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About the author

Eri Shinagawa

Eri Shinagawa is a sports reporter for Kyodo News in Japan since 2018. Mainly covering professional baseball, soccer and figure skating. Bachelor degree in political science and one-year exchange experience in Erasmus University Rotterdam, majoring in international relations.

Nation

Credits

*Photo 1: Jigoro Kano – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10000962 – Copyright notice: © 1936 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Photo 2: Mikio Oda – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10005805 – Copyright notice: © 1928 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Photo 3: Tokyo 1964 – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10446587 – Copyright notice: © 1964 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

*Photo 4: Tokyo 1964 – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10010407 – Copyright notice: © 1964 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 5: Tokyo 1980 – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 6: Kosuke Kitajima – Getty Images, Photo 51174223 – Photo by Shaun Botterill

Photo 7: Tadahiro Nomura – Getty Images, Photo 51185266 – Photo by Jamie Squire

Photo 8: Kohei Uchimura – Getty Images, Photo 82266966 – Photo by Clive Brunskill

Photo 9: Saori Yoshida – Getty Images, Photo 82376655 – Photo by Jeff Gross

Photo 10: Kaori Icho – Getty Images, Photo 82387515 – Photo by Phil Walter

Photo 11: Tokyo 2020 – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 12: Team Japan – Getty Images, Photo 1330219856 – Photo by Matthias Hangst

Photo 13: Tokyo 2020 – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 14: Tokyo 2020 – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 15: Tokyo 2020 – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 16: Tokyo 2020 – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 17: Tokyo 2020, pandemic – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

 

*All Olympic Footage / Images / Audio available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee. All Olympic Logos / Poster available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee