The Japanese women's flag football team lived up to its world No. 3 ranking by taking bronze at the recently concluded world championships in Lahti, Finland."History-making begins here," head coach Koji Kuwahara said of the result, which provides a morale boost in the run-up to the sport's Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028.In the third-place match on Aug. 30, Japan turned a 19-14 halftime deficit into a 41-40 victory over Austria.The Japanese women practiced every weekend from April for the championships.Captain Yurika Omi plans to take a leave of absence from her full-time job and join …READ FULL ARTICLE
