Japan's Koki Kano (R) hugs his coach after winning the men's individual epee fencing gold medal at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris. (Kyodo)
Japan's Koki Kano (R) competes against Frenchman Yannick Borel in the men's individual epee fencing final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris. (Kyodo)
Hifumi Abe of Japan celebrates after beating Willian Lima of Brazil in the men's judo 66-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Hifumi Abe of Japan bows after beating Willian Lima of Brazil in the men's judo 66-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan cries after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Coco Yoshizawa (R) of Japan and compatriot Liz Akama pose after winning gold and silver, respectively, in the women's street skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at la Concorde in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japan's Momoko Tanikawa (R) reacts after scoring the team's second goal in the second half of a Paris Olympics women's football Group C match against Brazil at Parc des Princes in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese swimmer Tomoyuki Matsushita (R) shares a hug with compatriot Daiya Seto after the men's 400 individual medley at the Paris Olympics at Paris La Defense Arena near Paris on July 28, 2024. Matsushita won the silver medal while Seto placed seventh. (Kyodo)
Japan's Hina Hayata is pictured in action against Italy's Debora Vivarelli in the first round of the table tennis women's singles at the Paris Olympics at South Paris Arena on July 28, 2024, in Paris. (Kyodo)
Japan's Shunsuke Togami keeps his eye on the ball during his first-round match in the men's singles table tennis at the Paris Olympics at South Paris Arena on July 28, 2024, in Paris. (Kyodo)
Hifumi Abe of Japan bows after beating Willian Lima of Brazil in the men's judo 66-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
Japanese swimmer Tomoyuki Matsushita celebrates after winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympics in the men's 400 individual medley at Paris La Defense Arena, near Paris, on July 28, 2024. (Kyodo)
