The Japanese soccer team beat the Uzbekistan team on Saturday to secure a fourth straight World Cup berth and became the first country to qualify for the 2010 tournament in South Africa. They will play against the Qatar team on June 10 in Yokohama, and the Australian team on June 17 in Melbourne.
Chisato Fukushima (福島千里), 20 years old set up the new Japan record for women's 100 m dash at the time of 11"28.
Ryosuke Irie(入江陵介), 19 years old who set up the world record of the 200 m backstroke swimming at 1'52"86 on May 10 but was not recognized as the world record because his swimming suits was not approved by FINA, got the triple crown for 100m, 200m, and 50m backstroke swimming at the Japan Open, though he could not make a world record today.
Kohei Uchimura(内村航平), 20 years old became the champion of the NHK cup for men's gymnastics at 276.750 points and got the ticket to participate in the World Championship in October in London. This was the first victory at the NHK cup for him.
Koko Tsurumi(鶴見虹子), 16 years old became the woman's champion at 172.775 points at the NHK cup. This was the second victory after two years for her. She also got the ticket to attend the World Championship.
Congratulations!!
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