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More Updates to Japan’s Potential Team for Tokyo World Championships

Just a few days left now before the Aug. 24 deadline for qualification for the Tokyo World Championships and the Japanese athletes on the cusp of making the home team are scrambling to find points to make the cut.The Athlete Night Games meet this past weekend had a big impact, especially in the two toughest squads to make outside the road events, the men’s high jump and men’s 100 m. 2.27m man

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JAAF to Establish Human Rights Policy Ahead of World Championships, A Rare Move in Japan

On Aug. 19 it was learned through interviews with sources at the JAAF that it is establishing its own independent human rights policy and code of conduct within this month to fight the problems of violence, harassment, defamation on social media, and voyeuristic photography. The move is one of very few of its kind among domestic sports organizations.The JAAF guidelines are based on those of World