Japan

Japan

2nd Group D | 1-1-1
  • Goals For
    14th
    3 GF
  • Assists
    14th
    2 A
  • Shots
    7th
    49 Shots
  • Saves
    13th
    11 SAV
  • Matsuyama effect gives Japanese golf its day in the sun
    AFP

    Matsuyama effect gives Japanese golf its day in the sun

    A breakthrough Masters win just months from the Tokyo Olympics has catapulted Japanese golf into the spotlight, bringing deserved recognition for a country that has long loved the game.

  • Japan on course for strongest medal showing at a Summer Olympics
    www.insidethegames.biz

    Japan on course for strongest medal showing at a Summer Olympics

    Host-nation Japan looks set for by far its strongest-ever showing at a Summer Olympics if Tokyo 2020 is able to proceed as rescheduled in July and August. A new medals table projection circulated exactly 100 days before the scheduled July 23 start-date by Gracenote, a data and technology company, suggests Japanese athletes could win as many as 34 gold medals and 59 medals in total.

  • Analysts predict record Olympic medal haul for Japan
    The Japan Times

    Analysts predict record Olympic medal haul for Japan

    Japan is set to outperform all of its previous medal-winning efforts at the upcoming Tokyo Games, according to Olympic analyst Gracenote Sports, but the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sporting calendar has made picking winners a tougher task than usual. In its traditional medal table projection released 100 days before the games, the sports data firm says the Japanese team is tracking toward a top-four finish, behind only the United States, China and the Russian Olympic Committee, as ...