Japanese Olympians spoke of their pride on Wednesday after returning home from Paris with the most gold medals and podium finishes achieved at an overseas Summer Games."I believe Team Japan was able to lift the Japanese public and give them courage," judo's back-to-back men's 66-kilogram gold medalist Hifumi Abe said at a press conference after the country amassed 20 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze for 45 in total.Over 60 medalists including those from team events attended a ceremony in Tokyo marking disbandment of Japan's Olympic delegation. The gathering was headlined by back-to-back men's …READ FULL ARTICLE
