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  noborito at 09:26 AM JST - 27th August

  out tax dollars at work.

  lame

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  Altria at 10:15 AM JST - 27th August

  With every country throwing money into Olympic sports, they're just going to cancel each other out.

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  unscrejects at 11:15 AM JST - 27th August

  Japan needs to do what China does - send a representative to each sport regardless of the standard compared to the so-called Olympic or world standard. Japan can't continue to expect athletes excel at the highest level before selection for the olympic team. Take the marathon for example, the trails are held from November to June before the games. No athlete can possibly prepare adequately and safely. In the hammer, the national coach is Murofushi's dad who coaches only Murofushi and his sister...

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  TokyoGas at 12:03 PM JST - 27th August

  In the hammer, the national coach is Murofushi's dad who coaches only Murofushi and his sister...

  Is that true??? If that is the general policy where national coaches have one or two athletes, then they are doomed to fail.

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  Richard_III at 12:30 PM JST - 27th August

  I wonder if NHK will broaden their dire coverage as a result?

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  some14some at 02:09 PM JST - 27th August

  He said that the ministry will seek about 1.25 billion yen, including overseas training costs for young athletes,

  It is about sports not stock market that you inject pension funds and pop it up.

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  bebert at 02:38 PM JST - 27th August

  They might want to focus on the Winter games, unless they are placing all of their hopes on Mao, Miki and Yukari.

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  hereandthere at 02:49 PM JST - 27th August

  medals yeah!, sportsmanship.... not.

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