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The 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, from 23 September to 8 October 2023.
Officially known as the 2022 Asian Games, having been postponed by a year due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the event will host the best athletes in the continent with a

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Ikee Rikako celebrates one of her six gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games

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With three individual long course world titles, two Asian Games gold medals, a Pan Pacific victory, and a world record in this Olympic cycle alone, Seto Daiya is no longer Japan’s most underrated swimmer.
For years, the softly-spoken butterfly and individual medley specialist has played second fiddle to his better-known

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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How Seto Daiya came out from the shadows to become Japan's champion in the water

Japan is looking to wow the world at Tokyo 2020.
The Japanese capital will be hosting its second Summer Olympics, from 24 July to 9 August, 56 years after having organised the Olympic Games for the first time.
Tokyo 2020 has promised to deliver "the most innovative Games ever organised."

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All the Olympic highlights from Japan, set to the national anthem.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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National anthem: The best of Japan in Rio

Women's 200m Breaststroke Final
Men's 200m Backstroke Final
Men's 200m Ind Medley Final
Women's 100m Freestyle Final

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Women's 200m Freestyle Final
Men's 200m Butterfly Final
Women's 200m Ind Medley Final
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Final

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Swimming: Semi-finals and Finals - Day Four | Rio 2016 Replays

Men's&Women's 400M Individual medley Final.
Men's 400M Freestyle Final.
Women's 4x100M Freestyle Relay Final.

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Kosuke Hagino catches up on the freestyle leg and beats American Chase Kalisz in the last 25m of the men's 400m individual medley final.

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Gold for Japan in Men's 400 IM

For the fourth time in a row, Michael Phelps wins gold for the USA in the men's 200m individual medley Olympic final.

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Phelps wins fourth 200m IM gold

USA's Michael Phelps wins his fourth consecutive gold in the men's 200m individual medley.

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Men's 200m Individual Medley | Rio 2016 Replays

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Rio 2016 Olympic champion Hagino Kosuke has announced his retirement on Sunday (24 October) at a press conference in Tokyo.
The Japanese swimming legend, who won four Olympic and 11 Asian Games medals, is planning to attend graduate school.
"I really think I did well. I feel liberated now and

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06:  Gold medalist Kosuke Hagino of Japan poses during the medal ceremony for the Final of the Men's 400m Individual Medley on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Japanese legend Hagino Kosuke announces retirement with 'no regrets'

Olympic gold medallist Hagino Kosuke is set to retire, according to reports in his homeland Japan.
Kyodo News revealed that the 27-year-old swimmer will hang up his goggles for good and is considering a new challenge in graduate school.
Current 200 and 400 IM world champion, and close friend of

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Swimming Olympic gold medallist Hagino Kosuke set to retire

Round two of the Seto Daiya-Hagino Kosuke swim battle went to the Rio 2016 Olympic champion Hagino.
He comfortably won the 200 metre individual medley at the Japan Open in 1 minute, 58.14 seconds on Saturday (6 February) as Seto flamed out to finish dead-last.
Seto had swam in the

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Hagino Kosuke bests good friend Seto Daiya in 200 IM at Japan Open

Seto Daiya won his first race back from a non-swimming suspension, cruising to victory in the 400m individual medley as the Japan Open 2021 swimming event got underway on Thursday (4 February).
The world champion didn't need a whole lot of time to shake off the rust, as he led

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He's back: Seto Daiya cruises to victory in return to competition

Not too many Japanese swimmers can steal the spotlight from Olympic champion Hagino Kosuke.
Sato Shoma just became one.
Sato joined some exclusive swimming company on Sunday (24 January), becoming one of only four in the sport's history to break the 2:07 barrier in the men's 200-metre breaststroke.
The 19-year-old

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Join the club: Sato Shoma becomes 4th ever to break 2:07 barrier in 200 breaststroke

Ikee Rikako on Saturday (23 January) took a significant step toward making a potential odds-defying appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by meeting the qualifying standard for the national championships in April, which doubles as the Japanese Olympic trials.
In her first competition of the Games year, Ikee finished

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Qualifying for Olympic trials, Tokyo 2020 hopes float for Ikee Rikako

Ikee Rikako is set to launch her Games-year campaign at the Kosuke Kitajima Cup in Tokyo this weekend.
Ikee is entered in the 100-metre freestyle on Saturday for the three-day meet at Tatsumi International Swimming Center.
It would mark the 20-year-old’s third competition since returning to the pool in August

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Ikee Rikako to face 100 freestyle test in maiden meet of 2021

These Japan swimming national championships are being held under circumstances that are far from ideal, against the backdrop of a third wave of the coronavirus and during what is typically the offseason for the athletes.
But for the likes of Irie Ryosuke and Matsumoto Katsuhiro who have their sights firmly

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Irie Ryosuke, Matsumoto Katsuhiro flirt with Japan records at swimming nationals

Hagino Kosuke fired a warning shot to his potential Tokyo 2020 competition on Thursday (3 December), recapturing the Japanese 400-meter individual medley title for the first time in two years.
The reigning Olympic champion finally appears to be snapping out of his post-Rio 2016 funk as he clocked 4 minutes,

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