Athletics: Kitaguchi hopes to overcome elbow injury, win world title

Olympic women's javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi hopes to recover from an elbow injury in time to compete for her second consecutive world title in September in front of a home crowd."I'll try to return to action in late August," Kitaguchi told a press conference Monday. "I know better than anyone the joy and goodness of finishing first. I'll prepare well to win gold."The 27-year-old from Hokkaido was a headline figure when Japanese track and field athletes attended a press conference for the nine-day world championships beginning Sept. 13 at Tokyo's National Stadium.Kitaguchi sat out the …READ FULL ARTICLE