By TABITO FUKUTOMI/ Staff Writer
August 11, 2021 at 10:00 JST
Shizuo Takata's grandson Toshiaki chats July 17 about personal items left by his grandfather that are on display for a special exhibition being held in Hiroshima's Nishi Ward. (Tabito Fukutomi)
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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