Rie Tanaka

OLYMPICS/ It's a family affair for Japan gymnastics ...
From right to left: Kazuhito Tanaka, Rie Tanaka and Yusuke Tanaka (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The competition at the London Olympics is already guaranteed to be intense but three Japanese gymnasts may have an extra source of motivation as they vie for gold medals:...
GYMNASTICS/ Japanese women 7th in team event at...
Japan's Yuko Shintake performs on the vault at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 11. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Home-court advantage proved to be no advantage at all as Japan's women finished a disappointing seventh in the team event at the World Gymnastics Championships at Tokyo...
GYMNASTICS/ Sibling rivalry on display at world...
Clockwise from top: Kazuhito, Rie and Yusuke Tanaka (Asahi Shimbun photos)
As the world gymnastics championships got under way in Tokyo on Oct. 7, the local spotlight shone on Japanese gymnastics' first set of three siblings to compete simultaneously...
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