Sprinter Ryota Yamagata to be captain of Japan team at Tokyo Olympics

The Japanese Olympic Committee will likely name sprinter Ryota Yamagata to captain the host country's delegation at the Tokyo Olympics, officials familiar with the matter said Monday.The JOC is coordinating to tap Kasumi Ishikawa, a table tennis player set to compete in her third Olympics, as vice captain of the Japanese squad, which is expected to consist of nearly 600 athletes, according to the officials.The officials also said basketball star Rui Hachimura, who plays for the Washington Wizards in the United States, and Yui Susaki, who won a gold medal for the second straight year at the …READ FULL ARTICLE