By TABITO FUKUTOMI/ Staff Writer
August 11, 2021 at 10:00 JST
Shizuo Takata's "Junbi Undo" (Warm-up) won a prize at an international photo contest held alongside the 1960 Rome Olympics. It was recognized for the dynamism of an athlete's outstretched leg. (Provided by Toshiaki Takata)
HIROSHIMA--Hailed as the “Shot-put King,” Shizuo Takata became a six-time Japan National Championships winner after he turned 18 and went on to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. [Read More]
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