Japan's 37-year-old Akito Watabe set a Nordic combined World Cup record on Saturday with his 296th appearance on the circuit since his 2006 debut at 17.The normal hill silver medalist at the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, Watabe moved level with Wilhelm Denifl in World Cup appearances on Friday before overtaking the Austrian in the latest event in Otepaa, Estonia, where the veteran finished 36th."It feels like 20 years have passed while I was getting obsessed with it (the record)," said Watabe, who is retiring at the end of the season. "It's a record anyone can achieve as long as they are still co…READ FULL ARTICLE
