Women's javelin star Haruka Kitaguchi will carry Japan's hopes when she defends her title in front of the home crowd at the world athletics championships opening Saturday in Tokyo, but the 27-year-old Paris Olympic gold medalist will also be battling to overcome recent injury woes.The Hokkaido native made history as the first Japanese woman to win a senior world championship medal in a throwing discipline with bronze in Oregon in 2022 before topping the feat by winning gold in Budapest a year later.She elevated her stardom to new heights by capturing the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Games …READ FULL ARTICLE