in the championship game for the fourth straight tournament in Tokyo on Sunday.

The two-time defending World Series champions beat the trade deadline to acquire the reigning back-to-back Cy Young Award winner for a package of prospects.

After the United States romped to a fifth consecutive world championship in Tokyo, the teams will now hit the road to LA28 to fight for the five available berths at the Games.

Meeting in the fourth consecutive gold-medal game, the hosts of the 2028 Olympic Games once again outshone their rivals in Japan to capture their 10th world title.

The 23-year-old beats out Germany's Esther Henseleit to win a second straight Women's British Open championship for Japan at Royal Lytham & St Annes. She is the seventh Japanese to win an LPGA major.

The Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist will be hoping to progress further than he did at last week's Taipei Open during the 4-9 August tournament in the Republic of Korea.

The internationally renowned skating guru's mother is a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing 81 years ago. In an exclusive interview with Olympics, Hamada speaks about her family's tragic history, and why it's important more than ever to keep telling the tale.