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Table tennis-China eyes another clean sweep but challenges ahead
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - China will be bidding for a fourth clean sweep of table tennis medals at the Tokyo Olympics and despite some mixed performances in the run-up to the Games it will b...
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Shooting-Jin, Salukvadze gunning for glory and history in Tokyo
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - South Korean Jin Jong-oh will be chasing a fifth Olympic gold to cement his place as the most successful individual shooter in the history of the Games, and ...
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Cycling-Roberts the favourite as BMX freestyle makes debut
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Do not expect three-time world champion Hannah Roberts to play it safe in her pursuit of a gold medal when BMX freestyle makes its Olympic debut this summer. The Am...
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Rhythmic gymnastics-Israel’s Ashram to challenge Russian dominance
By Richa Naidu CHICAGO (Reuters) - Russia has won every rhythmic gymnastics gold medal since 2000 but that dominance could be under threat in Tokyo due to the emergence of Israel's Linoy Ashram. Since...
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Softball-Retirees return for surprise chance of gold
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - The surprise chance to compete for a gold medal in softball at the Tokyo Olympics has lured women out of coaching, retirement as well as 24/7 parenting dutie...
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Sailing-Typhoons, heat, humidity among challenges for Tokyo sailors
By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Competitors in the Olympic sailing events may have to contend with everything from typhoons to sweltering temperatures and humidity when competition gets under...
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Skateboarding-With Olympics debut, skaters roll into mainstream
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - The debut of skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics will be yet another sign that an activity once embraced as a symbol of counter-culture has firmly joined the mainstream...
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SK Innovation to raise annual battery capacity to 200 GWh by 2025
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Thursday it aims to ramp up its annual battery production capacity to 200 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2025, up 60% from its previously announced...
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Hong Kong’s acting chief executive says freedoms guaranteed under security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's national security law imposed on the city a year ago guarantees human rights, including freedom of the media and assembly, the city's No. 2 official John Lee said on ...
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Japan business mood improves in Q2 to 2-1/2-year high – tankan
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved in the second quarter to hit a two-and-half-year high, a central bank survey showed, a s...
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