THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 22, 2019 at 17:45 JST
Yoshihide Kiryu, a sprinter, chats with Olympic gold medalists Mizuki Noguchi and Saori Yoshida in an event held at the new National Stadium in Tokyo on Dec. 21. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
The new National Stadium got a thumbs-up from eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt on Dec. 21 after gala events to celebrate its completion that included Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu getting his first feel for the track. [Read More]
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