TOKYO, Oct 22 (News On Japan) –
Archery athlete Takaharu Furukawa, who competed in six consecutive Olympic Games and received a silver medal within the particular person occasion on the 2012 London Olympics, introduced on October twenty first that he would retire from competitors after the All-Japan Championships, which start on October twenty fifth at Tokyo Yumenoshima Park Archery Field.
Born in Aomori Prefecture, Furukawa progressed from Aomori Higashi High School to Kindai University. He participated within the Olympics repeatedly from the 2004 Athens Games to this summer season’s Paris Games. In the 2021 Tokyo Games, he secured bronze medals in each the person and crew occasions. In the 2015 World Championships, he achieved third place within the particular person class.
Source: Kyodo