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		<lastmod>2021-07-16T16:41:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vissel Kobe's Kyogo Furuhashi plays the ball against the Suwon Bluewings in the AFC Champions League quarterfinal in Al Wakrah, Qatar, on Dec. 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-16T22:27:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji (right) attacks fellow ozeki Shodai on Day 13 of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/17/olympics/jamaica-olympic-sprinters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-17T17:05:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[While Jamaica's women look very strong going into their Tokyo campaign, triple 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic champion Usain Bolt thinks the men will struggle.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/17/sumo/basho-reports/hakuho-terunofuji-sunday-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-17T18:54:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho slaps Shodai on his way to a 14th victory at this year's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/18/more-sports/golf/british-open-third-round/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-18T11:47:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen reacts after hitting an approach shot to the 17th green during his third round at the British Open in Sandwich, England, on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-18T18:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho (left) throws down ozeki Terunofuji to win the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with an undefeated 15-0 record on Sunday at Dolphins Arena.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/coco-gauff-coronavirus-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T11:10:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Coco Gauff returns against Germany's Angelique Kerber at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in London on July 5.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/02/18/olympics/united-emotion-selected-tokyo-2020-motto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T14:47:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto speaks at a Monday news conference to unveil the motto for this year's Olympics and Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/04/olympics/baseball-set-return-ioc-approves-five-sports-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T14:50:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani could star for Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC approved the sport's inclusion on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/18/olympics/olympics-world-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T15:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After bidding scandals, human rights outrages, overburdened host cities, rampant cheating, a pandemic ﾑ and, sure, thrilling competitions ﾑ has the world had enough of the Olympics?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/10/olympics/summer-olympics/fans-bid-record-spoiled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T15:33:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazunori Takishima attends the opening ceremony of the Rio Games on August 5, 2016.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:11:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/12/olympics/summer-olympics/world-athletics-approves-sapporo-course-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:20:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mai Ito competes during the women's marathon at the 2016 Rio Olympics. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/10/17/more-sports/track-field/ioc-planning-move-tokyo-olympic-marathon-north-sapporo-bid-avoid-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:21:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sp-marathon-a-20191017.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line in the men's marathon at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha on Oct. 6.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/baseball/mlb/ohtani-home-run-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:26:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run for his 34th of the season against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/sumo/hakuho-45-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:28:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho is interviewed after his victory in Nagoya on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/olympics/summer-olympics/meet-faces-tokyo-2020s-charm-offensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:46:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An army of volunteers, including this person in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, have been recruited to help act as ambassadors for Japan to the many people arriving to take part in the Summer Olympics. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/18/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/ioc-laurel-hubbard-weightlifting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T16:48:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99674.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99674.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laurel Hubbard's inclusion in the games has been divisive, with her supporters welcoming the decision while critics have questioned the fairness of transgender athletes competing against women.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/16/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-games-athletes-focus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:05:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99492.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99492.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World No. 1 badminton player Kento Momota will enter the men's singles as the hot favorite.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/15/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/malaysia-cycling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:06:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99184.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Malaysian track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang (right) defeats Japanese racer Tomohiro Fukaya in the men's sprint final at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 30, 2018.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/15/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/olympics-soul-cap-ban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:06:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99174.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soul Cap founders Michael Chapman and Tokunbo Ahmed-Salawudeen]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-fans-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:06:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji faces off with Hakuho at the Nagoya Grand Sumo tournament on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/14/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/federer-olympics-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:06:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to Britain's Andy Murray during the men's singles gold medal match at Wimbledon during the 2012 London Games. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/08/olympics/summer-olympics/bach-arrives-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:06:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC President Thomas Bach waves after arriving at his hotel in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/shacarri-richardson-rule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:07:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sha'Carri Richardson competes during the women's 100-meter event at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/07/olympics/summer-olympics/trouble-stirs-amid-quest-gold-glory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:24:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People in Tokyo hold signs as they participate in a rally on June 23 calling for the cancellation of the 2020 Olympic Games, one month ahead of the official start of the games. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-olympic-break/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:27:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has nine wins and a 1.82 ERA so far this season. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-olympic-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:39:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wizards forward Rui Hachimura was named to Japan's Olympic basketball team on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/05/olympics/summer-olympics/hachimura-susaki-named-flagbearers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:40:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wizards forward Rui Hachimura will help lead the Japanese delegation into National Stadium as part of the Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/shacarri-richardson-drugs-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:40:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_96781.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women's 100m in 10.86 during the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-volleyball/iron-hammer-defend-volleyball-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:41:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[China head coach Lang Ping instructs her team during the women's volleyball gold medal match at the 2016 Rio Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/02/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/richardson-test-positive-cannabis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:41:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women's 100-meter race at the U.S. trials in Eugene, Oregon, on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/02/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/skateboarder-sky-brown-become-britains-youngest-summer-olympian/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:42:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sky Brown will set the record as Team GB's youngest Olympian at age 13 when she competes at the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/02/olympics/summer-olympics/u-s-media-say-covid-19-measures-tokyo-olympics-go-press-freedoms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:42:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Olympic rings are seen on the Odaiba waterfront at dusk on June 23.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-womens-basketball-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:42:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_96539.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_96539.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan guard Rui Machida goes up for a layup against Belgium in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, during a game in June 2019. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/01/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-limit-athletes-attending-olympic-ceremonies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:43:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_96347.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_96347.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Olympic delegation attends the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The number of Japanese athletes participating in the Olympic ceremonies in Tokyo is expected to be limited.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/06/olympics/summer-olympics/equestrian/born-ride-jessica-springsteen-named-u-s-show-jumping-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:56:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_97311.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_97311.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jessica Springsteen competes at the Sweden International Horse Show in Solna, Sweden, on Dec. 1, 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/07/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/risako-kawai-wrestling-sendoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:56:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_97626.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_97626.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Freestyle wrestler Risako Kawai, who won the women's 63-kg competition in Rio de Janeiro, is aiming for a second gold medal at the Tokyo Games in the 57-kg class.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/01/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/samoa-withdraws-from-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:57:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_96421.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_96421.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Women walk past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in March 2020.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/israel-olympic-baseball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:58:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_95537.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_95537.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Israel's players celebrate after a win over Cuba during the 2017 World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/07/olympics/summer-olympics/ancient-japanese-curse-looms-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T17:59:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_97046.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_97046.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The graves at Senjuin temple were disturbed in the run-up to the 1964 Olympics, while human bones were found during the construction of the new Olympic Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympians-on-edge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_95122-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_95122.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmers Kosuke Hagino (left) and Daiya Seto are among those who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/usa-women-soccer-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_94958.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_94958.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Megan Rapinoe (left) and Alex Morgan celebrate after the Women's World Cup final in Lyon, France, on July 7, 2019. Both were named to the U.S. team for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/21/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-volleyball/ishikawa-captain-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_94368.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_94368.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Ishikawa (right) was named captain of Japan's Olympic men's volleyball team on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/21/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/new-zealands-laurel-hubbard-become-first-transgender-olympian/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_94278.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_94278.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laurel Hubbard competes at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on April 9, 2018. Hubbard was selected to New Zealand's team for the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/20/olympics/summer-olympics/kenya-olympic-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_94216.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_94216.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hellen Obiri (right) leads the 10,000-meter race during Kenya's Olympic trials on Saturday in Nairobi.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/rui-hachimura-japan-olympic-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99818.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99818.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rui Hachimura  (center) and Yuta Watanabe (second from right) react during their game against Belgium on Friday in Saitama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/20/olympics/summer-olympics/team-usa-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:07:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_94128.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_94128.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jenny Simpson and Shannon Osika run in a women's 1,500 meter heat during the U.S. Olympic Team trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/18/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/tanaka-inaba-redemption-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:09:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_93764.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_93764.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masahiro Tanaka (center) practices with his teammates at Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/16/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/samurai-japan-tokyo-2020-squad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:12:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_93359.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_93359.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samurai Japan manager Atsunori Inaba poses in front of a screen displaying the Japan roster for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/15/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-playbook-coronavirus-penalties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:13:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_93238-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_93238.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi speaks as Tokyo 2020 Games Delivery Officer Hidemasa Nakamura looks on during a news conference for the presentation of the latest version of the Tokyo Olympics' so-called playbook in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/14/olympics/summer-olympics/scioscia-ready-for-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:13:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_92855.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_92855.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[USA manager Mike Scioscia (right) is focused on leading his team to its first Olympic gold in baseball since the 2000 Sydney Games. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/14/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/final-push-for-olympic-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:15:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_92803.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_92803.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Togashi moves with the ball during a practice at Tokyo's National Training Center in February 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/11/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/nadeshiko-japan-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:16:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_92539.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_92539.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mana Iwabuchi controls the ball during a friendly against Ukraine in Hiroshima on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/11/olympics/summer-olympics/bach-to-arrive-in-july/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:17:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_92527.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_92527.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during an executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/11/olympics/summer-olympics/summer-games-brisbane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:17:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_92521.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_92521.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Olympic rings stand outside the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 3]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/10/olympics/summer-olympics/ioc-80-percent-vaccines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:17:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_92268.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_92268.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC President Thomas Bach tours the Olympic and Paralympic village in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/puig-to-miss-tokyo-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:18:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_91761.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_91761.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Monica Puig waves during the victory ceremony after winning the women's singles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Games. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/06/olympics/summer-olympics/handball/handball-remi-doi-olympics-vaccines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:18:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_91454.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_91454.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan handball captain Remi Anri Doi says the decision to receive the coronavirus vaccine ahead of the Tokyo Olympics was not easy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-have-no-meaning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:18:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_91190.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_91190.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaori Yamaguchi, executive board member of the Japanese Olympic Committee, believes Japan has already missed the chance to cancel the Tokyo Games. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/03/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-vaccinate-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:19:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_91099.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_91099.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A countdown clock in Tokyo's Roppongi district shows that 50 days left until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/yoshida-gold-olympic-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:19:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_90868.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_90868.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsukasa Yoshida speaks during an online interview on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japans-women-olympic-3x3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:19:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_90390.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_90390.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stephanie Mawuli drives to the basket against Spain during the bronze medal game of the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/31/olympics/summer-olympics/softball/australian-team-takes-off-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:20:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_90381-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_90381.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Australian Olympic softball team poses for a group photo at Sydney International Airport before boarding a flight bound for Japan on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/30/olympics/summer-olympics/softball/australia-softball-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:21:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_90057.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_90057.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's softball team will become the first Olympic delegation to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Games on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-waiver-coronavirus-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:22:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_90026.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_90026.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the IOC has promised to hold a safe games even during the global health crisis, its COVID-19 guidelines, called the "playbook," also state that participants must be accountable for their decision to take part.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/britains-old-man-whitlock-heading-tokyo-games-no-plans-slow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:22:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_89757.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_89757.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Max Whitlock performs on the pommel horse during the 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on April 22.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/barty-excited-olympic-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:23:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_89930.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_89930.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ash Barty hits a return against Coco Gauff during their match at the Italian Open in Rome on May 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/28/olympics/summer-olympics/bach-travel-tokyo-confidence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:23:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_89888.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_89888.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 25, 2020.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-mens-olympic-team-to-face-honduras/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:23:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_89754.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu's team will face Honduras in Osaka as part of its preparations for the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/27/olympics/summer-olympics/pound-games-posturing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:23:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_89599.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_89599.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound at his office in Montreal in February 2020. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/21/olympics/summer-olympics/games-workers-collect-samples/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:24:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_88512.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[National Stadium is seen during a Tokyo 2020 Paralympics athletics test event on May 11.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_88591.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snowboard silver medalist Ayumu Hirano celebrates on the podium at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/04/16/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/shauna-coxseys-olympic-speed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:30:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/np_file_81976.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_81976.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shauna Coxsey trains on a fingerboard at The Climbing Hangar Matchworks in Liverpool, England, on Jan. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/05/olympics/summer-olympics/surfing/extreme-sports-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:31:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_61187.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kanoa Igarashi will surf for Japan during the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:32:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_56895.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Tokyo 2020 staffer participates in a test event for sports climbing in March at Aomi Urban Sports Park. Japan's final berths in Olympic sport climbing have been determined following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:32:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_7075.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reigning world champion Tomoa Narasaki had been looking forward to competing in the sport climbing event during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer. The games have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:33:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 organizing staff climb a wall during a speed climbing test at Aomi Urban Sports Park on Friday in Tokyo's Koto Ward.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:34:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-climb-a-20190822.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoa Narasaki reacts after completing a bouldering route during the men's combined event at the IFSC World Championships at Esforta Arena Hachioji on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:34:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-climb-a-20190811.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Tomoa Narasaki, Akiyo Noguchi, Switzerland's Petra Klingler and Austria's Jakob Schubert pose for photos at a news conference for the IFSC Climbing World Championships on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/06/02/olympics/olympic-chiefs-back-five-sports-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:35:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[France's Johanne Defay competes in a World Surf League event in Tavarua, Fiji, on May 31.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:36:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fifteen-year-old Futaba Ito competes in the women's finals at the Bouldering Japan Cup on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/sumo/terunofuji-yokozuna-promotion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T18:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99956.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji (left) stares down Hukuho on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/olympics/summer-olympics/softball-baseball-olympic-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T19:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99868.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan, led by pitcher Yukiko Ueno, who is being lifted up by her teammates, won the gold medal in the previous Olympic softball tournament, in Beijing in 2008.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/19/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/naomi-osaka-at-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-20T14:59:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_98774.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka during her first round match at the French Open in Paris in May. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/20/olympics/summer-olympics/nadeshiko-honoka-hayashi-saori-takarada/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-20T15:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99731.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nadeshiko Japan defender Saori Takarada (right) contends for the ball with Australia's Hayley Raso during an international friendly on Wednesday in Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/20/soccer/j-league/kyogo-furuhashi-celtic-transfer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-20T16:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100094.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100094.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vissel striker Kyogo Furuhashi scores his 15th goal of the season against Cerezo on Saturday in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/20/olympics/summer-olympics/monica-abbott-softball-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-20T17:15:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99964.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Monica Abbott (left) of the U.S. celebrates after pitching a no-hitter against the Netherlands at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/20/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/china-olympic-swimmers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-20T18:26:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100025.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's Sun Yang poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 200 meter freestyle final at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/20/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-softball-japan-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-20T18:28:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100149.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-20T20:21:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100185.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan is projected to win its most gold medals since 2004 in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, according to analysts.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/29/olympics/summer-olympics/sprinter-ryota-yamagata-captain-japan-team-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-21T09:52:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryota Yamagata]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/21/olympics/summer-olympics/kanoa-igarashi-japan-surfing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-21T14:53:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-21T15:08:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/21/basketball/nba/bucks-nba-champions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-21T15:13:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrates after Game Six of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-21T18:20:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho (left) and ozeki Terunofuji wrestle in their title-deciding Day 15 bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday at Dolphins Arena.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/21/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-lgbt-sports-discrimination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-21T18:50:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100383.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto with representatives, staff and guests during a visit to Pride House Tokyo Legacy in April. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/summer-koshien-spectator-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T08:50:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-22T10:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[British and Irish Lions' players attend a training session on the outskirts of Cape Town on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-22T11:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100619.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles waves at fans during the closing ceremony of the U.S. Olympic trials in St. Louis on June 27. ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-07-22T11:10:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_98401.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the Wimbledon final against Italy's Matteo Berrettini at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/more-sports/ice-hockey/kraken-expansion-draft/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T14:22:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100645.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano, the 2019 Norris Trophy winner, is expected to be the Seattle Kraken's first captain.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/katie-ledecky-busy-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T14:25:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100491.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Katie Ledecky reacts after winning the 800m freestyle event during the U.S. Olympic trials in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/tsuburaya-marathon-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T17:01:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100685.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenji Kimihara holds a photo of his former teammate, Kokichi Tsuburaya, in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 27.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/10/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/tokyo-olympic-swimming-venue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T17:59:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_46545.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Tokyo Aquatics Centre will host swimming, artistic swimming and diving during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/11/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/ioc-give-award-japans-retired-synchronized-swimming-coach-mikako-kaneko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T18:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/17/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/japans-inui-mitsui-win-synchronized-swimming-duet-bronze-rio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T18:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-synchro-a-20160818.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-synchro-a-20160818.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukiko Inui (right) and Risako Mitsui compete during the synchronized swimming duet free routine final in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/21/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-canada-tie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T18:56:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100555.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100555.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mana Iwabuchi (center) scores a goal in the second half against Canada in Sapporo Dome on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/baseball/mlb/ohtani-fanatics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T19:29:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100766.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100766.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Angels' Shohei Ohtani hits a double against the Athletics in Oakland, California, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2016/08/20/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/japan-nabs-bronze-in-team-synchro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T19:38:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sp-swim-a-20160821.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-swim-a-20160821.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan team members pose with their bronze medals following the synchronized swimming team free routine final on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/takefusa-kubo-lifts-japan-tokyo-olympic-opener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T23:33:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100818.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100818.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Takefusa Kubo celebrates after scoring against South Africa during their Group A match at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday at Tokyo Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-podcasts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T23:39:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100705.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100705.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Both Olympics fanatics and casual viewer will find these six podcasts help them get in shape for the Tokyo Games. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/karateka-games-karate-diversity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T01:39:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99973-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99973.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Karateka Sakura Kokumai, who will compete for the United States during the Olympics, ties her belt.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-surfing-town/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T08:57:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99804.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99804.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The area around Tsurigasaki in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, will host surfing events during the Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/fanless-stadium-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T08:59:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100816.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100816.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers and police outside Kashima Stadium on Thursday ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-softball-mexico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T08:59:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100713.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100713.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's softball team celebrates after beating Mexico 3-2 on Thursday to improve to 2-0 in the Olympic tournament.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/22/olympics/summer-olympics/japanese-olympic-athletes-the-world-should-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T10:38:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2019-10-09T121945Z_1349441538_RC162AAAA270_RTRMADP_3_GYMNASTICS-WORLD-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/japanese-comeback-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T12:14:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100224-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100224.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimming star Rikako Ikee]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/south-africa-soccer-covid-stigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T15:56:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100884.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100884.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teboho Mokoena and the South African men's soccer team have already faced a lot of diversity after two players and a video analyst tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/new-athletes-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T08:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100214.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100214.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/olympics-protest-ban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T17:24:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100969.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100969.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A podium that will be used for the victory ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is displayed during the unveiling event at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on June 3.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/surfing/olympic-surfing-tropical-storm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T17:24:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100970.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100970.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Michel Bourez of France in action during training on Friday at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba Prefecture.  ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/05/olympics/summer-olympics/road-to-tokyo-olympics-covid19/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T17:50:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_96668.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_96668.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo’s National Stadium was designed by architect Kengo Kuma, who was awarded the tender after the original proposal by U.K.-based architect Zaha Hadid was scrapped in July 2015 after public outcry over its enormous size and price tag.   ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/olympics-gender-equality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T18:37:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100974.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100974.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sweden, in yellow, scores a goal against the United States during their Group G soccer match at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Wednesday. Of the nearly 11,000 athletes arriving in Tokyo, 49% will be women, according to the International Olympic Committee.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/osaka-olympics-tennis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T00:47:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100975.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100975.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka attends a training session at Ariake Tennis Park ahead of the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/who-will-light-olympic-cauldron/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T01:59:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100828.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100828.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosuke Kitajima won both breaststroke events in 2004 and 2008, a double-double that is unmatched by anyone else in history.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/dutch-rower-florijn-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T09:08:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101047.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101047.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dutch rower Finn Florijn has been ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo, the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation said Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/daiya-seto-olympic-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T09:15:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101049.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101049.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["I cannot change the past. I need to learn from my mistakes and concentrate on the sport," Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto said.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/live-chat-tokyo-summer-olympics-opening-ceremony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T09:37:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TOPSHOTS-TOPSHOT-GYMNAST-270866-0-1626952207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[TOPSHOTS-TOPSHOT-GYMNAST-270866-0-1626952207.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/south-korean-tv-olympic-ceremony-apology/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T09:52:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101053.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101053.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A South Korean TV network has apologized after using inappropriate images and captions to describe countries during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony on Friday, including images of Chernobyl for Ukraine, when athletes from the country entered the stadium for the ceremony.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/japanese-alphabet-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T09:55:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101052.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101052.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flagbearer Yasameen Al Raimi of Yemen lead his contingent in the athletes parade during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Friday. Countries were listed by their Japanese pronunciation. For example, Yemen — "Iemen" in Japanese — came near the front, not the back.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/athletes-lgbt-sponsors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T11:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101054.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101054.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[India's Dutee Chand is the country's first openly LGBTQ athlete.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/hend-zaza-youngest-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T12:55:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101067.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101067.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Syria's Hend Zaza, 12, hits a shot against Austria's Liu Jia during their women's singles preliminary round table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/algeria-athlete-judo-withdrawal-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T12:57:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101065.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101065.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Algerian Fethi Nourine (pictured) and his coach Amar Benikhlef gave individual statements to the media announcing their withdrawal from the judo competition to avoid meeting an Israeli athlete.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/hockey/japan-australia-field-hockey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T13:10:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101069.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101069.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aran Zalewski of Australia (front) and Japan's Kaito Tanaka battle during their opening match in men's hockey on Saturday in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/03/26/olympics/tokyo-2020-organizers-announce-venue-capacities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T13:15:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sp-venues-a-20190327.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-venues-a-20190327.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New National Stadium is seen as it gets constructed in February 2018.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/12/30/olympics/tokyo-continues-march-toward-2020-olympic-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T13:15:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sp-olympics-a-20181231.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-olympics-a-20181231.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miraitowa (right) and Someity, the mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, participate in an event at a middle school in Fukuoka on Sept. 10.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/30/olympics/new-national-stadium-declared-finished-nearly-eight-months-ahead-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T13:16:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/n-stadium-a-20191201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-stadium-a-20191201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The new National Stadium was officially handed over Saturday to its owner and operator, the Japan Sport Council, and will be the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/23/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/superfan-tsunsan-miyagi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T14:23:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100882-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100882.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese superfan Hirokazu Tsunoda (bottom center) and other volunteers arrange banners inside Miyagi Stadium before a pair of Olympic women's soccer games on Wednesday in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/masks-kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-opening-parade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T15:19:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101051.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101051.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maskless flag bearers Kanykei Kubanychbekova and Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan lead their contingent during the athletes parade at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/archery/archers-us-vaccine-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T15:41:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101078.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101078.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mackenzie Brown (left) and Brady Ellison of the United States take part in a mixed team archery  event at Yumenoshima Archery Field in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/skateboarding-legend-tony-hawk-shreds-new-olympic-venue-calling-surreal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T16:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101079.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101079.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk films Nyjah Huston of the United States during training for the Tokyo Olympics at Ariake Urban Sports Park in the capital on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/soccer/j-league/myanmar-refugee-soccer-trainee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T16:04:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101077.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101077.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pyae Lyan Aung, a professional soccer player, sits at a practice field in Osaka on June 26, 2021. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/hiromi-miyake-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T18:19:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101089.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101089.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hiromi Miyake reacts after failing a lift on Saturday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/shooting/shooting-first-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T18:42:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101066.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101066.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalist Yang Qian of China celebrates on the podium with silver medalist, Anastasiia Galashina of the Russian Olympic Committee, and bronze medalist, Nina Christen of Switzerland.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/cycling-race-spectators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-24T19:39:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101091.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101091.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ecuador's Richard Carapaz rides to the finish line to win the men's Olympic cycling road race on Saturday in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/osaka-opening-ceremony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T02:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101139.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101139.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka is the first tennis player to light the Olympic cauldron.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/olympic-swimming-wrap-ikee-seto-fail-in-pool/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T07:55:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101141-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101141.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmer Rikako Ikee competes in her 4x100-meter freestyle relay heat at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/daiya-seto-misses-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T07:56:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101101.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101101.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's gold medal hope Daiya Seto failed to qualify for the men's 400 meters medley final after finishing ninth in the heats.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-2020-day-1-live-updates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T09:14:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Oly-DAY-1-LIVE-BLOG.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Oly-DAY-1-LIVE-BLOG.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/still-rises-rises-rises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T10:51:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101144.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101144.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles competes during the floor exercise at the U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics trials in St. Louis in June, where she earned a spot on her second Olympic team. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-tv-viewers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T10:55:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101145-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101145.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka holds the Olympic Torch after lighting the flame of hope in the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, at the National Stadium on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/naohisa-takato-family-celebration-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T11:29:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101165.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101165.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naohisa Takato of Japan celebrates after winning gold in men's judo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/naohisa-takato-judo-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T11:36:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101103.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101103.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naohisa Takato celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's judo under-60 kg competition at the Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan on Saturday. The medal was Japan's first gold of the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/japan-judo-medals-tonaki-takato/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T11:46:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101116.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101116.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silver medalist Funa Tonaki (left) poses with women's under-48 kg gold medalist Distria Krasniqi during the medal ceremony.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-rugby/rugby-sevens-japan-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T14:46:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101184.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101184.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chihito Matsui and others of Japan's men's rugby sevens team during a training session in Tokyo in June]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T14:50:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101197.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101197.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A heat stress index displayed outside the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Wednesday. High humidity has added to discomfort at the Games and athletes have failed to find much relief from ice bags and hoses blowing cool air. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/dechambeau-olympics-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T17:53:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101177.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101177.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American golfer Bryson DeChambeau was replaced on the U.S. team by Patrick Reed after a positive COVID-19 test. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/tomokazu-harimoto-table-tennis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T17:59:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101162.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101162.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Regarded as Japan's brightest young talent, Tomokazu Harimoto has made a major mark on the table tennis world at a very young age.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/ohashi-gold-medal-swimming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T19:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101168.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101168.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yui Ohashi celebrates after winning Olympic gold in the women's 400-meter individual medley on Sunday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/japan-olympic-skateboarding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T19:06:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101278.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101278.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympic Skateboarder Aori Nishimura of Japan trains at Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/softball/japan-softball-gold-medal-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T19:07:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101303.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101303.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamato Fujita of Japan celebrates with teammates. Japan booked its spot in the gold medal game against the U.S. with a 1-0 win over Canada. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/litherland-homecoming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-25T21:32:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101326.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101326.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalist Chase Kalisz of the United States, silver medalist Jay Litherland of the United States and bronze medalist Brendon Smith of Australia pose on the podium at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-mexico-soccer-takefusa-kubo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T00:34:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101374.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101374.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Takefusa Kubo celebrates after scoring his team's opening goal against Mexico on Sunday in Saitama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/day-2-tokyo-2020-live-updates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T06:54:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/day-2-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[day-2.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/german-gymnastics-team-uniform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T11:21:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101452-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101452.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elisabeth Seitz of Germany in action during the floor exercise on Sunday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/surfing/olympic-surfing-perfect-wave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T11:23:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101455.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101455.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carissa Moore of the United States in action during heat 5 of the women's shortboard competition on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/rowing/dutch-rowers-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T13:17:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101462.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101462.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roos de Jong and Lisa Scheenaard of the Netherlands in action in women's double sculls rowing on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/masks-medal-ceremony-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T13:24:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101459.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101459.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimming gold medalist Yui Ohashi of Japan poses on the podium after winning the women's 400 meter individual medley on Sunday. The IOC said Sunday it has relaxed COVID-19 protocols at the Tokyo Olympics to allow medalists to take off their masks for up to 30 seconds on the podium to be photographed.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/ledecky-upset-titmus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T13:26:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101480.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101480.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ariarne Titmus of Australia celebrates winning gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/australian-swim-coach-viral/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T16:13:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101592-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101592.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the 20-year-old Ariarne Titmus was being congratulated by her fellow swimmers after her gold-medal swim, the crowd was mesmerized by her coach as he leaped in the air, tore off his mask and screamed ecstatically.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/surfing/surfing-whisperer-korte/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T17:45:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101490-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101490.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kurt Korte, a professional surf forecaster, whose job blends oceanography and meteorology, at Tsurigasaki Beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/archery/archery-bronze-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T17:54:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101645.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101645.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takaharu Furukawa, Yuki Kawata and Hiroki Muto celebrate their bronze medals on the podium on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/nhk-commentator-skateboarding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T17:58:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101650.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101650.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rayssa Leal of Brazil pulls off a move during the women's street skateboarding competition on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-watch-internet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T18:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101632.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101632.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With rights distributed to different broadcasters across the world, finding an easy way to follow along with the TV coverage of the Olympics can be a tricky business, especially if you don’t have a television. But for those watching in Japan there are a couple of sites where you can stream Olympic coverage for free.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/samurai-blue-mexico-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T18:21:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101606.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101606.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese forward Takefusa Kubo runs to celebrate after scoring the opening goal during the team's match against Mexico on Sunday at Saitama Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/naomi-osaka-second-round-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T18:24:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101547-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101547.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka in action during her second-round match against Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland on Monday in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/softball/us-japan-softball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T18:57:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101671.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101671.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hitomi Kawabata makes a play as Janie Reed of the United States slides during their softball game in Yokohama on Monday. The U.S. beat Japan 2-1.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/triathlon/norway-triathlete-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T19:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101465-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101465.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt celebrates finishing first in the Olympic men's triathlon on Monday at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-surfing-softball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T21:19:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101686.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101686.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's Owen Wright rides a wave during the men's surfing third round at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba on Monday during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/yuto-horigome-skateboarding-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T21:46:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101549.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101549.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuto Horigome says he was honored to notch his name in the history book, having won the street skateboarding competition in the newly added Olympic sport.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/judo-tsukasa-yoshida-bronze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T21:53:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101678.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101678.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsukasa Yoshida of Japan (top) battles Eteri Liparteliani of Georgia on Monday in their bronze-medal bout. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/day-3-tokyo-2020-live-updates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T05:56:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[TOPSHOTS-TOPSHOT-GYMNAST-300459-0-1627233590.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/rowing/singapore-nurse-rowing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T07:15:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101712.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101712.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rower Joan Poh training in Singapore in July 2021.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/philippines-gold-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T07:15:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101711.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101711.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[ Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is the Philippines' first gold medalist.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/shohei-ono-judo-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T09:26:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101689-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101689.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Shohei Ono (white) and Georgia's Lasha Shavdatuashvili compete in the judo men's 73 kg final bout during the Tokyo Olympics at the Nippon Budokan on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/spain-japan-rubio-watanabe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T10:37:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101744.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101744.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yudai Baba and Gavin Edwards defend against Spain's Marc Gasol during their Olympic group-stage match on Monday in Saitama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-rugby/japan-rugby-olympics-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T13:26:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101754.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101754.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Host Japan crashed out of medal contention in the Tokyo Olympics men's rugby sevens after receiving a 36-12 group stage thumping at the hands of Canada on Tuesday morning.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/russian-olympic-committee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T14:03:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101716.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101716.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian gymnasts representing the Russian Olympic Committee celebrate their men's team gold medal finish in artistic gymnastics in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/japan-gym-silver/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T14:04:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101693.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101693.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiki Hashimoto performs on the pommel horse during the men's gymnastics team competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/australia-women-swim-dominant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T15:50:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101768-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101768.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's Kaylee McKeown celebrates her gold-medal swim in the women's 100 meter backstroke event with teammate Emily Seebohm. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/kimberley-daniels-canoe-judge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T15:50:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101758.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101758.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kimberley Daniels, an openly transgender Olympic judge, poses at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Center.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/canoe/tokyo-canoe-slalom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T16:22:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101668-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101668.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Takuya Haneda competes in the men's canoe semifinal on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-women-us-olympics-3x3-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T17:37:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101865.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101865.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japanese women's basketball 3x3 team defeated a U.S. team packed with WNBA players during the Olympic first round match on Tuesday at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/dygert-cycling-hopes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T17:42:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101876.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101876.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[USA's Chloe Dygert rides during the women's cycling road race of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finishing at the Fuji International Speedway in Oyama on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/nishiya-olympics-nakayama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T17:42:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101822.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101822.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momiji Nishiya celebrates during the women's Olympic street skateboarding competition on Monday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-women-basketball-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T18:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101869-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101869.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese players celebrate after their win in the women's basketball preliminary round against France on Tuesday at Saitama Super Arena. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/day-4-tokyo-2020-live-updates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T18:53:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/day-4-live-updates.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[day-4-live-updates.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/diving/tom-daley-diving-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T18:55:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101750.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101750.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tom Daley and Matty Lee on the podium after winning the gold medal on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/simone-biles-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T21:21:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101994.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101994.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/judo-takanori-nagase-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T21:49:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101990.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101990.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takanori Nagase of Japan reacts after winning gold against Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia on Tuesday at Nippon Budokan. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/kohei-gymnastics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-27T23:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101977.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101977.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A new Olympic all-around men's gymnastics champion will be crowned at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday, with Russia, Japan and China set for a royal rumble to decide who claims the sport's most prized title.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/womens-water-polo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T09:02:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102047.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102047.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The United States (wearing white caps) defends against China during their women’s water polo match at Tatsumi Water Polo Centre in Tokyo on July 26.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/surfing/surfing-finals-igarashi-tsuzuki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T11:26:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101760.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101760.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kanoa Igarashi competes during the men's surfing semifinals at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba Prefecture. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/biracial-athletes-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T12:06:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101204-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101204.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[“Undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and honor I will ever have in my life,” Naomi Osaka said in a tweet after lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/athletics-tainted-doping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T12:41:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102102.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102102.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International Testing Agency Director General Benjamin Cohen attends a news conference last week in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/nishikori-osaka-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T13:13:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102125.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102125.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori celebrates after winning his second-round match against Marcos Giron of the United States. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/tomokazu-harimoto-olympic-exit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T13:28:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102107.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102107.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomokazu Harimoto, the world No. 4, was eliminated in the round of 16 of the men's singles table tennis competition after losing to Slovenia's Darko Jorgic on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/ishikawa-table-tennis-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T14:47:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102160-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102160.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kasumi Ishikawa of Japan reacts after being defeated by Yu Mengyu of Singapore in the women's table tennis singles quarterfinals. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/softball-olympic-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T15:50:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102009.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102009.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japanese women's team celebrates their win over the U.S. during the Tokyo Olympic softball gold medal game in Yokohama on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/tokyo-swim-finals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T15:53:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101993.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101993.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chase Kalisz swims during the 400 IM final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/simone-biles-withdraws/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T16:29:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102048.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102048.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles of the United States competes on the vault in Tokyo on July 25.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/naomi-osakas-olympics-exit-dashes-hopes-gold-home-turf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T16:34:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102130.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102130.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Naomi Osaka leaves the court after being beaten by the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova during their Olympics women's singles match at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/mikiko-andoh-weightlifting-bronze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T18:25:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101943.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101943.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mikiko Andoh competes in the women's 59-kg Olympic weightlifting competition in Tokyo on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/nishikori-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T18:55:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102208.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102208.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori celebrates during his third-round match at Ariake Tennis Park on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/mikiko-ando-weightlifgting-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T19:19:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102246.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102246.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Weightlifting bronze medalist Mikiko Ando arrived at her news conference in a wheelchair on Wednesday following an injury during training in recent weeks. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-24/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T19:56:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_100955.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_100955.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The National Stadium in Tokyo on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/what-to-watch-july-25/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T19:56:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101113.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101113.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka trains at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on Friday. She will play her first match of the Olympics at around 1 p.m. Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-shoes-running-road-track/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T19:58:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102230.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102230.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man washes the track at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Monday, ahead of athletics events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-26/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T19:59:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101375.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101375.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito celebrate their victory in the mixed doubles semifinals on Sunday in Tokyo. They'll play for Japan's first gold in the sport Monday night. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/tokyo-olympics-women-cycling-anna-kiesenhofer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T20:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102265.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102265.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria celebrates winning gold in the woen's road race on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-rugby/rugby-sevens-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T20:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102261.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102261.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Fiji national anthem plays before the men's rugby sevens final at Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-27/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T20:23:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101699.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101699.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yu Yamamoto and the women's softball team will be looking to defend the gold medal they won in Beijing in 2008 on Tuesday against the U.S. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-28/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T20:23:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102022.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102022.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiki Hashimoto of Japan performs on the rings during the men's team final at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/samurai-japan-dominican-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T20:55:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102231.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102231.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's baseball team celebrates a walk-off win over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/swimming-gold-yui-ohashi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T22:19:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102210.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102210.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yui Ohashi celebrates after winning gold in the women's 200-meter individual medley. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/badminton/momota-shock-upset/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-28T22:36:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102286.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102286.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kento Momota of Japan in action during a match against Heo Kwang-Hee of South Korea on Wednesday in Tokyo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/judo-medal-chizuru-arai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T06:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102284.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102284.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Chizuru Arai, Olympic gold medalist in the judo women's 70-kg contest celebrates during the medal ceremony at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-29/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T06:11:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102291.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102291.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama will be gunning for gold when he hits the links in Saitama on Thursday morning. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/tennis-players-heat-struggle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T14:16:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101086.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101086.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American Tommy Paul during a break in his first round match against Russian Aslan Karatsev on Saturday at Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/hatakeyama-bmx-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T15:18:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102416.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102416.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Sae Hatakeyama is comforted by her coach after falling in the cycling BMX racing women's quarterfinals at Ariake Urban Sports Park on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/ioc-puberty-transgender/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T15:18:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102401.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102401.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand's weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/kendricks-pole-vaulter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T16:30:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102400.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102400.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Kendricks (left) during a track and field meet in Stockholm earlier this month]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-masks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T17:37:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102312.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102312.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mask discipline was not universal after the rugby sevens medals were awarded.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/sprinters-hot-weather-tokyo-feels-just-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T18:07:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102315.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102315.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Noah Lyles, running at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in June, believes he’s faster after rainfall.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/simone-biles-mental-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T18:31:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102311.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102311.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles of the United States during the women's team gymnastics final on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-spectators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T18:56:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102309.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102309.jpeg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/olympic-soccer-tournament-prestige/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T20:33:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102429.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102429.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takefusa Kubo celebrates Japan's first goal on Wednesday at International Stadium Yokohama. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/table-tennis-bronze-ito/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T21:43:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102520.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102520.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mima Ito reacts after defeating Singapore's Yu Mengyu in the Olympic bronze medal match on Thursday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/softball/yukiko-ueno-softball-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T22:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yukiko Ueno and American Monica Abbott pose with their medals on Tuesday at Yokohama Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/judo-medals-japan-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T23:28:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Aaron Wolf celebrates winning the judo men's under 100-kg gold medal bout on Thursday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/lee-all-around-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T01:31:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102524.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102524.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sunisa Lee celebrates on the podium after winning the women's all-around title at the Tokyo Olympics at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/daiya-seto-makes-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T04:50:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102532.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102532.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiya Seto reacts after qualifying for the men's 200-meter individual medley final on Thursday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/badminton/japan-bad-badminton-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T06:07:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102534.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102534.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's Huang Dongping celebrates after winning her mixed doubles badminton semifinal with Wang Yilyu against Japan's Arisa Higashino (right) and Yuta Watanabe at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-30/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T06:17:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102518.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102518.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiya Seto of Japan will swim for Olympic gold on Friday in the men's 200-meter individual medley. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-atmosphere/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T07:56:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102552.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102552.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man watches a table tennis match at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 24.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-chinese-dominance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T07:59:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102537-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102537.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hou Zhihui of China competes in the women's 49-kg weightlifting event at the 2020 Tokyo  Olympics on July 24.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/shooting/olympics-san-marino-shooting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T08:39:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102536-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102536.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bronze medalist Alessandra Perilli of San Marino at the medal ceremony for women's trap shooting in Tokyo on Thursday]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athlete-mental-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T10:57:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102361.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102361.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After her stunning exit from the women's gymnastics team event on Tuesday, Simon Biles said she felt she had been carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/29/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-olympic-basketball-loss-slovenia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T11:11:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102495.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102495.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Rui Hachimura drives to the basket against Slovenia on Thursday at Saitama Super Arena. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-games-tv-viewership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T14:23:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102662.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102662.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fans gather for a public viewing of the Japan-U.S. Olympic softball game at Takasaki City Theatre in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday.
]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/seto-hagino-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T14:25:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102615.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102615.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Daiya Seto finished fourth in the men's 200-meter individual medley on Friday, missing out on a medal in the only final he reached at the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/olympics-trampoline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T17:35:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102722.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102722.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trampoline gold medalist Zhu Xueying of China reacts after completing her routine. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/tennis-players-mental-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T18:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102744.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102744.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka of Japan during her match against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in the third round of the women's singles tournament at Ariake Tennis Park on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/murphy-rylov-doping-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T18:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102755.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102755.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Men's 200-meter backstroke silver medalist Ryan Murphy of the U.S. (left), Russian Evgeny Rylov (center) and Great Britain's Luke Greenbank on the podium on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/badminton/badminton-bronze-watanabe-higashino/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T19:30:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102647.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102647.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan celebrate after winning their match against Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet of Hong Kong.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/archery/an-san-gold-archery-hair-criticism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T20:44:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102787.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102787.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An San of South Korea in action during the women's individual archery event at the Tokyo Games. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/replace-bolt-void-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:14:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101752-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101752.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Usain Bolt celebrates winning gold in the men's 200-meter race at the Rio Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/fencing/fencing-team-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:16:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102821.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102821.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's men's epee team celebrates after winning gold at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/olympics-athletics-sprinting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:19:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102686.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102686.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica in action in the women's 100-meter sprint]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/black-lives-matter-olympic-protests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:21:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102613.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102613.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Referee Anastasia Pustovoitova, Yui Hasegawa of Japan and Ellen White of Great Britain take a knee before a match on July 24. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-us-basketball-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:21:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102783.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102783.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A'Ja Wilson of the United States goes up against Monica Okoye of Japan on Friday at Saitama Super Arena. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/nadeshiko-japan-sweden-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:22:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102822.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102822.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sweden defender Emma Kullberg fights for the ball with Japan forward Mina Tanaka during Friday's quarterfinal match at Saitama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-hong-kong-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:37:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102872.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102872.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmer Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong has won silver in the women’s 100- and 200-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/us-gymnastics-sunisa-lee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T07:38:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102706.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102706.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sunisa Lee of the United States put her own talent on display for all to see Thursday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/skateboarding-profile-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102700.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102700.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuto Horigome of Japan celebrates victory in the men's street skateboarding competition on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/bmx-tokyo-olympics-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102756.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102756.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bethany Shriever of Great Britain, Merel Smulders of the Netherlands and Mariana Pajon of Colombia in action during the women's BMX competition on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/triathlon/britain-mixed-relay-gold-triathlon-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T09:53:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102880.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102880.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Alex Yee (left to right), Georgia Taylor-Brown Jessica Learmonth and Jonathan Brownlee pose on the podium during an Olympic medal ceremony after competing in the mixed-relay triathlon competition at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/caeleb-dressel-world-record-100-meter-butterfly-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T11:07:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102892.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102892.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American Caeleb Dressel stormed to the men's 100 meter butterfly gold medal on Saturday with a world record time of 49.45 to pick up his second individual gold of the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/tokyo-olympics-judo-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T11:24:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102812.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102812.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akira Sone celebrates her victory in the gold medal bout in the women's over-78 kilogram division. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-july-31/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T13:25:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102830.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102830.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hayato Sakamoto at the plate during the team's opening game on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/accreditation-athletes-village/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T15:53:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102945.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102945.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Olympics organizers said on Saturday they had revoked accreditation of a Games-related person or people for leaving the athletes' village for sightseeing, a violation of measures imposed to hold the Olympics safely amid the pandemic.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/russia-doping-usada/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T15:55:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102941.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102941.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silver medalist Ryan Murphy (left) of the U.S. poses with gold medalist Evgeny Rylov (center) of the Russian Olympic Committee and bronze winner Luke Greenbank of Britain after the final of the men's 200 meter backstroke swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/nadeshiko-japan-olympic-wrapup-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T16:10:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102913.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102913.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nadeshiko captain Saki Kumagai says the team can no longer stay on pace with the rest of the world with skill alone.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/archery/archery-bronze-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T18:20:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102948-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102948.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takaharu Furukawa of Japan in action in the bronze medal match of the men's individual archery competition on Saturday at Yumenoshima Archery Field. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/schauffele-matsuyama-olympic-golf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T18:31:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102950.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102950.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama reacts after finishing his third round at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/kohei-kameyama-gymnastics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T18:33:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102961.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102961.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kohei Kameyama celebrates after competing in the pommel horse event of the artistic gymnastics men's qualification at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 24. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/carreno-busta-bronze-djokovic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T18:33:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102962.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102962.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic reacts after losing to Pablo Carreno Busta in the bronze medal match. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/samurai-japan-win-mexico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T19:14:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102946.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102946.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tetsuto Yamada hits a three-run home run against Mexico on Sunday at Yokohama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/swimming-mckeon-record-medal-haul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T20:07:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102975.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102975.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emma McKeon of Australia poses on the podium with her gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-soccer-new-zealand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:44:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102977.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102977.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese players celebrate after winning a penalty shootout over New Zealand on Saturday in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-day-1-wrap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T23:59:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101107.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101107.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medal winner China's Yang Qian celebrates on the podium after winning the women's 10 meter air rifle final on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Games. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/25/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-day-1-wrap-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T00:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101369-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101369.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hifumi Abe (white) competes with Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvili during their Olympic judo men's 66 kg final bout at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/26/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-day-3-recap-july-26/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T00:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101691.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101691.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Momiji Nishiya competes in the skateboarding women's street final of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/27/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-day-4-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T00:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101996.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101996.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Naomi Osaka leaves the court after being beaten by Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova in their Tokyo Olympics women's singles third round tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-day-5-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T00:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102264.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102264.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles trains at Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo on July 22.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/30/olympics/summer-olympics/day-6-wrap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T00:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102535.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102535.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gymnast Sunisa Lee of the United States in action on the uneven bars on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/day-7-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T00:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102870.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102870.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic of Serbia was beaten by Alexander Zverev of Germany in his semifinal tennis match at the Tokyo Games on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/bencic-gold-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T03:29:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103008.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103008.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Switzerland's Belinda Bencic celebrates after defeating Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova in the women's final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-judo/judo-mixed-team-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T06:08:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102974.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102974.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[France's Axel Clerget celebrates his victory over Japan's Shoichiro Mukai in the mixed judo final. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-day-8-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T06:52:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103009.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103009.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the 100 meters at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/gunma-games-watching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T07:21:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102876.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102876.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People watch a live broadcast of a volleyball match between Japan and Poland on a large screen during a public viewing event for the Tokyo Olympics at a theater in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-laurel-hubbard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T07:27:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103011.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103011.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand is the the first openly transgender female athlete to compete at the Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-mixed-relays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T07:28:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103010.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103010.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nadine Gonska of Germany passes the baton to compatriot Manuel Sanders during the final of the 4x400 mixed relay at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-august-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T11:56:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102978.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102978.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Hideki Matsuyama tees off at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/biles-olympic-withdraw-floor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T12:54:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103027.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103027.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastic women's qualification on July 25. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/olympics-3x3-basketball-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T12:56:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103028.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103028.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keisei Tominaga reacts after Japan lost its quarterfinal match to Latvia at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/winter-olympics/china-taiwan-beijing-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T13:37:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103031.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103031.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lo Chia-Ling of Taiwan celebrates with the Chinese Taipei flag after winning bronze in the women's featherweight division of taekwondo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/mckeon-australia-seven-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T14:32:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103068.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103068.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emma McKeon of Australia celebrates after winning the women's 50-meter freestyle final on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/gong-lijiao-shot-put-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T15:28:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103056.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103056.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's Gong Lijiao celebrates after winning gold in the women's shot put on Sunday at National Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/olympics-japan-soccer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T15:35:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103080.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103080.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maya Yoshida and the rest of Japan's men's soccer team are confident heading into their semifinal clash with Spain. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/31/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-olympic-gold-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T17:42:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102895-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102895.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akira Sone won Japan's ninth gold medal in judo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/baseball-pitchers-samurai-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T18:23:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103147.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103147.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masato Morishita pitches against Mexico on Saturday at Yokohama Baseball Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-heat-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T22:35:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103100.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103100.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Luiza Gega of Albania, Gesa Felicitas Krause of Germany and Genevieve Gregson of Australia compete in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/high-jump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T23:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103198.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103198.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrates after winning gold on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/olympic-golf-xander-schauffele/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T23:28:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103060-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103060.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Xander Schauffele steadied after a late wobble to clinch gold for the United States at the Olympic golf on Sunday with a one-stroke victory as South Africa-born Rory Sabbatini claimed an unlikely silver for adopted nation Slovakia.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/hikaru-mori-trampoline-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-01T23:29:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103024-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103024.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hikaru Mori of Japan reacts after her routine in the women's trampoline competition at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/political-protest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T08:37:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103231.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103231.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silver medalist Raven Saunders of the United States during the medal ceremony for the women's shot put at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/sebastian-coe-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T10:44:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103019.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103019.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe believes Japan’s reputation will emerge stronger as the troubled Olympics begin their second full week of competition.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/day-9-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T12:12:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103230.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103230.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy wins the 100-meter final to win gold at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/100-meter-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T12:47:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103202.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103202.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, U.S.'s Fred Kerley, South Africa's Akani Simbine, U.S.'s Ronnie Baker and China's Su Bingtian sprint to the finish of the men's 100-meter.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/yuki-hashioka-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T15:08:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103363.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103363.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yuki Hashioka competes in the men's long-jump final during the Tokyo Olympics at the National Stadium on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/tomoa-narasaki-sport-climbing-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T15:47:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103262.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103262.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoa Narasaki of Japan competes during the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia. The climber, who has never hidden his desire to become the sport's first Olympic gold medalist, remains the favorite in Tokyo after continuing to refine his techniques this year.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/takefusa-kubo-spain-japan-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T16:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103346.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan forward Takefusa Kubo takes a shot during an Olympic first-round match against Mexico at Saitama Stadium on July 25.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/izu-velodrome-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T17:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103378.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103378.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympic cyclists practice at the Izu Velodrome in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/high-jump-olympics-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T17:38:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103371.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103371.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalists Mutaz Essa Barshim (left) of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrate on the track following the men's high jump final during the Tokyo Olympics at the National Stadium in the capital on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/japan-table-tennis-team-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T17:42:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103307.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103307.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Jun Mizutani (front) and Koki Niwa take part in a match against Australia's Heming Hu and Xin Yan during the men's team table tennis competition at the Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-aug-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T18:14:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103206.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103206.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenichiro Fumita of Japan wrestles Abdelkarim Fergat of Algeria on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-basketball-argentina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T18:14:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103184.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103184.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Rui Hachimura drives past Argentina's Marcos Delia during a preliminary round game on Sunday at Saitama Super Arena. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/caeleb-dressel-gold-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T18:15:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103157.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103157.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Caeleb Dressel of the United States yells during the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday. The U.S. won gold in a world record time. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/01/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/olympic-bmx-freestyle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T18:16:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103102.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103102.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Logan Martin of Australia in action during the men's BMX freestyle final on Sunday at Ariake Urban Sports Park]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/bantomweight-wrestling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T23:53:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103424.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103424.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kenichiro Fumita is attended to as he wrestles Cuba's Luis Alberto Orta Sanchez in their men's Olympic Greco-Roman 60-kg wrestling final match Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-olympics-august-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T06:24:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103468.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103468.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Sena Irie will fight the Philippines' Nesthy Petecio for gold on Tuesday in the women's featherweight division. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/badminton/indonesia-badminton-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T08:20:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103479.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103479.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Apriyani Rahayu (left) and Greysia Polii of Indonesia win gold in the women's badminton doubles in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/02/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-womens-basketball-nigeria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T10:18:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103354.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103354.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Player's from Japan's women's basketball team celebrate after their 102-83 win over Nigeria at Saitama Super Arena on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/laurel-hubbard-transgender-weightlifter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T13:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103504.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103504.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laurel Hubbard’s widely anticipated debut at the Tokyo Games pushed weightlifting onto center stage at an Olympiad already filled with controversy, historic moments and asterisks.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/malaika-mihambo-germany-long-jump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T13:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103550.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103550.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Malaika Mihambo of Germany celebrates after winning gold in the long jump. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/australia-olympics-rooms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T13:32:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103565.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103565.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some Australian athletes caused damage to their rooms in the Olympic Village before departing.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/day-10-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T14:21:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103473.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103473.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/japan-us-olympic-baseball-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T14:25:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103428-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103428.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan outfielder Seiya Suzuki connects on a home run against the United States on Monday at Yokohama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-volleyball/brazil-japan-volleyball-quarterfinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T16:23:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103687.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103687.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuji Nishida of Japan hits the ball as Brazil's Leal and Mauricio Souza go up for a block during their men's quarterfinal match on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/table-tennis-men-semifinal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T17:49:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103641.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103641.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan reacts during his match against Anton Kallberg of Sweden. Japan's men's table tennis team advanced to the semifinals with its win over Sweden. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/senga-samurai-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T17:55:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103639.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103639.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kodai Senga pitches during the sixth inning of the team's game against the U.S. on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-boxing/olympics-boxing-final-bout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T18:09:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103596.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103596.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Sena Irie celebrates after winning the gold medal bout in the women's featherweight boxing competition ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/mao-badges-china-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T20:14:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103755.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103755.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday asked the Chinese team for a report on why two of its medalists appeared on the podium during the Tokyo Olympics wearing badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/elaine-thompson-herah/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T22:43:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103763.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103763.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah wins the women's 200m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-spain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T23:31:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103764.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103764.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marco Asensio celebrates scoring Spain's one goal during extra time. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/su-bingtian-china-sprinting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T23:32:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103667.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103667.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Su Bingtian of China reacts after the men's 100-meter final on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/shohei-yabiku-bronze-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T23:34:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103758.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103758.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese Olympic wrestler Shohei Yabiku claimed the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman welterweight category at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/hashimoto-gold-gymnastics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-03T23:40:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103754-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103754.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiki Hashimoto of Japan reacts after his routine on the horizontal bar on Tuesday at Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/karsten-warholm-rai-benjamin-hurdles-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T07:36:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103771.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103771.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Karsten Warholm of Norway won the men’s 400-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday in an astonishing 45.94 seconds, a time faster than 18 of the 48 Olympians who competed in qualifying for the men’s 400 meters without hurdles.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-aug-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T08:38:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103768.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103768.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Yanagita and Samurai Japan will take on South Korea on Wednesday night with a spot in the gold medal game on the line. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/25/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/skateboarding-japan-kokona-hiraki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T09:44:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_89075.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_89075.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Skateboarder Kokona Hiraki practices during a Dew Tour event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/soccer-olympic-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T12:30:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103815.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103815.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Canadian forward Christine Sinclair is marked by American midfielder Julie Ertz during their semifinal match on Monday at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/sydney-mclaughlin-hurdle-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T14:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103844.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103844.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin of the United States celebrates after setting a new world record in the women's 400-meter hurdles. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/airweave-beds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T14:12:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103495.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103495.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Airweave CEO Motokuni Takaoka demonstrates how robust his firm's cardboard beds are on Sunday in the firm's Tokyo showroom.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/day-11-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T14:14:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103770.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103770.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles of the United States on the balance beam at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-boxing/sumo-spiritual-home-boxing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T15:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103809.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103809.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Zakir Safiullin of Kazakhstan in action against Harry Garside of Australia at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/sport-climbing-preview/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T15:09:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103478.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103478.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Route setting in sport climbing is an art form with high stakes.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/sport-climbing-olympic-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T15:25:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103735.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103735.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two climbers compete on the speed wall during the sport climbing competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-boxing/tsukimi-namiki-bronze-medal-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T18:32:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104029.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104029.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stoyka Krasteva of Bulgaria (right) after winning her fight against Tsukimi Namiki of Japan on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/womens-golf-round-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T19:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104049.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104049.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden in action during the first round of the women's Olympic golf tournament at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/olympic-skateboarding-park-finals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T19:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104010.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104010.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi of Japan celebrates on the podium next to teammate and silver medalist Kokona Hiraki and bronze medalist Sky Brown of Britain. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/daiki-hashimoto-judging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T19:40:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103952.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103952.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiki Hashimoto of Japan during the men's horizontal bar final on Tuesday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/athletes-double-lives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T21:40:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103816.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103816.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jose Maria Larocca of Argentina competes in the qualification round of equestrian jumping with his horse, Finn Lente.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-basketball-belgium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T22:25:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104074.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104074.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Team Japan celebrates after their quarterfinal win over Belgium on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/korir-800m/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T23:44:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104079.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104079.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya's Emmanuel Korir celebrates after winning the men's 800m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 4, 2021.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/nowicki-hammer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T23:46:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104083.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104083.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Poland's Wojciech Nowicki competes in the men's hammer throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-soccer-spain-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-04T23:47:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104052.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104052.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maya Yoshida of Japan and Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain battle for the ball during the semifinals at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/yukako-kawai-wrestling-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T00:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104088.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104088.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukako Kawai of Japan celebrates after winning gold in the women's 62 kg freestyle wrestling final at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/japan-germany-table-tennis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T00:31:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104106.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104106.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov (second left) celebrates with Germany's Patrick Franziska (center) and Timo Boll as Japan's Koki Niwa looks on, after Germany defeated Japan in the men's team semifinal table tennis matches at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/28/olympics/summer-olympics/nhk-fax-olympic-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T07:11:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_102136.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_102136.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NHK has given Olympic enthusiasts three ways to show their support for Japanese athletes: An online form, Twitter and via fax. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/japan-korea-semi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T08:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104084.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104084.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tetsuto Yamada watches the ball after hitting a three-run double against South Korea during the eighth inning of their Olympic semifinal at Yokohama Stadium on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/04/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/sport-climbing-women-qualification/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T08:53:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104085.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104085.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Miho Nonaka competes in the women's sport climbing lead qualification on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/karate-okinawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T13:45:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104171.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104171.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time individual world champion, will compete in the men’s kata portion Friday and, if he meets expectations, he will be the first Okinawan to win an Olympic gold medal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T14:07:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104164.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104164.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Indian delegation at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. In recent decades, India has won only one Olympic gold medal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/day-12-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T14:13:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104117.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104117.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenneth Bednarek of the United States, Andre De Grasse of Canada, Erriyon Knighton of the United States, Aaron Brown of Canada and Noah Lyles of the United States tear around the bend in the 200-meter final at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/us-durant-basketball-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T16:22:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104322.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104322.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Durant of the United States in action against Australia in the men's basketball semifinals on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/odaiba-swimming-marathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T16:44:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104285.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104285.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Florian Wellbrock races to gold in the men's 10-kilometer marathon swimming event on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-foreign-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T17:09:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104242.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104242.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cuba's Idalys Ortiz celebrates after winning her judo women's over-78 kg semifinal on July 30. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/projection-mapping-mens-100-meter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T17:52:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104268.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104268.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Athletes wait for the start of the men's 100-meter final at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-gymnastics/biles-japanese-gym-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T17:55:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104193.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104193.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simone Biles of the United States won bronze in the balance beam after skipping several events to protect her mental health. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/japan-relay-team-finals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T18:39:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104346.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oblique Seville of Jamaica and Yuki Koike of Japan in action in their men's 4x100-meter relay heat on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/race-walk-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T20:10:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104344.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104344.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silver medalist Koki Ikeda and bronze medalist Toshikazu Yamanishi celebrate after the men's 20-kilometer race walk in Sapporo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/womens-soccer-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T21:38:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104359.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104359.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kosovare Asllani and Caroline Seger of Sweden after their win over Australia in the women's semifinals. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/table-tennis-china-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T21:57:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104365-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104365.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chen Meng and Wang Manyu of China celebrate after winning their match against Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano in the final of the women's table tennis team event. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-record-medal-haul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T22:13:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104367-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104367.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Women's park skateboarding gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi celebrates with teammate and silver medalist Kokona Hiraki on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/skateboarding-sakura-yosozumi-kokona-hiraki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T22:24:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104327.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104327.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Skateboarder Sakura Yosozumi celebrates after winning gold in the women's park event at Ariake Urban Sports Park on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-aug-5/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T22:24:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104108.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104108.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mima Ito and the Japanese women's table tennis team will be looking to dethrone China in the gold medal match on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/kata-karate-olympic-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T23:10:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104233.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104233.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kiyou Shimizu of Japan competes in the women's individual kata ranking round on Thursday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/climbing-lopez-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T03:50:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104368.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104368.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alberto Gines Lopez climbs the lead wall during the men's sport climbing final at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/wrestling-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T03:51:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104394.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104394.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Risako Kawai celebrates after winning gold in the women's 57 freestyle wrestling final. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-basketball-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T03:52:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104283.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104283.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Saki Hayashi celebrates her team's win in the women's quarterfinals against Belgium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/day-13-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T05:57:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104403.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104403.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryan Crouser of the United States in action on Thursday in the shot put final at the National Stadium in Tokyo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-swimming/florian-wellbrock-marathon-swim-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T07:09:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104200.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104200.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Florian Wellbrock of Germany celebrates winning gold in the men's 10-kilometer swim. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/05/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/karate-first-medals-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T07:14:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104357.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104357.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jamie performs in the women's kata event on Thursday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/belarus-officials-sent-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T11:27:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104418.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104418.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is escorted by police officers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/hockey/hockey-olympic-showcase/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T12:17:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104439.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104439.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Maho Segawa is hoping to play at a club in the competitive Dutch league or another European competition such as Belgium or Spain to get a chance to develop her hockey skills and style.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/women-apparel-choices-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T13:05:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104428.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104428.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kim Bui, Pauline Schaefer and Elisabeth Seitz of Germany wear unitards during the women's vault qualification round on July 25. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/japan-apology/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T13:05:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104404-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104404.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kenichiro Fumita stands on the podium with his silver medal medal after the men's 60 kg Greco-Roman wrestling final in Tokyo on Aug. 2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/olympic-marathon-shoes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T13:38:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104455.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104455.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, crosses the finish line during his attempt to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna in October 2019. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/race-walk-dawid-tomala/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T14:29:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104433.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104433.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Poland's Dawid Tomala wins the men's 50-km race walk in Sapporo on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/ryo-kiyuna-kata-karate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T14:38:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104518.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104518.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Ryo Kiyuna performs in the men's kata ranking round on Friday at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/equestrian/equestrian-olympics-expensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T14:55:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104537.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104537.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Africa's Victoria Scott-Legendre riding Valtho Des Peupliers competes in the equestrian's eventing team and individual events in Tokyo on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/olympic-table-tennis-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T15:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104551.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104551.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jun Mizutani, Koki Niwa and Tomokazu Harimoto, along with coach Yosuke Kurashima, celebrate winning bronze in the men's team table tennis event. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/wrestling-sisters-gold-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T15:45:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104572.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104572.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukako Kawai (left) and her sister, Risako, display the wrestling gold medals they won on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/olympics-karate-kata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T15:46:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104558.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104558.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kiyou Shimizu of Japan competes in the women's kata gold medal match on Thursday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/sapporo-race-walk-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T16:57:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104589.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104589.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Athletes including Portugal's Joao Vieira (center) faced soaring temperatures in the men's 50-km race walk on Friday in Sapporo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/olympic-womens-golf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T17:13:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104591.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104591.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nelly Korda of the United States waves after finishing her third round on Friday at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-august-6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T19:25:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104371.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104371.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Himawari Akaho (left) and Belgium's Jana Raman jump for the ball in the women's quarterfinals at Saitama Super Arena on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/australia-field-hockey-beer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T22:23:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104647.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104647.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia's field hockey team prepares to receive their silver medals. A few hours later they were in trouble for breaking COVID-19 restrictions.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/bach-olympics-exceeded-expectations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T22:49:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104652.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104652.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC president Thomas Bach poses next to a "Tokyo 2020 Recovery Monument" next to the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/womens-marathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T23:11:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104641.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104641.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The decision to bring the start of the women's marathon in Sapporo forward to 6 a.m. came after high temperatures and humidity made for grueling race walk events over the past two days, with some athletes pulling out or collapsing midrace.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/wrestling-mayu-mukaida/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-06T23:26:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104663.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104663.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mayu Mukaida defeated China's Pang Qianyu 5-4 in the 53-kilogram wrestling final.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-basketball-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T00:03:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104658.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104658.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Team Japan celebrates their win over France in the semifinals on Friday at Saitama Super Arena. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/italy-relay-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T01:22:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104670.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104670.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Italy's Filippo Tortu (wearing No. 8) crosses the finish line first to secure the gold medal for his nation in the men's 4x100-meter final at National Stadium on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-august-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T10:06:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104617.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104617.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tetsuto Yamada and Samurai Japan will have their eyes on a long-awaited Olympic gold medal on Saturday against the United States. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/day-14-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T11:15:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104706.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104706.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Mayu Mukaida won gold in in the 53-kilogram wrestling final, downing China's Pang Qianyu 5-4. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/ryo-kiyuna-karate-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T11:16:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104637.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104637.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryo Kiyuna competes in the men's individual kata final on Friday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/sport-climbing/sport-climbing-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T12:45:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104709.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104709.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese Olympic sport climbers Akiyo Noguchi (left) and Miho Nonaka show off their bronze and silver medals at Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo late Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/olympics-japan-golf-women-discrimination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T13:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104714.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104714.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nobuko Hirayama, is one of just a dozen women among the 1,200 full members at the Kasumigaseki Country Club just outside Tokyo, the venue for men and women's golf at this year's Games.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/krystsina-tsimanouskaya-belarus-sprinter-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T13:31:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104737.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104737.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya attends a news conference on Thursday in Warsaw, one day after her arrival in Poland. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-coronavirus-august-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T13:56:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104739.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104739.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Another 22 people associated with the ongoing Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, the games' organizing body said Saturday, with the cumulative total reaching 404 since the start of July.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/inami-korda-golf-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T14:13:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104761.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104761.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nelly Korda of the U.S. watches her drive from the 8th tee during her final round of the Olympic women's golf tournament. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tax-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T14:20:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104735.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104735.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky poses with her gold medal after the final of the women's 800-meter freestyle swimming event at the Tokyo Games on July 31.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-paris-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T15:14:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104789.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104789.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris 2024 Olympic organizing committee, attends a news conference on the Tokyo 2020 flag handover ceremony to Paris, in the Japanese capital on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/table-tennis/japan-table-tennis-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T16:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104776-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104776.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito hold up their gold medals during the mixed doubles table tennis medal ceremony at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 26.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-covid-19-rules-warnings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T16:12:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104775-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104775.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Olympics organizers said on Saturday they have so far issued severe warnings to 16 individuals and revoked the accreditation of several people for breaking the Games' COVID-19 guidelines.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/pandemic-beaten-games-health-adviser/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T16:16:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104774.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104774.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A leading Olympic Games health adviser said Saturday that Tokyo 2020 had shown the COVID-19 pandemic could be beaten and would provide data to help countries around the world battle the coronavirus.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/samurai-blue-challenge-awaits-japans-young-stars-missing-olympic-podium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T16:18:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104794.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104794.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Forward Takefusa Kubo cries after Japan was defeated by Mexico in the bronze medal match of the men's Olympic soccer tournament on Friday at Saitama Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/china-olympics-warning-mao-badges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T17:07:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104798.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104798.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A badge of the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen pinned to the tracksuit of a Chinese cyclist during a medal ceremony at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka Prefecture on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/ryo-kiyuna-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T17:08:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104799.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104799.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalist Ryo Kiyuna has said karate's debut at the Tokyo Games was a big step forward in introducing it to the world and believes one day it will return to the Olympic program.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/japan-artistic-swimming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T17:19:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104804.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104804.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukiko Inui and Megumu Yoshida during their performance in the women's duet free routine at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/qatar-olympic-athletes-recruitment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T18:04:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104809.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104809.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cherif Younousse (left) and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar won bronze in men's beach volleyball. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/modern-pentathlon/modern-pentathlon-horse-germany/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T18:24:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104797.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104797.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[German Olympian Annika Schleu rides a horse during the modern pentathlon at Tokyo Stadium on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-aquatics/us-water-polo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T18:24:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104811.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104811.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[United States' team members celebrate in the pool with head coach Adam Krikorian  and other officials after winning gold. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/karate/karate-medal-bouts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T21:07:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104821.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104821.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's Tareg Hamedi (left) competes against Japan's Ryutaro Araga in the men's kumite over-75 kg semifinal on Saturday at Nippon Budokan. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-women-basketball-france-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T22:08:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104768.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104768.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Japanese women's basketball team pose for a group photo after their win in their semifinal basketball match with France at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/inami-korda-golf-olympics-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-07T22:43:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104766.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104766.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nelly Korda of the U.S. watches her drive from the 8th tee during her final round of the Olympic women's golf tournament. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/07/olympics/summer-olympics/wrestling/olympics-wrestling-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T02:13:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104829.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104829.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Takuto Otoguro celebrates his gold medal victory over Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev in the men's freestyle wrestling 65 kg final. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-volleyball/volleyball-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T03:37:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104852.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104852.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[France men's volleyball coach Laurent Tillie is thrown into the air by team members as they celebrate beating ROC and taking the gold medal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/day-15-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T06:58:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104879.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104879.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Neeraj Chopra of India celebrates after winning gold in the men's javelin at the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/closing-ceremony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T06:59:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104880.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104880.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games was much different from those at previous Olympics. The closing ceremony will have adjustments, too.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/closing-ceremony-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T12:10:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104883.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104883.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An athlete competes on a trampoline in a nearly empty venue at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/italy-olympic-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T13:05:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104901.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104901.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalists Lorenzo Patta, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Eseosa Desalu and Filippo Tortu on the podium after the men's 4x100-meter relay final. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-baseball/sadaharu-oh-japan-gold-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T13:35:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104891-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104891.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Home run king Sadaharu Oh (right) speaks to officials during a Olympic baseball game between Japan and Mexico at Yokohama Baseball Stadium in Yokohama on July 31.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/cycling/olympic-cycling-kajihara/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T14:58:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104941.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104941.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silver medalist Yumi Kajihara of Japan on the podium after the women's track cycling omnium event at Izu Velodrome. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/climate-change-athletics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T15:58:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104988.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104988.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Belgium's Dieter Kersten receives medical attention after the men's Olympic marathon in Sapporo on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/what-to-watch-august-8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T16:15:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104848.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104848.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Rui Machida is guarded by A'Ja Wilson of the United States during a preliminary round match on July 30. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/olympic-medal-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T17:04:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104245.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104245.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia’s Ariarne Titmus displays her gold medal after winning the women's 200 meter freestyle finals at the Tokyo Games. Gold medals from the games  contain around $800-worth of gold and silver.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/weightlifting/weightlifting-paris-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T19:53:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105074.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105074.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women's 55 kg Olympic weightlifting competition at the Tokyo International Forum on July 26. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-us-women-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T22:59:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104944.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104944.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Japan's silver-medal winning women's basketball team after the medal ceremony]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-volleyball/tokyo-olympics-volleyball-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-08T23:16:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104888.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104888.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serbia's Maja Ognjenovic (center) celebrates with teamnate Jelena Blagojevic (center left) after winning their women's Olympic bronze medal volleyball match against South Korea at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/06/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/japan-mexico-soccer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-09T01:59:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_104634.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_104634.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mexico celebrates after going up 3-0 against Japan on Friday at Saitama Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/atsunori-inaba-finishes-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-09T09:55:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105085.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105085.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan manager Atsunori Inaba (left) celebrates after a solo home run by Munetaka Murakami during the baseball gold medal game at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/09/olympics/winter-olympics/beijing-olympics-bubble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-09T18:44:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105187.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105187.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sculpture outside the headquarters of the organizing committee for the 2022 Games in Beijing
]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympics-closing-ceremony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-09T18:56:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105082.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105082.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fireworks explode at Tokyo's National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Olympics. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/09/olympics/summer-olympics/silent-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-10T09:54:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105222.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105222.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Empty seats at the National Stadium ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/09/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympics-japanese-women-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-10T09:55:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105250.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105250.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Maki Takada,Yuki Miyazawa, Moeko Nagaoka and Monica Okoye celebrate after winning their basketball semifinal match against France on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/10/soccer/lionel-messi-fans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-10T17:06:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105363.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105363.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi holds a news conference at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday. Messi fought back tears as he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, where he has played his entire career.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/koshien-tournament-reopens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-10T17:11:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105410.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105410.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The opening ceremony of this summer's National High School Baseball Championship is held at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/10/olympics/summer-olympics/paris-olympics-beyond-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-10T17:12:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105358.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105358.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gold medalist Clarisse Agbegnenou of France arrives at Paris' Olympic fan zone to watch the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Games on Sunday.
]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/10/more-sports/auto-racing/formula-one-schedule-virus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-10T17:14:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105391-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105391.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alpine's French driver Esteban Ocon competes in the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyorod near Budapest on Aug. 1.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/soccer/kaoru-mitoma-brighton/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T10:19:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105585.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105585.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaoru Mitoma (left) played for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics, scoring in a 3-1 defeat to Mexico in the bronze medal match.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/tennis/nishikori-post-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T11:17:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105587.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105587.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori of Japan serves against Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in second round play in the National Bank Open, in Toronto, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/general/messi-state-of-soccer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T13:35:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105644.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105644.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Argentinian football player Lionel Messi waves to supporters from a window after arriving in Paris on on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/soccer/messi-paris-transfer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T16:52:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105588-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105588.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lionel Messi waves from the balcony of the Royal Monceau Hotel, in Paris, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/16/paralympics/summer-paralympics/para-archery-aiko-okazaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:08:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_87323.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_87323.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Para archer Aiko Okazaki trains in March ahead of this summer's Tokyo Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/16/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ipc-andrew-parsons-tokyo2020-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:09:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_87306.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_87306.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Officials do not expect a major reduction from the 4,350 athletes currently projected to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/02/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-president-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:10:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_67424-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_67424.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games mascot Someity.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/15/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympian-neil-fachie-coronavirus-vaccine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:17:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/np_file_63259.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_63259.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Track cyclist Neil Fachie (left) is conflicted over whether athletes should receive the COVID-19 vaccine behind those with a greater risk of infection.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/11/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/refugee-team-leader-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:31:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/np_file_53676.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_53676.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ileana Rodriguez (seated, center) poses with other staffers of the International Paralympic Committee during the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in September 2016.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/11/19/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-encouraged-japan-spectators-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:31:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/np_file_52009.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_52009.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People walk past a 2020 Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics sign in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/10/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/misato-michishita-paralympics-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:31:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/np_file_47443.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_47443.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misato Michishita celebrates with her guide after the women's para race at the London Marathon on April, 28, 2019.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/10/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/international-paralympic-committee-refugee-tokyo-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:31:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/09/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-national-championships-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:32:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/np_file_35507.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_35507.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoya Ito (right) and Hirokazu Ueyonabaru (left) are among high-profile Japanese para athletes skipping this weekend's Japan Para Athletics Championships over concerns related to the coronavirus.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/08/22/paralympics/summer-paralympics/search-pandemic-solutions-ongoing-one-year-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:33:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/np_file_32428.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_32428.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Paralympics organizers discuss the competition's new schedule during an Aug. 3 news conference in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/12/17/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ipc-confirms-period-stay-guidelines-tokyo-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:40:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/np_file_57693.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_57693.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IPC President Andrew Parsons attends the Global Sports Week event in Paris on Feb. 7.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/08/24/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ipc-tokyo-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T17:46:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/np_file_32756.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_32756.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IPC President Andrew Parsons speaks during an online interview Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/08/23/paralympics/summer-paralympics/blade-jumper-markus-rehm-stays-focused-tokyo-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T18:05:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/np_file_32697.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_32697.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Markus Rehm competes in the men's long jump T44 final at the 2016 Rio Paralympics on Sept. 17, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/05/10/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-canoeist-monika-seryu-looks-to-balance-training-studies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T18:11:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/np_file_11161.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_11161.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paralympic canoeist Monika Seryu has relocated to Ogimi, Okinawa Prefecture, in order to continue training following the closure of facilities in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/02/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-boccia-test-event-held-without-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T18:46:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/02/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/organizers-mark-six-months-start-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T18:47:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sp-para-a-20200226.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-para-a-20200226.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Third-grade students from Ariake Nishi Gakuen in Tokyo line up to create a giant No. 6 to mark the six-month countdown to the 2020 Paralympics on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/more-sports/igarashi-surfing-wsl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T18:48:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105629-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105629.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kanoa Igarashi competes during the men's surfing semifinals at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba Prefecture on July 27.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/02/07/paralympics/summer-paralympics/nationwide-flame-festivals-paralympics-begin-aug-13-ahead-relay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T18:58:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/n-paraflame-a-20200208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-paraflame-a-20200208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Actress Satomi Ishihara (left), Japanese Tokyo Paralympics delegation chief Junichi Kawai (center) and three-time Paralympic shooter Aki Taguchi leave following a news conference discussing the Paralympic torch relay, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward in November.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/02/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/iraq-war-veteran-turned-paralympian-hoping-make-2020-podium-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/n-stockwell-a-20200207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-stockwell-a-20200207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American triathlete Melissa Stockwell runs with her prosthetic leg.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/01/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-names-delegation-chief-tokyo-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/12/11/paralympics/summer-paralympics/international-paralympic-committee-make-official-2020-paralympic-film-nhk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:22:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sp-film-a-20191212.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-film-a-20191212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paralympic mascot Someity is seen during an event in Tokyo on July 22, 2018.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/12/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-sports-go-high-tech-broaden-fan-appeal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:22:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/n-para-a-20191206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-para-a-20191206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spectators don headphones so they can listen to the on-court comments of players and view the action on an arena screen.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/veteran-paralympic-medalist-tatyana-mcfadden-maintains-passion-sport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:23:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sp-mcfadden-a-20191128.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-mcfadden-a-20191128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden speaks at an event in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward last week.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/10/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/results-2020-paralympic-ticket-lottery-announced/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:23:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/09/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/amagasaki-train-crash-survivor-archery-2020-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:24:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/n-okazaki-a-20190905.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-okazaki-a-20190905.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aiko Okazaki, who has been selected to compete in the Tokyo Paralympics, draws a compound bow at an archery hall in Tokyo in July.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/high-hopes-paralympics-year-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:26:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sp-para-a-20190825.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-para-a-20190825.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Parsons]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/13/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-schedule-ticket-prices-revealed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:27:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sp-dan-a-20190814.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-dan-a-20190814.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Olympic swimmer Hanae Ito, para table tennis player Koyo Iwabuchi, 400-meter para runner Sae Shigemoto and Tokyo 2020 sports director Koji Murofushi appear at a news conference promoting the launch of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic ticketing on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/11/paralympics/summer-paralympics/canoeist-monika-seryu-2020-games-triggers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:32:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/n-paracanoe-a-20191112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-paracanoe-a-20191112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Canoeist Monika Seryu finishes fifth at the Paracanoe World Championships in August in Szeged, Hungary, earning a spot in the 2020 Paralympic Games.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/10/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ipc-chief-andrew-parsons-says-2020-paralympic-marathon-will-remain-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:34:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/spreading-ogi-fan-inspired-design-medals-shown-off-exactly-year-2020-tokyo-paralympics-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:36:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/n-medals-a-20190826.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-medals-a-20190826.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sakiko Matsumoto (center), who designed the medals for next year's Tokyo Paralympics, poses for a photo during the one-year countdown event in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/22/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-2020-organizers-launch-domestic-ticket-lottery-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:40:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/n-paraticket-a-20190823.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-paraticket-a-20190823.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The official website for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics ticket lottery is accepting applications until Sept. 9.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/22/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-paralympics-massive-boost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:43:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/n-2020para-b-20190823.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-2020para-b-20190823.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisuke Ikezaki, a wheelchair rugby player, introduces Paralympic sports to children in Tokyo in 2016.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/sho-nakata-suspension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:43:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105715.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105715.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sho Nakata]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/07/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/visually-impaired-runner-misato-michishita-aims-paralympic-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:45:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/n-marathon-a-20190704.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-marathon-a-20190704.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misato Michishita runs with a guide during the women's pararace in the London Marathon on April 28.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/02/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympian-hangs-skis-looks-compete-taekwondo-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T19:47:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-taekwondo-a-20190207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-taekwondo-a-20190207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoko Ota, who will compete in taekwondo at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020, took up the sport in the summer of 2015.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/11/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-athletes-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T21:50:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105594.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105594.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hannah McFadden (left) and Tatyana McFadden, pictured in 2016, have provided support to visually impaired teammates on the U.S. Paralympic team.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/28/paralympics/winter-paralympics/momoka-muraoka-reflects-historic-performance-pyeongchang-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-11T22:38:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-muraoka-a-20180329.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-muraoka-a-20180329.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sit skier Momoka Muraoka shows off five medals she earned at the Pyeongchang Paralympics during a news conference Wednesday at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/14/paralympics/winter-paralympics/momoka-muraoka-claims-japans-first-gold-pyeongchang-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T11:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-paralympics-a-20180315.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-paralympics-a-20180315.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka competes in the women's Alpine skiing giant slalom competition at the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/13/paralympics/winter-paralympics/para-skiing-legend-brian-mckeever-guide-graham-nishikawa-share-japanese-roots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T11:02:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-duo-a-20180314.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-duo-a-20180314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Canada's Brian McKeever (right), accompanied by his guide Graham Nishikawa, competes en route to winning the gold medal in the men's 20-km cross-country skiing for visually impaired athletes at the Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/17/paralympics/winter-paralympics/yoshihiro-nitta-wins-cross-country-10-km-classical-gold-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T11:04:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-para-a-20180318.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-para-a-20180318.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshihiro Nitta exults after winning the gold medal in the 10-km classic standing cross-country race at the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/18/paralympics/winter-paralympics/momoka-muraoka-claims-silver-final-day-japan-wraps-strong-showing-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T11:05:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-paralympics-a-20180319.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-paralympics-a-20180319.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alpine sit skier Momoka Muraoka (center), cross-country skier Yoshihiro Nitta (left) and snowboarder Gurimu Narita each won gold for Japan during the Pyeongchang Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/11/paralympics/winter-paralympics/momoka-muraoka-captures-hearts-medals-pyeongchang-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-muraoka-a-20180312.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-muraoka-a-20180312.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka waves to the crowd at the medal ceremony for the women's Alpine skiing super-G sitting category at the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Sunday. Muraoka took the bronze in the event.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/12/paralympics/winter-paralympics/gurimu-narita-captures-snowboarding-bronze-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:04:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-paralympics-a-20180313.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-paralympics-a-20180313.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gurimu Narita competes in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2  competition at Jeongseon Alpine Centre during the Pyeonchang Paralympics on Monday. Narita earned bronze.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/20/paralympics/winter-paralympics/pyeongchang-medalists-discuss-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:04:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-hiroshi-a-20180321.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-hiroshi-a-20180321.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Taiki Mori, Gurimu Narita, Yoshihiro Nitta and Momoka Muraoka are pictured at a talk show for Pyeongchang Paralympic medalists in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/05/16/paralympics/winter-paralympics/paralympic-gold-medalist-gurimu-narita-targeting-historic-double-achievement-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:04:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sp-kaz-a-20180517.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20180517.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gurimu Narita, who won two snowboarding medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics, wants to compete in both the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/12/tennis/nishikori-toronto-shoulder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:25:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105762-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105762.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kei Nishikori waves to fans after defeating Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia in Toronto on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/15/paralympics/winter-paralympics/determination-inspires-momoka-muraoka-gold-medal-quest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:47:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-muraoka-a-20180316.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-muraoka-a-20180316.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka competes in the women's giant slalom at the Pyeongchang Paralympics on Wednesday. She won the gold medal.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/13/paralympics/winter-paralympics/bronze-super-combined-gives-momoka-muraoka-third-medal-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:48:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-muraoka-a-20180314.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-muraoka-a-20180314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka reacts after capturing the bronze medal in the women's super combined on Tuesday at the Pyeongchang Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/11/paralympics/winter-paralympics/momoka-muraoka-claims-bronze-super-g-second-medal-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:48:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-paralympics-a-20180312.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-paralympics-a-20180312.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka competes in the women’s super-G sitting category at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre during the 2018 Pyeongchang Paralympics on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/10/paralympics/winter-paralympics/momoka-muraoka-captures-silver-downhill-japans-first-medal-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:48:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-muraoka-a-20180311.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-muraoka-a-20180311.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka competes in the women's downhill at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics on Saturday. Muraoka earned the silver medal in the event. KYODO]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/09/paralympics/winter-paralympics/pyeongchang-winter-paralympics-open-biggest-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:48:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-para-a-20180310.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-para-a-20180310.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Athletes pass the Paralympics torch during the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics at Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/09/paralympics/winter-paralympics/atsushi-yamamoto-steps-off-field-onto-slopes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:48:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-yamamoto-a-20180310.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-yamamoto-a-20180310.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two-time long jump Paralympic medalist  Atsushi Yamamoto is competing in snowboarding in Pyeongchang.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/08/paralympics/winter-paralympics/japan-looks-boost-medal-count-paralympics-commence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:49:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-preview-a-20180309.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-preview-a-20180309.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan paralympic Alpine skier Momoka Muraoka is considered a medal contender for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/12/14/paralympics/winter-paralympics/thin-ice-japans-paralympic-hockey-team-weighed-budget-aging-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:49:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/n-icehockey-a-20171215.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-icehockey-a-20171215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan and the Czech Republic compete in the men's para ice hockey final qualifying match in Ostersund, Sweden, on Oct. 14.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/10/19/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ipc-chief-high-hopes-2020-tokyo-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:49:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/16/paralympics/winter-paralympics/gurimu-narita-captures-mens-snowboarding-gold-medal-pyeongchang-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:49:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-narita-a-20180317.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-narita-a-20180317.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gurimu Narita competes in the men’s snowboarding banked slalom at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics on Friday. Narita won the gold medal in the SB-LL2 classification.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/10/12/paralympics/summer-paralympics/wheelchair-tennis-player-yui-kamiji-becomes-first-japanese-qualify-2020-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T12:50:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sp-kamiji-a-20181013.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kamiji-a-20181013.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yui Kamiji competes against China's Zhu Zhenzhen in the women's singles gold-medal match at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Friday. Kamiji won 6-3, 6-4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/12/soccer/kubo-mallorca-move/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T13:51:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105843.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105843.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takefusa Kubo was one of the stand-out performers for the Japanese men's soccer team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics,]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/09/olympics/summer-olympics/athletes-olympics-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T17:09:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105221-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105221.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim (left) and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi, joint gold medalists of the men's high jump competition, pose on the podium at Tokyo's National Stadium on Aug. 2.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/12/soccer/chelsea-super-cup-kepa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T17:32:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105899.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105899.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea's Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga dives to save a penalty to win the UEFA Super Cup football match against Villarreal in Belfast on Aug. 11.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/05/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/wheelchair-rugby-ready-crash-tokyo-2020-party/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:05:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sp-andrew-a-20170529.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-andrew-a-20170529.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seiya Norimatsu of Japan and Charles Aoki of the United States collide during their match at the Rio Paralympics in September 2016.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/10/11/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-hopes-spread-word-wheelchair-rugby-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:06:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sp-rugby-a-20181012.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-rugby-a-20181012.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukinobu Ike competes for Japan during the 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship final in Sydney on Aug. 10.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/06/09/paralympics/summer-paralympics/yui-kamiji-falls-womens-wheelchair-final-french-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:08:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sp-kamiji-a-20190610.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kamiji-a-20190610.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yui Kamiji plays a shot against Netherlands' Diede de Groot during Saturday's women's wheelchair singles final match of the French Open in Paris.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/10/09/paralympics/summer-paralympics/momoko-ohtani-yui-kamiji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:08:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/np_file_43512.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_43512.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoko Ohtani plays a shot against Diede de Groot in the women's wheelchair semifinal of the French Open on Thursday in Paris.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/10/11/paralympics/summer-paralympics/yui-kamiji-misses-french-open-wheelchair-doubles-crown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:09:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/np_file_43742.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_43742.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yui Kamiji plays a shot during her win in the French Open women's wheelchair final on Friday in Paris. Kamiji failed to clinch the women's doubles title on Saturday with her partner Jordanne Whiley.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/09/11/paralympics/summer-paralympics/kamiji-wins-u-s-open-womens-wheelchair-singles-title/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:12:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sp-kamiji-a-20170912.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kamiji-a-20170912.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yui Kamiji plays a shot during her U.S. Open wheelchair women's singles final match against Diede de Groot of the Netherlands on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/yasuhiro-jimbo-para-sports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:13:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/np_file_61189.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_61189.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yasuhiro Jimbo (right) represented Japan in wheelchair basketball at four straight Paralympic Games competitions starting in 1992.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/08/24/paralympics/para-arena-barrier-free-home-base-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:14:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sp-arena-a-20180825.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-arena-a-20180825.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wheelchair basketball player Masatsugu Shinoda approaches the Para Arena exit through a barrier-free aisle. In addition to wider entrances and exits, the facility boasts a large number of oversized parking spaces that are designed to accommodate wheelchair users.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/06/12/paralympics/summer-paralympics/wheelchair-star-pat-anderson-back-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T18:17:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sp-kaz-a-20180613.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-kaz-a-20180613.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Canada's Pat Anderson attempts a shot against Japan during their World Challenge Cup game on Saturday at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/10/olympics/summer-olympics/tokyo-olympic-firsts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T19:20:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105261.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105261.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became the first athlete to win a gold medal of his country. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/12/sumo/sumo-olympics-hakuho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-13T02:18:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105698.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105698.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Although Hakuho attended the judo competition at the Tokyo Olympics, both he and his sport were noticeably absent from the Games' opening and closing ceremonies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/13/baseball/mlb/ohtani-angels-pitch-leadoff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-13T18:43:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106056.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106056.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angels starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Blue Jays on Wednesday in Anaheim, California. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/14/baseball/mlb/field-of-dreams-mlb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-14T11:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106120.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106120.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The White Sox and Yankees enter the field before the "Field of Dreams" game in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/13/soccer/lukaku-inter-chelsea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-13T19:11:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106064.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106064.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku celebrates after a match against AC Milan in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2020.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/13/olympics/summer-olympics/lgbtq-olympics-japanese-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-14T13:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106031.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106031.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British diver Tom Daley says acceptance of LGBTQ athletes in sports has a “lot further to go.”]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/14/baseball/mlb/ohtani-rbi-angels-lose/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-14T15:56:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106187.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106187.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting an RBI single in the eight inning on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/14/olympics/summer-olympics/equestrian/peta-equestrian-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-14T15:58:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106186.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106186.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annika Schleu of Germany during the equestrian portion of the Olympic modern pentathlon on Aug. 6 in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/15/soccer/j-league/j1-consadole-tokyo-ryota-aoki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-15T12:10:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106195.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106195.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Consadole's Ryota Aoki (right) scores the game-winning goal against FC Tokyo on Saturday in Sapporo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-dragons-maru/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-15T12:10:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106196.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106196.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giants players welcome Yoshihiro Maru (right) back to the dugout after his first-inning home run on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/15/rugby/all-blacks-bledisloe-cup-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-15T18:20:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106218.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106218.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand's All Blacks celebrate with the Bledisloe Cup after beating Australia on Saturday in Auckland.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/15/soccer/endo-stuttgart-bundesliga-goal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-15T18:20:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106230.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106230.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stuttgart's Wataru Endo celebrates after scoring against Gruether Fuerth on Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/15/baseball/mlb/maeda-sixth-win-ohtani-39th-homerun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-15T18:20:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106231.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106231.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minnesota starter Kenta Maeda pitches against the Rays on Saturday in Minneapolis.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-carter-stewart-first-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-15T18:20:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106232.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106232.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Hawks' Carter Stewart pitches against the Fighters on Sunday at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/16/tennis/roger-federer-knee-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-16T14:15:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106261-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106261.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Federer will be sidelined for several months due to knee surgery.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/16/soccer/kyogo-furuhashi-celtic-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-16T14:24:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106286.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106286.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyogo Furuhashi (right) of Celtic vies for the ball during the second half of a game against Hearts in Glasgow on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/16/baseball/mlb/ohtani-hitting-six-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-16T14:25:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106275.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106275.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani singles in the fifth inning against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/24/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-soccer/uswnt-new-zealand-game-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-17T14:02:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_101102.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_101102.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. players celebrate Rose Lavelle's opening goal against New Zealand on Saturday in Saitama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/17/soccer/soccer-super-league-pledge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-17T14:12:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106453.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106453.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chelsea players cerebrate after a goal during the UEFA Champions League Final against Manchester City in Porto, Portugal, in May. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/17/baseball/mlb/yoshitomo-tsutsugo-pittsburgh-pirates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-17T15:09:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106528.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106528.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pirates left fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo before a game against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Monday]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/18/more-sports/football/brett-favre-tackle-football-cte/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-18T10:50:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106648.jpeg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kodai Senga poses for photos after the Hawks' victory over the Eagles in Sendai on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-19T13:33:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-19T17:23:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-19T17:42:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Tigers during the eighth inning of their game in Detroit on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-19T22:03:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-20T09:41:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-20T14:29:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nelly Korda hits a shot during the first round of the Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-20T16:41:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sho Nakata speaks to the media at the Giants' offices in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-20T16:56:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani celebrates with his teammates after their win over the Tigers in Detroit on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/20/paralympics/summer-paralympics/2020-paralympic-refugee-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-21T16:31:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Six athletes who will participate in the Tokyo Paralympics as members of the refugee team]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-21T18:33:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Para men's table tennis player Koyo Iwabuchi (right) plays in the Iwabuchi Open, which he organized, in November 2020 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-21T18:33:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Allyson Felix became the most decorated woman in track and field history during the Tokyo Olympics. ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokohama F. Marinos players celebrate after their win over Vegalta Sendai on Saturday at Mitzusawa Stadium in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-22T10:44:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp waves to fans at Anfield after the team's 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday in Liverpool, England.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/22/rugby/springboks-nienaber-rugby-championship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T10:44:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Africa center Lukhanyo Am runs with the ball during a Rugby Championship match between the Springboks and Argentina on Saturday in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/22/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-rowing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T12:08:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's pararowing PR3 team features (from left) Maika Saito, Ryohei Ariyasu, Toshihiro Nishioka, Haruka Yao and Hiroyuki Tatsuta.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/21/olympics/summer-olympics/skateboarding/alana-smith-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T12:08:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alana Smith competes during the women's street skateboarding competition during the Tokyo Olympics on July 26.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-22T12:10:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The logo of the paralympics in Tokyo Bay on Friday ]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Para-badminton players pose with shuttlecocks placed to read “500” on Friday night in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward. Saturday marked 500 days until the opening of the 2020 Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/19/paralympics/summer-paralympics/afgan-athletes-to-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:38:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107050.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Afgan athlete Zakia Khudadadi pleads for help in reaching Tokyo for the Paralympics in a video message. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/18/paralympics/summer-paralympics/thomas-bach-return/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:39:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106855.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC President Thomas Bach delivers a speech next to Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto during the closing ceremony of the Olympics on Aug. 8.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/18/paralympics/summer-paralympics/zakia-khudadadi-tokyo-paralympics-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:40:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106662.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee (APC) said on Monday the country's two athletes would not be at the Games starting in Tokyo on Aug. 24 due to turmoil following the Taliban's takeover.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/17/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-paralympic-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:40:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106605.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Paralympic team flagbearers, Koyo Iwabuchi and Mami Tani, receive the delegation flag during a ceremony in Tokyo on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/kunieda-captain-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:41:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_96591.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda will be the captain of the Japanese delegation at the Tokyo Paralympics. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/02/09/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-archery-yoshitsugu-naka-dies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:42:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_68425.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Para archer Yoshitsugu Naka, who was scheduled to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, died Sunday at the age of 60.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/05/19/paralympics/summer-paralympics/social-distancing-challenge-para-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:43:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_12710.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cyclist Kazuhei Kimura (right) and his pilot Takuto Kurabayashi participate in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:44:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-wheel-a-20200206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Japan's national wheelchair basketball team participate in a demonstration match at Tokyo's Ariake Arena on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/01/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-see-record-number-competing-nations-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:44:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/08/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/organizers-reveal-competition-schedule-delayed-2020-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:46:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_28114.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paralympic mascot Someity stands on stage during an event on July 22, 2018, in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/17/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paratriathlon-world-cup-cancels-swimming-leg-due-poor-water-quality-odaiba-marine-park/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:47:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wakako Tsuchida finishes first in the women's wheelchair class of Saturday's event at the International Triathlon Union's Paratriathlon World Cup in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/08/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/2020-paralympic-marathon-start-630-m-amid-heat-concerns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:47:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2014/10/04/more-sports/track-field/sato-shines-role-model/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:47:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p26-kaz-b-20141005.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leading the charge: Mami Sato hopes to help further the Paralympic cause in Japan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/04/13/paralympics/summer-paralympics/pictograms-2020-paralympics-unveiled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:48:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-pictograms-a-20190414.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three-time Paralympic shooter Aki Taguchi participates in the unveiling of the pictograms for the 2020 Paralympics on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/01/09/olympics/athletes-village-features-accessibility-scenic-views/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:48:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sp-village-a-20200110.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-village-a-20200110.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A bedroom in the athletes' village for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is displayed to the media on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/01/22/rugby/kenki-fukuoka-pulls-olympic-rugby-sevens-camp-knee-injury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:50:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/01/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-coach-training-disabled-athletes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:50:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/n-ueda-a-20200130.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-ueda-a-20200130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers meet with athletes with disabilities during a workshop run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/03/22/olympics/tokyo-organizers-quietly-plan-potential-olympic-delay-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:51:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sp-olydelay-a-20200323.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-olydelay-a-20200323.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A giant watch for the 2020 Olympics counts down to the games in Tokyo on March 16.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-athletics/athletics-records/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-22T23:55:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_103476.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_103476.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica (left) won the women's 100-meter final at the Tokyo Games by shattering Florence Griffith Joyner’s record set in 1988, clocking 10.61 seconds.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/03/04/more-sports/japan-mountaineering-association-plans-bid-host-world-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-23T00:12:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/12/04/olympics/latest-proposal-tokyo-2020-marathon-start-set-6-m/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-23T00:13:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/03/16/paralympics/winter-paralympics/norways-lena-schroeder-fulfills-dream-competing-winter-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-23T10:28:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sp-para-a-20180317.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-para-a-20180317.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Norway's Lena Schroeder is the second woman to compete in ice hockey at the Paralympic Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/22/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-buildup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-23T10:41:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107509.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107509.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Markus Rehm receives a cake for his birthday during a news conference in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/23/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-inspiration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-23T13:22:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106963.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106963.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shingo Kunieda is a former world No. 1 wheelchair tennis player and was International Tennis Federation world champion from 2007 to 2010.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/01/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-2020-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T00:37:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/np_file_61328.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_61328.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Atsushi Yamamoto (front) competes in the men's T63 100-meter sprint on Sept. 6 in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/04/olympics/japans-rising-sports-stars-look-raise-bar-tokyo-2020-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T01:36:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/n-olympic4-a-20170105.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-olympic4-a-20170105.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kiyou Shimizu competes at the Japan Cup Karatedo meet at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in December.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/17/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-buildup-virus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T01:42:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_106393.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_106393.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mari Nagaoka, a power wheelchair soccer player in Yokohama, practices alone in the summer heat at her local park, as the pandemic has forced her team to stop training together at a gymnasium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/05/30/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympians-resilience-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T01:42:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/np_file_90089.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_90089.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[German wheelchair basketballer Mareike Miller (left) believes the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games has allowed organizers to establish effective countermeasures against the novel coronavirus. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/blind-soccer-wgp-covid19/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T01:43:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/np_file_91476.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_91476.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Izumi Roberto Sasaki (center) and Ryo Kawamura (right) compete for the ball with an Argentina field player during Saturday's World Grand Prix gold-medal game.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/02/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/reo-fujimoto-wheelchair-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T01:45:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/np_file_66879.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_66879.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wheelchair basketball player Reo Fujimoto practices shooting on Dec. 1, 2020, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/paralympics/summer-paralympics/1964-tokyo-paralympics-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T05:59:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107582.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107582.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan plays the United States in a wheelchair basketball game at the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/soccer/kyogo-furuhashi-racist-abuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T16:34:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107837.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107837.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi reacts after scoring a goal that was later disallowed during a match at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Aug. 12.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/rugby/rugby-championship-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T16:41:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107840-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107840.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Argentina's hooker and captain Julian Montoya (left) is tackled by South Africa's blindside flanker and captain Siya Kolisi during a Rugby Championship international rugby union test match at The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/23/paralympics/summer-paralympics/2020-paralympics-inspire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T18:58:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107553.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107553.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paralympians Markus Rehm, Matt Stutzman, Amalia Perez, Husnah Kukundawke, Bebe Vio and Shoko Ota pose for photographs during a news conference on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/23/paralympics/summer-paralympics/kunieda-aim-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T18:58:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107576.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107576.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shingo Kunieda hits a shot during a practice session at Ariake Tennis Park on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/paralympics/summer-paralympics/10-paralimpians-bio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T19:16:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107561-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107561.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Shingo Kunieda practicing at Ariake Tennis Park.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/03/08/paralympics/summer-paralympics/athletes-impressed-tokyo-2020-boccia-venue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T19:27:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sp-boccia-a-20190309.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-boccia-a-20190309.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hidetaka Sugimura (left) and Takayuki Hirose, who competed on Japan's silver medal-winning mixed boccia team at the 2016 Paralympics, pose with students at Ariake Nishi Gakuen, an elementary and middle school, in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/23/paralympics/summer-paralympics/disability-classification/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T20:29:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107616.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107616.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Markus Rehm of Germany competes in the men's long jump T44 at the London world championships in 2017. Classes for each sport are determined by the impairment and the degree to which it affects an athlete, with each class assigned a different letter and number.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/paralympics/eva-loeffler-says-that-despite-an-attitude-shift-there-is-still-work-to-be-done-to-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-disabilities-in-other-areas-of-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T20:50:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107779.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107779.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eva Loeffler reminisces in front of a portrait of her father Ludwig Guttmann, the "father" of the Paralympics, at her home in Suffolk, Britain, in March 2019.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/paralympics/summer-paralympics/emperor-paralympics-hopes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-24T20:52:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107917.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107917.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Naruhito (right) meets with Andrew Parsons (second from left), president of the International Paralympic Committee, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday, ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics later in the day.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/tennis/mental-health-us-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T12:10:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108055.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108055.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka in action at the Tokyo Olympics]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/soccer/kyogo-furuhashi-anti-racism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T12:10:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108057.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108057.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi in action against FK Jablonec on Aug. 12]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-opening-ceremony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T13:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107933.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107933.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony gets underway in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/baseball/mlb/angels-orioles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T13:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108061.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108061.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels DH Shohei Ohtani takes a lead during the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-marathon-tokyo-covid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T14:30:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108042.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108042.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spectators watch the Olympic men's marathon in Sapporo on Aug. 8. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-opening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T14:58:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108124.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108124.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Preliminary data showed that the average viewership of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics — which aired live Tuesday partly on NHK's main channel — was 23.8% in the Kanto region.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-olympics-faroe-islands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T15:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108115.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108115.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Faroese marathon runner Havard Vatnhamar carries the flag of the Faroe Islands during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday at National Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-france-rugby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T23:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108223.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108223.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Yukinobu Ike (left) tries to get past France's Cedric Nankin during their Paralympic wheelchair rugby match on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-australia-wheelchair-basketball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T23:32:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108221.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108221.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan and Australia meet in the preliminary round of women's wheelchair basketball on Wednesday at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/miyuki-yamada-swimming-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T23:41:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108206-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108206.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Miyuki Yamada after winning silver at the Tokyo Aquatics Center on Wednesday]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/24/paralympics/summer-paralympics/markus-rehm-paralympics-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T23:42:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107852.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107852.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Markus Rehm competes in the men's long jump T64 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in November 2019 in Dubai.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-goalball-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-25T23:43:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108187.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108187.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuji Taguchi (4) in action during Team Japan's 13-4 win over Algeria in men's goalball on Wednesday in Chiba. 

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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/day-1-recap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T07:36:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108246.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108246.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miyuki Yamada wins silver in the women's 100-meter backstroke S2 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-summer-momoka-muraoka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T12:42:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108266.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108266.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Momoka Muraoka of Japan celebrates with her silver medal in the women's sitting slalom at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/more-sports/auto-racing/auto-racing-green-fuel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T15:40:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108371.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108371.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi, in a Toyota TS050 Hybrid Hypercar, races during the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race in Le Mans, France, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-covid-19-hospitalized/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T15:48:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108318.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108318.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A person related to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics has been hospitalized for COVID-19, although authorities said their symptoms were not severe.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-weightlifting-guo-lingling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T17:27:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108415.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108415.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lingling Guo of China celebrates during the final of the women's under-41 kg powerlifting final at Tokyo International Forum on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T17:36:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108411.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108411.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshi Miura of Japan after competing in the final of the men's under-49 kg powerlifting competition at Tokyo International Forum on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/miyuki-yamada-interview/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T00:05:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108247.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108247.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miyuki Yamada finishes second in the women's 100-meter backstroke S2 final at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/takayuki-suzuki-japan-first-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T06:49:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108436-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108436.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki races to gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle S4 class. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/abbas-karimi-afghanistan-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T11:53:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108277.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108277.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Abbas Karimi, a refugee from Afghanistan, during a training session on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/26/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-wheelchair-rugby-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T11:56:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108465.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108465.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukinobu Ike is pursued by Denmark's Mark Ingemann Peters during Japan's group stage victory on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-paralympic-medals-karasawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T13:12:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108542.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108542.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya Karasawa (center) celebrates after winning silver, alongside guides Hiroaki Mogi and Koji Kobayashi. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-wheelchair-tennis-ball-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T15:20:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108549.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108549.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Airi Onuma (left), a volunteer ball girl at the Tokyo Paralympics, alongside wheelchair tennis player Manami Tanaka]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/takayuki-suzuki-focus-paralympic-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T16:15:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108651.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108651.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Takayuki Suzuki celebrates his gold medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle S4 class on Thursday at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/prosthetic-fit-key-runner-sae-tsujis-bid-return-paralympic-podium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T17:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108535.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108535.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After replacing the standard prosthesis below the elbow with a weighted wrist band-style prosthesis strapped to her upper arm, the numbness Sae Tsuji experienced in her arm mid-race disappeared]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/wheelchair-tennis-summer-heat-delay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T19:27:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108658.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108658.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Paralympic wheelchair tennis matches on outdoor courts were delayed Friday due to intense heat in the capital.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-ottobock-repairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T19:29:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108725.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108725.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Heinrich Popow (right) reacts as he wins the men's 100-meter T42 final during the London 2012 Paralympics. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-cyclist-doping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T22:56:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108735.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108735.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Poland's Marcin Polak (R) and Michal Ladosz compete during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 25, 2021. Polak later tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin).]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/amanda-mcgrory-wheelchair-racing-usopc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T22:57:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107299.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107299.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amanda McGrory reacts after winning the women's wheelchair division of the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, 2011 in New York.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/27/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tomoki-sato-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-28T07:28:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108733.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108733.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomoki Sato reacts after winning the men's T52 400-meter final during the Tokyo Paralympics at the National Stadium on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-coronavirus-cases-200/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-28T12:44:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108816.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108816.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People wearing protective masks walk past the National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/bhutan-paralympic-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-28T17:13:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108824.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108824.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bhutan's Paralympic delegation marches in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony at National Stadium on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/beatrice-vio-paralympics-gold-wheelchair-fencing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-29T20:27:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108859.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108859.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Italy's Beatrice Vio breezed through the preliminary rounds Saturday at Makuhari Messe before defeating China’s Jingjing Zhou 15-9 in the final match of women’s foil category B.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/nick-mayhugh-paralympic-champion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-29T20:27:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108842.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108842.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nick Mayhugh breaks the world record and wins gold in the men's 100-meter T37 final on Friday at National Stadium in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/28/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-britain-wheelchair-rugby-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-29T20:28:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108839-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108839.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Katsuya Hashimoto fights off Britain's Aaron Phipps during the fourth period of the wheelchair rugby semifinals on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-wheelchair-rugby-bronze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-29T21:49:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_108984.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_108984.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's wheelchair rugby team celebrates after beating Australia in the bronze medal match on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/sumo/sumo-rankings-terunofuji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T11:12:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109118.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109118.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji (left) takes on Hakuho at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tomoki-sato-paralympic-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T11:19:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109035.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109035.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Tomoki Sato celebrates after winning another gold medal at Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/paralympics/summer-paralympics/heat-tokyo-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T12:53:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109119.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109119.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Archery athlete Aiko Okazaki receives a massage under a parasol as she cools herself with an ice bag at the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/more-sports/auto-racing/formula-one-rain-criticism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T12:53:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109114.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109114.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A technical vehicle clears water from the track during the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix in Spa on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/soccer/messi-psg-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T13:08:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109177-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109177.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lionel Messi made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, brought on in the 66th minute of a match against Stade de Reims.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-horses-healing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T15:32:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109199.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109199.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mitsuhide Miyaji strokes his horse after competing in the equestrian Dressage Individual Test Grade II event at the Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/mami-tani-paralympic-triathlon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T15:38:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109016.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109016.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mami Tani competes in the women's PTS5 triathlon on Sunday in Tokyo. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/29/paralympics/summer-paralympics/yamaguchi-swimming-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T15:39:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109022.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109022.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naohide Yamaguchi of Japan reacts after winning gold and setting a world record at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/paralympics/summer-paralympics/stuart-robinson-wheelchair-rugby/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T16:13:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109220.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109220.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Stuart Robinson, a veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan, passes the ball in the wheelchair rugby gold medal match against the U.S. at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/30/paralympics/summer-paralympics/antil-smashes-world-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T00:25:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109323.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109323.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[India's Sumit Antil celebrates after winnin the gold medal in the men's F64 javelin throw final during the Tokyo Paralympics at National Stadium on Monday]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/shinya-wada-silver-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T10:33:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109360.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109360.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinya Wada competes in the men's T11 1,500 meters at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/mayumi-narita-closes-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T13:11:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109375.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109375.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mayumi Narita during competition in Tokyo on Sunday ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/keiko-sugiura-gold-medal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T13:36:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109359-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109359.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keiko Sugiura competes in the women's C1-3 road cycling time trial at the Tokyo Paralympics at Fuji International Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/soccer/j-league/takashi-inui-returns-cerezo-osaka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T14:35:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109446.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109446.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Japan international Takashi Inui, who featured in the 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup, has returned to Cerezo Osaka after 10 years in Germany and Spain.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/afghan-paralympians-kabul-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T16:25:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109483.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109483.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Afghan athlete Hossain Rasouli competes in the final of the men's T47 long jump at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/jonnie-peacock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T17:33:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109507.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109507.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British sprinter Jonnie Peacock celebrates after winning bronze in the men's T64 100-meter final at the 20202 Tokyo Paralympics on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/yui-kamiji-quarterfinal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-31T17:34:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109505-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109505.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yui Kamiji of Japan in action against Zhu Zhenzhen of China in the quarterfinal of the women's wheelchair tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/31/paralympics/summer-paralympics/nhk-tokyo-2020-sign-language/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-01T09:03:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_109211.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109211.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reporter Yuki Goto was used as a model for NHK's sign-language sports commentator for the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/01/paralympics/summer-paralympics/de-groot-paralympics-tennis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-01T17:20:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109753.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109753.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Diede de Groot of the Netherlands in action against Momoko Ohtani of Japan in the women's singles quarterfinals on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/01/paralympics/summer-paralympics/shingo-kunieda-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-01T17:23:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109776.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109776.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shingo Kunieda reacts after winning his quarterfinal match over Stephane Houdet of France. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/01/baseball/mlb/ohtani-steals-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-01T18:51:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109768.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109768.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani bats on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/01/paralympics/summer-paralympics/hidetaka-sugimura-boccia-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-01T19:29:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109827-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109827.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hidetaka Sugimura (left) competes against Watcharaphon Vongsa of Thailand in the boccia mixed individual BC2 gold medal match at the Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/01/sumo/hakuho-stable-covid-infection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-01T20:43:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109829.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109829.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho at a training session in Tokyo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/rehm-third-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T05:26:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109850.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109850.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Markus Rehm competes during the long jump competition at the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday at National Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/baseball/mlb/maeda-tommy-john-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T11:26:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109901.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109901.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda pitches against the New York Yankees on Aug. 21. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/more-sports/boxing-2/boxing-kazuto-ioka-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T12:27:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109913.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109913.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kazuto Ioka throws a punch during the first round of his bout against Mexico's Francisco Rodriguez in Tokyo on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/more-sports/football/deshaun-watson-houston-texans-sit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T13:09:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109920.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109920.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson attempts a pass during the game against the Indianapolis Colts in December.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/more-sports/auto-racing/kimi-raikkonen-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T14:41:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109966.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109966.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen has announced he will retire at the end of the Formula One season. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympian-covid-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T15:35:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109992.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109992.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Paralympic Village in Tokyo last month]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/anastasia-pagonis-paralympics-tiktok/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T18:12:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109984.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109984.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anastasia Pagonis celebrates with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women's SB11 400-meter freestyle on Aug. 26.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/kunieda-kamiji-wheelchair-tennis-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T18:29:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110064-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110064.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shingo Kunieda serves during his semifinal match against Gordon Reid of Britain on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/markus-rehm-paralympic-long-jump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T18:30:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_109999.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_109999.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Germany's Markus Rehm celebrates his victory in the men's long jump T64 final on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/afghan-taekwondo-athlete-zakia-khudadadi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T18:40:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110002.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110002.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi prepares to compete against Uzbekistan's Ziyodakhon Isakova n their women's taekwondo bout on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/02/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japan-turkey-goalball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T01:03:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110032.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110032.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese players following their loss to Turkey]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-eagles-senga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T10:53:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110098.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110098.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fully vaccinated fans as well as those with negative PCR tests were allowed to attend Thursday's game between SoftBank and Rakuten in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/more-sports/auto-racing/yuki-tsunoda-f1-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T10:53:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110101.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110101.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda attends a news conference in Zandvoort ahead of the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/more-sports/track-field/boston-marathon-coronavirus-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T11:39:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110115-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110115.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Boston Marathon, which last took place in 2019, will require runners to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test ahead of the Oct. 11 race.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/keiko-sugiura-road-cycling-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T12:32:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110117-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110117.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keiko Sugiura celebrates after winning the women's C1-3 cycling road race on Friday at Fuji International Speedway in Shizuoka.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-paving-way-participation-long-path-remains-ahead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T14:08:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110155.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110155.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaru Taniuchi (left) visits the Saitama Rehabilitation Center in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, once a week to exercise.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-tennis/us-open-djokovic-griekspoor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T14:16:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110120.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110120.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic celebrates his win over Tallon Griekspoor during their 2021 U.S. Open second-round match on Thursday at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/womens-goalball-bronze-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T22:10:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110163.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110163.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Eiko Kakehata makes a stop against Brazil during the women's goalball bronze-medal match of the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday in Chiba.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/kimura-tomita-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T22:53:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110304.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110304.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keiichi Kimura holds up the gold medal he won in the S11 men's 100-meter butterfly.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/03/paralympics/summer-paralympics/turkey-goalball-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-03T23:27:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110309.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110309.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turkey celebrates during the women's goalball medal ceremony in Chiba on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-disabled-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-04T12:58:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110337.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110337.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuto Hirano, a volunteer for the Paralympics, rolls through a crosswalk on his way to a haircut appointment in Tokyo on Aug. 23. Tokyo improved its infrastructure before the delayed 2020 Games, but activists wonder how long the focus will continue in a country with a long history of excluding people with disabilities. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/goalball-japan-sport-profile/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-04T19:14:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110340.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110340.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Norika Hagiwara throws the ball during Japan's quarterfinal match with Israel on Wednesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/04/baseball/mlb/ohtani-stellar-pitching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-04T19:18:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110346.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110346.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws against the Texas Rangers on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/japans-sarina-satomi-wins-nations-first-paralympic-badminton-gold-sport-debuts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-04T19:24:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110365.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110365.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sarina Satomi during the gold medal match of the women's WH1 singles event on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/04/paralympics/summer-paralympics/peter-genyn-wheelchair-sabotage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-04T19:58:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110326.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110326.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Belgium's Peter Genyn celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Paralypmic record in the men's 100-meter T51 final on Friday at the Olympic Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-athletes-inspiration-porn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T11:41:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110410.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110410.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. wheelchair basketball player and college professor Darlene Hunter (left) uses her classes on disability issues to discuss the controversy over "inspiration porn."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/misato-michishita-marathon-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T14:33:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110407.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110407.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misato Michishita of Japan celebrates winning gold and setting a new Paralympic record.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/daiki-kajiwara-badminton-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T14:50:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110409.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110409.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiki Kajiwara celebrates after winning his badminton men's singles WH2 gold-medal match against South Korea's Kim Jung-jun on Sunday at Yoyogi National Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/tennis/pro-tennis-players-miserable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T14:58:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110493.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110493.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After her third-round loss in the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka has suggested she may take a break from the game.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ipc-andrew-parsons-emotional/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T14:59:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110497.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110497.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons says the Japanese public "really embraced the Games at the end."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/baseball/mlb/ohtani-43rd-home-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T16:15:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110513.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110513.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting his 43rd home run of the season on Saturday in Anaheim, California.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-athletes-praise-experience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T18:59:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110512-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110512.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ireland's Patrick Monahan (left) and RPC's Vitalii Gritsenko race past Kaminarimon in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Sunday as bystanders watch during the men's T54 marathon.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/tennis/nishikori-djokovic-us-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-05T21:16:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110408.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110408.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori in action against Novak Djokovic in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-japan-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T06:34:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110593.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110593.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Misato Michishita celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the women's T12 marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/tokyo-paralympics-conclude/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T10:18:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110576.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110576.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fireworks go off during the Tokyo Paralympic closing ceremony at National Stadium on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/baseball/mlb/tsutsugo-pirates-mlb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T11:12:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110609.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110609.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in the first inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-tv-opportunity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T12:19:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110606.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110606.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Paralympic "Three Agitos" monument in front of National Stadium in Tokyo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/soccer/tomiyasu-arsenal-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T12:36:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110604.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110604.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takehiro Tomiyasu trains at a gym in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/taekwondo-paralympics-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T13:29:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110661.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110661.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Zakia Khudadadi of Afghanistan (right) competes against Ziyodakhon Isakova of Uzbekistan in the women's under-49 kilogram category in taekwondo at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/tennis/osaka-fish-mental-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T16:21:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110642.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110642.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka poses at the Detective Keith Williams Tennis Courts in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York, on Aug. 26.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/rugby/australia-nz-defeat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T16:23:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110682-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110682.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australia was defeated by New Zealand 38-21 in Perth on Sunday]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympic-agitos-removed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T17:54:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110694.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110694.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Paralympic "agitos" is being removed from Tokyo's Odaiba waterfront area on Monday, a day after the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/07/sumo/hakuho-stable-coronavirus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-07T10:33:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110791.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110791.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho during a practice at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/06/paralympics/summer-paralympics/ukraine-paralympics-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-07T12:41:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110608.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110608.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maksym Krypak of Ukraine competes during a men's 200 meter individual medley SM10 heat at the Tokyo Paralympics on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/07/baseball/mlb/tsutsugo-pirates-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-07T16:18:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110881.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110881.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hits a two run single against the Detroit Tigers during the seventh inning at PNC Park.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/07/soccer/world-cup/samurai-blue-japan-china-doha/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-07T16:19:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110886.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110886.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a news conference in Doha on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/07/tennis/tennis-online-abuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-07T17:39:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_110789.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_110789.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sloane Stephens serves to Germany's Angelique Kerber during the U.S. Open in New York on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/08/baseball/japanese-baseball/seiichiro-oshita-buffaloes-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-08T13:24:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111017.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111017.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Orix's Seiichiro Oshita celebrates after driving in the game-winning run against the Marines on Tuesday in Kobe.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/08/figure-skating/kihira-canada-orser/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-08T15:41:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111100.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111100.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rika Kihira trains ahead of the World Figure Skating Championships on March 22 in Stockholm.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/08/olympics/winter-olympics/china-national-games-coronavirus-precautions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-08T16:41:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111143.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111143.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Beijing Winter Olympics are scheduled to begin on Feb. 4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/08/soccer/jfa-to-relinquish-club-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-08T17:29:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111060.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111060.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan last hosted the FIFA Club World Cup in 2016, when Real Madrid beat Kashima Antlers in the final at International Stadium Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/08/sumo/tsukedashi-system-ozumo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-09T11:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111083.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111083.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yersin Baltagulov (right) competes at the All Japan Championships on Dec. 6 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/09/baseball/mlb/jeter-baseball-hall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-09T13:07:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111290.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111290.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Derek Jeter gives his acceptance speech during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/09/baseball/mlb/darvish-padres-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-09T15:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111383.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111383.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Angels in San Diego on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/09/more-sports/football/tom-brady-ready-kick-off-super-bowl-title-defense-buccaneers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-09T15:06:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady attempts to elude Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai during a preseason game in Tampa, Florida, on Aug. 14.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sam Whitelock holds the Bledisloe Cup after the second match between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park in Auckland on Aug. 14.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ricardo Pepi (left) celebrates after scoring against Honduras during their World Cup qualifier San Pedro Sula on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-09-10T13:15:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lotte's Takashi Ogino is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a game-tying home run against Orix during the ninth inning in Kobe on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-09-10T13:16:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lionel Messi celebrates following Argentina's win over Bolivia in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday in Buenos Aires.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu celebrates after defeating Maria Sakkari during their U.S. Open semifinal in New York on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-09-10T18:23:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo warms up before a World Cup qualifier against Ireland in Loule, Portugal, on Sept. 1.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-09-10T18:55:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during an executive board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/11/baseball/mlb/ohtani-roughed-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-11T14:12:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani walks off the mound after a pitching change in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/11/more-sports/boxing-2/junto-nakatani-wbo-flyweight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-11T14:13:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Junto Nakatani throws a bunch during his bout against Angel Acosta on Friday in Tuscon, Arizona. ]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/10/sumo/terunofuji-autumn-basho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-12T10:53:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Terunofuji enters the Autumn Basho a class above the other contenders for the title.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/12/tennis/raducanu-fernandez-us-open-final/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-12T11:26:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu celebrates with the championship trophy after winning the U.S. Open women's singles final on Saturday at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/12/soccer/j-league/j1-sanfrecce-marinos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-12T11:26:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leo Ceara scores F. Marinos' third goal against Sanfrecce on Saturday in Hiroshima.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/12/soccer/j-league/nagatomo-fctokyo-return/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-12T18:59:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[FC Tokyo defender Yuto Nagatomo speaks during a news conference on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/12/sumo/basho-reports/autumn-basho-2021-day1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-12T19:29:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Terunofuji performs a ring-entrance ceremony on Sunday, the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/10/soccer/we-league/we-league-season-preview/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T09:38:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111252.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Furniture-maker and lifestyle brand Yogibo has signed on as the WE League's title sponsor in an effort to draw more diverse audiences to stadiums.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/12/soccer/we-league/we-league-opener-beleza-urawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T09:39:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beleza defender Risa Shimizu (left) defends against Urawa forward Kozue Ando during Sunday's WE League season opener at Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/13/tennis/medvedev-spoils-djokovic-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T12:36:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daniil Medvedev celebrates with with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open men's singles final in New York on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/13/more-sports/auto-racing/lewis-hamilton-praises-halo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T13:48:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Max Verstappen's car lands on top of Lewis Hamilton's car after a collision during the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/13/baseball/mlb/yusei-kikuchi-mariners-diamondbacks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T15:14:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mariners starter Yusei Kikuchi pitches against the Diamondbacks during the third inning in Seattle on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/13/soccer/yoshida-goal-sampdoria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T17:59:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111954.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sampdoria's Maya Yoshida celebrates after scoring against Inter Milan during their match in Genoa, Italy, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/13/tennis/womens-tennis-teens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T18:03:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111950.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winner Emma Raducanu (right) and runner-up Leylah Fernandez pose for photos following the women's final at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/13/sumo/basho-reports/autumn-sumo-day-two/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-13T19:07:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_111966.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_111966.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji pushes down Hoshoryu on Day 2 of the Autumn Basho at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/14/more-sports/gymnastics/gymnastics-championships-kitakyushu-fans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-14T12:10:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112003.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112003.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture will host the world championships in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics in late October.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/14/soccer/fifa-world-cup-proposal-concacaf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-14T12:10:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112014.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112014.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A proposal by FIFA to hold its men's and women's World Cup tournaments every two years has been met with mixed receptions by continental confederations.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/14/tennis/wta-finals-guadalajara/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-14T12:11:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112017.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The WTA Finals were last held in Shenzen, China, in 2019 following a five-year run in Singapore.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/14/more-sports/ice-hockey/blue-jackets-coach-vaccine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-14T14:41:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112035.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Blue Jackets have replaced assistant coach Sylvain Lefebvre after he decided not to take the COVID-19 vaccine.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/14/more-sports/judo/algerian-judoka-ban-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-14T16:21:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112150.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine withdrew from the men's 73-kg competition at Nippon Budokan after the draw potentially paired him with an Israeli athlete in the second round.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/14/sumo/basho-reports/2021-autumn-basho-day-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-14T20:16:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112204.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112204.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Terunofuji (right) pushes out Takanosho to conclude Day 3 of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/soccer/acl-nagoya-swierczok/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T13:28:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112261.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112261.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagoya's Jakub Swierczok (left) scores against Daegu in the first half of their Asian Champions League game on Tuesday in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/hayakawa-orix-rakuten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T13:28:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112266.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112266.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rakuten's Takahisa Hayakawa pitches against Orix on Tuesday in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/soccer/keisuke-honda-suduva-lithuania/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T13:34:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112268.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lithuania will mark Keisuke Honda's eighth overseas stop as a player following recent stints in Azerbaijan and Brazil.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/tennis/emma-raducanu-fame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T13:46:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112277.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu attends the famed Met Gala on Monday in New York.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/sumo/basho-reports/2021-autumn-basho-day-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T19:39:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112479.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112479.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ozeki Takakeisho (left) defeats Hoshoryu for his first win of the Autumn Basho on Wednesday at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/olympics/uniqlo-sweden-partnership-extension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T19:39:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112290.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swedish athletes requested designs that would get them "fired up" for competition, resulting in Uniqlo's selection of a bright neon yellow for some of its competition wear.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/16/soccer/grealish-champions-league-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-16T14:06:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji (left) throws down Ura during their Day 10 bout on Tuesday at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-09-22T17:41:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[With one grand champion out and the other seemingly on track for an easy championship, the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament has presented relatively little drama.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/23/soccer/united-slow-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-23T14:27:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113806.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United's Juan Mata (front) and West Ham's Ben Johnson vie for the ball during their League Cup match in Manchester, England, on Wednesday]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/23/sumo/basho-reports/takayasu-pulls-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-23T16:52:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_113817.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113817.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takayasu is shoved off the ring by Terunofuji at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/23/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-beat-marines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-23T19:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113884.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks pitcher Nick Martinez (left) and catcher Takuya Kai return to the dugout after the fourth inning in Chiba on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/23/sumo/basho-reports/meisei-upsets-terunofuji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-23T19:40:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_113887.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113887.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meisei (left) earned his first victory over Terunofuji at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/23/paralympics/summer-paralympics/disability-awareness-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T08:53:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_107109.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_107109.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Twenty-seven-year-old Yui Kamiji is seeking to win gold in women’s wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/24/basketball/nba/irving-nets-vaccine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T12:54:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_113990.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113990.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nets guard Kyrie Irving could be prohibited from playing in home games until he receives the COVID-19 vaccine. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/24/soccer/kubo-injured-knee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T12:56:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_113988.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113988.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mallorca's Takefusa Kubo (left) competes against Real Madrid's Miguel Gutierrez during their match on Wednesday in Madrid.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/24/baseball/mlb/darvish-padres-win-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T13:42:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114011.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114011.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Giants in San Diego on Thursday. Darvish lasted 5⅓ innings and did not factor in the decision. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/24/more-sports/golf/ryder-cup-ambition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T16:56:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114047.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114047.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spaniard Sergio Garcia, seen hitting a tee shot during practice on Wednesday, is Europe's all-time leading points scorer in the Ryder Cup.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/24/more-sports/ice-hockey/nhl-full-arenas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T19:23:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114097.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114097.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (left) celebrates with defenseman Ryan McDonagh after beating the Canadiens in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to clinch the title in Tampa, Florida, on July 7, 2021. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/24/sumo/basho-reports/terunofuji-bounces-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-24T19:24:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114111.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114111.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji (left) defeated Mitakeumi to maintain a one-win advantage at the Autumn Basho at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/25/more-sports/track-field/su-bingtian-chinese-sprinting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-25T15:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114151.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114151.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Su Bingtian of China after the Tokyo Olympics men's 100 meter final on Aug. 1. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/25/more-sports/golf/ryder-cup-us-dominant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-25T15:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114153.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114153.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American Dustin Johnson holes his birdie putt on the 11th green at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/25/baseball/mlb/ohtani-angels-walk-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-25T18:15:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114160.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114160.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after being walked by the Seattle Mariners in the ninth inning on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/25/baseball/japanese-baseball/takahashi-duel-sugano/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-25T18:18:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114166.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114166.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hanshin's Kento Itohara begins to round the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Giants' Tomoyuki Sugano at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/25/soccer/j-league/tokyo-urawa-sakai-tagawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T00:58:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114168-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114168.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urawa defender Hiroki Sakai (right) celebrates his first-half equalizer against Tokyo with teammates on Saturday at Ajinomoto Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/basketball/nba/hachimura-leaves-wizards-camp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T12:52:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114171.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114171.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wizards forward Rui Hachimura will miss the start of the team's training camp due to personal reasons.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/rugby/foster-all-blacks-grand-slam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T12:53:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114184.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114184.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand captain Ardie Savea holds the Freedom Cup after the All Blacks' win over South Africa's Springboks in the Rugby Championship on Saturday in Townsville, South Africa.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/soccer/japan-playmaker-takefusa-kubo-miss-upcoming-world-cup-qualifiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T13:16:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114201.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114201.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan midfielder Takefusa Kubo will miss next month's World Cup qualifiers after injuring his knee on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/25/sumo/basho-reports/autumn-sumo-terunofuji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T15:29:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114170.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114170.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji is on the verge of crowning his debut tournament as a yokozuna with his fifth career title after repelling a stubborn challenge from ozeki Takakeisho on Saturday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/baseball/japanese-baseball/martinez-senga-hawks-playoff-chase/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T16:50:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114220.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114220.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks ace Kodai Senga has posted an ERA of 1.27 in six starts since the Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/sumo/basho-reports/2021-autumn-basho-day-15/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T18:46:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114290.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114290.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Terunofuji receives his trophy from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday at Ryogoku Kokugikan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/baseball/mlb/angels-mariners-ohtani-triples/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-26T18:46:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114253.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114253.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani receives the team's MVP and best pitcher awards from owner Artie Morena on Saturday in Anaheim, California.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/15/sumo/sumo-youtube-international/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T01:32:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_112309-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_112309.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The success of foreign-born wrestlers such as yokozuna Hakuho has been a boost for sumo's overseas popularity.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/27/baseball/mlb/ohtani-angels-mariners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T11:34:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114360.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114360.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angels starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/27/more-sports/golf/hataoka-lpga-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T11:56:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114369.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114369.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nasa Hataoka finished at 16-under to win the NW Arkansas Championship for the second time in her career.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/27/sumo/terunofuji-yokozuna-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T14:45:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114432.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114432.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Terunofuji speaks during an online news conference on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/26/soccer/j-league/kono-shonan-bellmare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T17:43:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_113964-2.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_113964.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taro Kono is often seen sporting a Shonan Bellmare mask.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/27/baseball/japanese-baseball/cl-down-to-wire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T19:07:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114401.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114401.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swallows players (from left) Munetaka Murakami, Masanori Ishikawa and Tetsuto Yamada are trying to help the team win its first pennant since 2015.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/28/soccer/uefa-super-club-punishment-nullified/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-28T12:50:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114602.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114602.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[European soccer governing body UEFA has responded to a court order by halting disciplinary proceedings against three of the clubs behind a failed attempt to launch a new European Super League competition.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/28/basketball/nba/wizards-beal-vaccine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-28T12:50:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114632.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114632.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wizards guard Bradley Beal does not intend to get the COVID-19 vaccine.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/28/basketball/nba/yuta-watanabe-raptors-survival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-28T15:24:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114674.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114674.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe was upgraded to a standard NBA contract in April.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/28/baseball/japanese-baseball/hanshin-kenichi-nakata-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-28T19:50:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114772.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114772.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Veteran pitcher Kenichi Nakata, who was traded to Hanshin ahead of the 2020 season, is expected to retire this year.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/29/soccer/j-league/sagan-kim-abuse-investigation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T11:50:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114838.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114838.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Accusations of abuse of power by Tosu manager Kim Myung-hwi will be investigated by the J. League.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/balentien-leaving-hawks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T11:50:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114878.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114878.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wladimir Balentien, who holds NPB's single-season home run record, is expected to leave the Hawks at the end of this season.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/29/sumo/hakuho-retirement-jsa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T12:55:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114834.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114834.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokozuna Hakuho's retirement is expected to be confirmed on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/28/sumo/hakuho-legacy-retire-sumo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T12:55:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114580.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114580.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakuho accepts the Prime Minister's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku after winning July's Nagoya Basho, his 45th and final title before retiring.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/29/soccer/j-league/jleague-attendance-vaccines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T16:46:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_114977.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_114977.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Average attendances in this year's J. League first-division have fallen below those seen in 2020 due to emergency declarations that have been in place for much of the season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/29/basketball/nba/nba-unvaccinated-restrictions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T17:07:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_115002.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115002.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lakers star LeBron James says he received the COVID-19 vaccine after initial scepticism.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/29/baseball/mlb/padres-dodgers-darvish/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-29T17:07:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_115032.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115032.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Padres starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Dodgers on Tuesday in Los Angeles.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/30/baseball/mlb/ohtani-shut-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-30T13:43:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_115155.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115155.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani has a 9-2 record and 3.18 ERA in 23 starts for the Angels.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/30/olympics/winter-olympics/beijing-olympics-allow-fans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-30T13:44:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_115185.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115185.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attendees wave flags bearing the emblem of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games during a ceremony in Beijing on Sept. 17.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/30/baseball/mlb/ohtani-trout-comment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-30T13:50:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_115211.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115211.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani (left) and Mike Trout (center) expressed frustration about playing through another losing season. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/30/more-sports/football/brady-return-patriots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-30T17:55:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/np_file_115171.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115171.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady spent 20 seasons with the Patriots.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/17/baseball/mlb/ohtani-babe-ruth-granddaughter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-30T23:51:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/np_file_99642.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_99642.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to first after hitting a pop up on Friday at Angel Stadium. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/01/baseball/mlb/ohtani-triple-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-01T16:22:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115489.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115489.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani rounds second base base on his way to third for a triple during the first inning against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/02/basketball/nba/lebron-old-lakers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-02T11:15:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115419-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115419.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lakers forward LeBron James is photographed during media day at the UCLA Health and Training Center in El Segundo, California on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/handkerchief-prince-to-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-01T18:48:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115457-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115457.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuki Saito a national sensation after using a blue handkerchief to wipe away sweat during the National High School Baseball Championship in 2006 at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/01/soccer/nadeshiko-japan-coach-ikeda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-01T23:28:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115518.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115518.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly appointed Nadeshiko Japan head coach Futoshi Ikeda speaks during a news conference on Friday at the headquarters of the Japan Football Association.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/01/sumo/hakuho-relieved-retire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-02T10:56:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115501.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115501.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mongolian-born great Hakuho won a record 45 championships during his career.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/02/soccer/j-league/frontale-tokyo-damiao/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-02T22:26:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115575.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115575.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frontale striker Leandro Damiao greets supporters after the team's win over FC Tokyo on Saturday in Kawasaki.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/baseball/japanese-baseball/tigers-dragons-marte-takahashi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T12:13:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115592-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115592.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hanshin's Haruto Takahashi (left) and Jefry Marte celebrate after Saturday's win over the Dragons at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/basketball/afghan-wheelchair-basketball-captain-spain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T12:13:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115597.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115597.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Afghan national women's wheelchair basketball team captain Nilofar Bayat (center) plays her debut game for mixed-gender team Bidaideak against Fundacion Vital Zuzenak, in Amurrio, Spain, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/rugby/rugby-championship-springboks-all-blacks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T12:13:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115602.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115602.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Springboks players react at full time after their win over new Zealand's All Blacks in a Rugby Championship game on Saturday in Gold Coast, Australia.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/baseball/mlb/yu-darvish-padres-first-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T18:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115617.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115617.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yu Darvish finished his first season in San Diego with an 8-11 record despite reaching 7-3 before the All-Star break.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/more-sports/track-field/athletics-worlds-2025-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T18:17:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115595.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115595.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan has bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships at the new National Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/figure-skating/shoma-uno-japan-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T18:45:38+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115638.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115638.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoma Uno performs during the Japan Open on Saturday in Saitama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/03/sumo/hakuho-muzzled-jsa-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-03T18:45:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115686.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115686.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former yokozuna Hakuho was required to sign a document pledging to observe the Japan Sumo Association's rules in order to become a sumo elder.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/04/baseball/mlb/yankees-red-sox-clinch-als-final-wild-card-spots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-04T15:31:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115824.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115824.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge is doused with water after a hitting a walk-off single against the Rays to clinch a wild card spot in New York on Sunday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/04/baseball/mlb/ohtani-last-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-04T18:09:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115787.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115787.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani hits a home run against the Mariners in the first inning in Seattle on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/04/baseball/mlb/red-sox-pitcher-hirokazu-sawamura-japanese-reach-mlb-playoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-04T19:12:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_115923.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_115923.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura pitches against the Nationals in Washington on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/05/rugby/japan-rugby-league-one-schedule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-05T12:29:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116025.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116025.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kubota Spears and the Panasonic Wild Knights will meet in the opening game of the new Japan Rugby League One on Jan. 7.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/05/soccer/j-league/levain-cup-vaccine-tests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-05T12:29:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116028.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116028.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The maximum capacity at J. League games has been lifted to 10,000 following the lifting of Japan's state of emergency last week.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/05/more-sports/ice-hockey/canada-olympic-squad-crosby-mcdavid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-05T12:29:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116030.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116030.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Penguins center Sidney Crosby has been named to Canada's preliminary squad for the Beijing Olympics.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/05/soccer/park-ji-sung-racist-song/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-05T12:29:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116040.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116040.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Retired Manchester United legend Park Ji-sung has asked the club's supporters to stop singing a song in his honor with lyrics that include an offensive reference to Koreans.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/05/more-sports/auto-racing/nascar-wallace-first-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-05T18:54:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116117.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116117.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bubba Wallace celebrates with the trophy after winning the rain-shortened YellaWood 500 on Monday in Talladega, Alabama.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T11:35:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116246.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116246.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomichi Nishiura is greeted by his Swallows teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Giants on Tuesday at Jingu Stadium.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/more-sports/boxing-2/tyson-fury-after-boxing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T11:35:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116250.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116250.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face Deontay Wilder for a third time on Saturday in Las Vegas.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/soccer/premier-league-home-field-advantage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T11:36:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116257.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116257.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The return of fans to Premier League stadiums has resulted in a higher percentage of wins for home teams.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/olympics/winter-olympics/salt-lake-city-2030-2034-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T11:36:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116263.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116263.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Salt Lake City last hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/basketball/two-time-nba-champion-pau-gasol-retires-23-year-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T11:57:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116252.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116252.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former NBA star Pau Gasol discusses his retirement during a news conference on Tuesday in Barcelona.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/more-sports/tsugumi-sakurai-world-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T13:12:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116282.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsugumi Sakurai celbrates after winning the 55 kg final of the 2021 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Oslo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/baseball/mlb/shohei-ohtani-support-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T13:12:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116297.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (right) is among a number of supporting staffers who helped Shohei Ohtani accomplish his historic 2021 season.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/more-sports/cricket-2/ashes-england-root-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T14:49:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116345.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[England captain Joe Root met with the two cricket boards involved in the Ashes to discuss player concerns over the Australian COVID-19 "bubble."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/04/20/soccer/man-united-faithful-restless-mourinho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T16:49:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[sp-premier-a-20180421.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho arrives at Vitality Stadium before Wednesday's match against Bournemouth.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/06/sumo/john-jacques-miyagino-stable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T07:46:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116279.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[John Jacques poses with Miyagino stablemaster (the former Chikubayama) in the early 1990s.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/soccer/nwsl-return-to-play/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T13:21:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116589.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the Thorns and Dash link arms at the six-minute mark of their match at Providence Park, in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/soccer/nagoya-tokyo-levain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T13:23:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116556.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116556.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Grampus' Yoichiro Kakitani moves past Tokyo's Tsuyoshi Watanabe during their match on Wednesday in Nagoya.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/tennis/gauff-warns-raducanu-social-media/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T17:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116542.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116542.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu hits a shot during practice in Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/09/olympics/summer-olympics/mental-health-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T14:47:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/np_file_105228.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_105228.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[USA's Simone Biles cheers during the artistic gymnastics women's team final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/baseball/mlb/taylor-walk-off-homer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T14:48:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116634.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116634.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Dodgers celebrate at home plate after Chris Taylor's game-winning home run against the Cardinals in Los Angeles on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/tennis/murray-lost-ring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T18:11:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116689.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116689.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Murray and Kim Sears were married in Dunblane, Scotland, on April 11, 2015.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/more-sports/sailgp-add-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T18:13:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116687.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116687.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Great Britain's Hannah Mills (right) and Eilidh McIntyre compete during the women's 470 at Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 3.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/08/baseball/mlb/ohtani-wins-award/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-08T14:07:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116799.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116799.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani is widely expected to be named AL MVP this fall. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/08/tennis/murray-shoes-ring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-08T14:24:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116793.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116793.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Murray was happy to report his lost wedding ring and shoes were returned to him on Thursday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/08/baseball/mlb/randy-arozarena-homers-steals-home-power-rays-win-red-sox-game-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-08T16:46:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116816.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116816.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Rays' Randy Arozarena scores against the Red Sox during Game 1 of the ALDS in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/09/more-sports/wrestling-ken-matsui-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-09T12:40:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116986.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116986.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Ken Matsui celebrates on the podium in Oslo on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/09/more-sports/football/jon-gruden-demaurice-smith-comment-racism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-09T16:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117004.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117004.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden on the sideline during his team's game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Inglewood, California, on Monday. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/07/more-sports/yoshimoto-fujinami-worlds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T08:27:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_116549.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_116549.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akari Fujinami celebrates her win in the women's 53-kg final at the wrestling world championships in Oslo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/rugby/rwc2023-canada-uruguay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T15:03:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117025.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117025.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Uruguay's Mateo Sanguinetti (center) and the United States' David Ainu'u (behind) vie for the ball during the second leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifying series in Montevideo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/tennis/indian-wells-nishikori-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T15:04:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117028.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117028.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kei Nishikori hits a shot during his BNP Paribas Open second-round match against Daniel Evans on Saturday in Indian Wells, California.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/soccer/japan-qualifying-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T15:04:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117030.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117030.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan has lost two of its first three games in the final group stage of World Cup qualifying.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/general/wada-russia-lab-sanction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T17:41:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117026.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117026.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russia's National Anti-Doping Laboratory in Moscow remains forbidden from analyzing blood samples following a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-draft-2016-class/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T17:41:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117027.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117027.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the team's third selection of the 2016 draft. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-kudo-resignation-plans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T20:10:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117034.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117034.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo plans to step down after seven seasons with the club.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/10/soccer/j-league/levain-cup-semifinals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-10T23:14:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117040.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117040.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cerezo players celebrate their win over Urawa on Sunday in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/baseball/mlb/bosox-rays-alds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T16:05:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117139.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117139.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez celebrates after hitting a walk-off, two-run home run against the Rays during Game 3 of the ALDS in Boston on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/more-sports/football/bills-chiefs-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T17:13:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117206.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117206.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bills quarterback Josh Allen runs during the second half of his team's win over the Chiefs in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/kudo-hawks-resign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T17:56:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117104.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117104.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo has led his team to three Pacific League pennants and five Japan Series titles in the past six seasons. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/rugby/rugby-fall-tests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T18:04:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117210.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117210.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Leitch was named to Japan's squad for the Brave Blossoms' upcoming autumn test series.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/more-sports/track-field/chicago-marathon-tura-suzuki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T18:05:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117217.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117217.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seifu Tura Abdiwak, the men's winner of the Chicago Marathon, and Ruth Chepngetich, the women's champion, pose for photos after the event on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/baseball/japanese-baseball/hawks-keep-playoff-hopes-alive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T22:05:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117135.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117135.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Hawks' Kodai Senga (left) and Richard Sunagawa pose for photos after the team's win over the Buffaloes in Fukuoka on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/11/more-sports/boxing-2/fury-wilder-fight-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-11T23:25:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117172.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117172.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tyson Fury (left) and Deontay Wilder staged a trilogy of fights many think rank among the greatest of all time. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/12/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-win-draft-rights-top-pitching-prospect-chihiro-sumida/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-12T12:56:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117249.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117249.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top pitching prospect Chihiro Sumida poses after the Seibu Lions won the right to negotiate with the left-hander at Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/12/more-sports/track-field/lamont-jacobs-italy-profile/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-12T12:57:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117268-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117268.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold for Italy in the 100-meter dash and 400-meter relay, with his medals in Rome. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/12/more-sports/football/raiders-jon-gruden-resigns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-12T14:57:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117294.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117294.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden talks with quarterback Derek Carr during the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 4.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/12/more-sports/ice-hockey/national-hockey-league-season-preview/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-12T16:35:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117300.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117300.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson battles for the puck against Canucks forward Bo Horvat during a preseason game in Vancouver on Oct. 5.
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/soccer/world-cup/denmark-austria-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T13:26:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117532.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117532.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Denmark defender Joakim Maehle (right) and Austria midfielder Konrad Laimer vie for the ball during the World Cup 2022 qualification Group F  soccer match in Copenhagen on Tuesday 2021.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/basketball/nba/kyrie-irving-coronavirus-vaccines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T13:26:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117535-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117535.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyrie Irving was supposed to be the starting point guard of the NBA’s next dynasty. But his refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccine could end those hopes.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/tennis/andy-murray-coronavirus-vaccinatons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T13:26:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117541.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117541.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Murray]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/baseball/japanese-baseball/buffaloes-postseason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T13:46:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117493.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117493.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuma Mune (6) celebrates at the Orix dugout after hitting a game-tying home run in the eighth inning against the Marines on Tuesday in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/olympics/ioc-china-human-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T14:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117555.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117555.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[IOC Vice-President John Coates has said the organization's human rights remit only covered the "Olympic movement" and the National Olympic Committees within it.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/soccer/world-cup/gianni-infantino-biennial-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T18:33:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117520.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117520.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino has backed the idea of holding the World Cup every two years.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/baseball/mlb/astros-blow-out-white-sox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T18:33:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117531.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117531.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Astros relief pitcher Ryan Pressly celebrates after their win over the White Sox on Tuesday. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/soccer/samurai-blue-moriyasu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T19:10:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117609.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117609.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu reacts during Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Australia in Saitama.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/more-sports/football/jon-gruden-nfl-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T19:12:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117515.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117515.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday after The New York Times reported he used misogynistic and anti-gay language in numerous emails during a seven-year period dating back to 2010.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/13/baseball/mlb/shohei-ohtani-free-rein/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-13T19:14:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117506.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117506.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani triples against the Seattle Mariners in the third inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sep. 25. ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/ishikawa-beats-orix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-14T12:45:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117725.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117725.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines starter Ayumu Ishikawa earned a complete-game victory against the Buffaloes in Osaka on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/14/olympics/summer-olympics/allyson-felix-lewis-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-14T18:22:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117846.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117846.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Allyson Felix earned one gold medal and one bronze during the Tokyo Games.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/14/basketball/nba/kyrie-irving-vaccination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-14T18:27:43+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117821-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117821.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyrie Irving will not be able to practice or play with the Nets until he complies with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in New York.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/14/more-sports/football/raiders-qb-derek-carr-still-coming-terms-jon-grudens-resignation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-14T18:29:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117716.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117716.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (left) speaks to coach Jon Gruden before a game against the Chiefs in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2019.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/15/figure-skating/kagiyama-sakamoto-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-15T12:20:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117928.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117928.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuma Kagiyama performs his short program at the Asian Open Trophy in Beijing on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/15/more-sports/football/nassib-back-practice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-15T12:22:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117933.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117933.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Defensive end Carl Nassib is back with the Raiders after taking some personal time.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/16/soccer/fifa-ea-split/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-16T11:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118044.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118044.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, seen during a match with RC Strasbourg, is the cover athlete for FIFA 21.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/16/more-sports/football/murray-mayfield-meet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-16T12:30:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117964.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117964.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has emerged as an MVP candidate early in the season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/15/more-sports/track-field/tirop-husband-arrested/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-15T18:36:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118076.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118076.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya's Agnes Tirop reacts after finishing third in the final of the women's 10,000 meters at the world championships on Sept. 28, 2019.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/16/baseball/mlb/sawamura-red-sox-astros-alcs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-16T18:32:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118146.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118146.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and shortstop Carlos Correa celebrate after the team's Game 1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. ]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/soccer/j-league/j1-vissel-avispa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T11:07:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118160.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118160.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vissel players celebrate the team's win over Avispa on Saturday in Kobe.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/ugusa-carp-giants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T11:07:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118161.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118161.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carp players greet Koki Ugusa (left) after his leadoff home run against the Giants on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/general/joc-photo-reports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T14:34:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118177.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118177.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seven local sporting organizations, including the Japanese Olympic Committee, pledged in 2020 to eradicate nonconsensual sexualized images of athletes.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/soccer/fifa-ioc-world-cup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T14:34:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118242.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118242.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino has lobbied heavily to expand soccer's World Cup into a biennial competition.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/baseball-history-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T14:53:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118246.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118246.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A special exhibition at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward recognizes 2022 as the 150th anniversary of baseball's introduction in Japan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/more-sports/judo/paris-grand-slam-day-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T15:48:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118260.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118260.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wakana Koga (second from left) poses with fellow medalists after winning the women's 48-kg final at the Paris Grand Slam judo event on Saturday in Paris.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/soccer/mitoma-hat-trick/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T15:48:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118265.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118265.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Royale Union's Kaoru Mitoma celebrates after scoring his second of three goals against Seraing on Saturday in Brussels.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/17/baseball/japanese-baseball/fighters-kuriyama-ohtani/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T15:48:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118167.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118167.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama poses with pitcher Shohei Ohtani following the first pitching win of Ohtani's career on June 1, 2013, at Sapporo Dome.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-beat-buffaloes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T20:55:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_117922.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117922.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines starter Roki Sasaki pitches against the Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/15/olympics/winter-olympics/beijing-winter-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-17T21:13:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118026.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118026.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A countdown clock in Beijing on July 19 shows 200 days until the 2022 Winter Games.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/watanabe-outduels-tanaka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-18T12:43:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118361.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118361.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Lions' Yutaro Watanabe pitches against the Eagles in Sendai on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/18/more-sports/judo/japan-judo-paris/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-18T18:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118537.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118537.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenta Nagasawa competes against Khusen Khalmurzaev in the men's 90-kg final at the Paris Grand Slam on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/18/basketball/nba/watanabe-to-make-roster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-18T18:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118519.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118519.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe is all but assured of a place on the team's opening night roster.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/18/olympics/winter-olympics/samaranch-beijing-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-18T18:03:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118516.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118516.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Antonio Samaranch, head of the coordination commission for the Beijing Winter Olympics, says the games are about unity.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/18/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/shiffrin-looking-head/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-18T18:07:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118413.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118413.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mikaela Shiffrin plans to compete in every Alpine event during the 2022 Winter Olympics. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/14/sumo/sumo-tegata-unique/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-18T19:33:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_117797.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Autographed handprints (tegata) are the sport’s most distinctive and desirable form of memorabilia.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/ito-carp-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T11:34:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118578.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hanshin's Masashi Ito pitches against the Carp on Monday at Koshien Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/more-sports/gymnastics/mai-murakami-worlds-prelims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T11:34:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118579.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118579.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mai Murakami competes in the floor event during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Monday in Kitakyushu.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/olympics/winter-olympics/team-usa-mental-health-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T11:34:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118588.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118588.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The United States Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee will expand on the mental health services it offered to athletes during Tokyo 2020 at next February's Winter Games in Beijing.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/more-sports/ice-hockey/sharks-kane-suspension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T14:12:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118648.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118648.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sharks winger Evander Kane has been suspended for violating the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/figure-skating/nathan-chen-growth-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T14:12:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118602.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118602.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nathan Chen will head into the Beijing Games as a gold-medal favorite after winning his third world championship in March.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/tennis/australian-open-vaccinations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T14:14:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118591.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118591.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic may be unable to defend his Australian Open title next year if local authorities ban unvaccinated athletes from entering the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/baseball/mlb/alcs-game-3-sawamura/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T16:51:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118697.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118697.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura pitches against the Astros during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Monday in Boston.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/figure-skating/kihira-skate-canada/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-19T18:52:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118757.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118757.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rika Kihira recently relocated to Toronto to train coach Brian Orser.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/20/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-daisuke-matsuzaka-retires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T12:31:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118801.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118801.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lions players lift retiring pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka into the air after his final appearance before retiring on Tuesday in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/20/baseball/mlb/yankees-boone-renewal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T12:31:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118804.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118804.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Yankees are 328-218 under manager Aaron Boone, who on Tuesday received a three-year contract extension.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/20/more-sports/gymnastics/mai-murakami-headlines-japanese-womens-finalists-worlds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T12:31:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118807.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118807.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mai Murakami competes on the balance beam during preliminaries at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Monday in Kitakyushu.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/seiya-suzuki-hot-streak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T12:55:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118628.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118628.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carp outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits his 38th home run of the season against the Tigers on Sunday in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/20/olympics/winter-olympics/shaun-white-beijing-snowboarding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T18:16:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118864.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118864.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[American snowboarder Shaun White celebrates his gold medal after the men's halfpipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/20/sumo/expanding-sansho-prizes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T18:20:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118879-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118879.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terunofuji, Meisei, Aoyama and Wakatakakage pose with their sanshō prizes from the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 28 in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/27/more-sports/many-japan-beginning-embrace-physical-social-benefits-para-esports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T19:31:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/np_file_20490.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_20490.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Patients at Yakumo National Hospital in Yakumo, Hokkaido, participate in a para esports tournament.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/20/basketball/nba/watanabe-hachimura-nba-opening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-20T20:23:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_118897.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_118897.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raptors forward Yuta Watanabe (right) will miss the team's season opener on Wednesday with a calf strain.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/21/baseball/japanese-baseball/swallows-inch-closer-central-league-pennant-riveting-tie-tigers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-21T11:39:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119037.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119037.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Swallows reduced their magic number to win the CL pennant to three with a tie against the Tigers on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/21/soccer/newcastle-asks-fans-avoid-causing-offense-attend-match-arabic-attire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-21T12:03:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119041.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119041.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newcastle has asked fans to "wear whatever is the norm for their own culture or religion," to matches.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/21/rugby/japan-names-squad-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-21T18:32:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119136.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119136.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Brave Blossoms practice in Miyazaki on Oct. 12.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/21/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-golf/zozo-matsuyama-iwata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-21T18:35:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119184.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119184.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the 17th hole during the first round of the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 21.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/22/baseball/japanese-baseball/carp-stay-alive-playoff-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-22T11:38:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119248.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119248.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swallows outfielder Yasutaka Shiomi makes an error in center field during the seventh inning against the Carp at Jingu Stadium on Thursday. Three runs scored on the play.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/22/basketball/nba/kanter-comments-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-22T12:04:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119258.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119258.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Celtics center Enes Kanter has angered many in China with hie comments about Chinese President Xi Jinping and the country's treatment of Tibet.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/22/baseball/mlb/ohtani-mlbpa-award/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-22T14:11:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119308.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119308.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for the Player of the Year award presented by the Major League Baseball Players Association.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/23/more-sports/football/goff-to-face-rams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-23T11:12:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119424.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119424.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lions quarterback Jared Goff will be facing the Rams for the first time since being traded for Matthew Stafford during the offseason.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/22/more-sports/golf/matsuyama-takes-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-22T18:54:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119406.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119406.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama (right) gets a ball from caddie Shota Hayafuji on the 10th hole during the second round of the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/22/soccer/j-league/sky-not-falling-j-league-adjusts-hometown-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-22T19:41:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119371.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119371.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Contrary to earlier media reports, the J. League is not abandoning its hometown regulations, which are meant to help teams connect with their local communities. ]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/more-sports/gymnastics/kaya-minami-worlds-silver/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T12:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119507.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119507.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuma Kaya competes in the men's pommel horse final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Saturday in Kitakyushu.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/soccer/j-league/vegalta-sanfrecce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T12:11:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119506.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119506.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vegalta supporters celebrate the team's win over Sanfrecce on Saturday in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/marines-fighters-ogino/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T12:23:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119505.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119505.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lotte players celebrate Takashi Ogino's walk-off single to beat the Fighters on Saturday in Chiba.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/rugby/brave-blossoms-australia-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T12:29:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119503-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119503.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Ben Gunter (right) tackles Australia's Reece Hodge during a friendly international test on Saturday in Oita.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/more-sports/skateboarding-paraskate-brazil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T14:19:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119546.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119546.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A competitor participates at the first Paraskate Tour Circuit, a competition for skateboarders with disabilities, on Saturday in Sao Paulo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/soccer/barcelona-camp-nou-funds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T14:23:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119542.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119542.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Barcelona will raise as much as $1.74 billion for renovations to its iconic Camp Nou stadium and a nearby arena.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/baseball/japanese-baseball/retirements-matsuzaka-saito-kamei/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T17:51:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119567.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119567.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisuke Matsuzaka walks to the mound in his final appearance for the Lions on Tuesday in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/24/figure-skating/skate-america-miura-kihara/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-24T21:16:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/np_file_119617-1.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_119617.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Riku Miura (above) and Ryuichi Kihara perform their free skate during the pairs competition at Skate America on Saturday in Las Vegas.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/06/27/rugby/brave-blossoms-lions-himeno/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-25T06:38:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[np_file_95442.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brave Blossoms full back Kotaru Matsushima (center) is tackled during Saturday's international test against the British and Irish Lions in Edinburgh, Scotland.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-25T06:38:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Kazuki Himeno is tackled during a test match between the Brave Blossoms and Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mai Murakami celebrates on the podium after winning the women's floor final with her swan song at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vissel's Yoshinori Muto (left) shoots during his team's match against Grampus in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Sunday,]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marines starter Ayumu Ishikawa pitches against the Fighters during their game in Chiba on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama plays his second shot on the second hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship on Sunday in Inzai, Chiba.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/10/25/more-sports/japan-wins-three-denmark-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-25T13:58:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akane Yamaguchi plays a shot against An Se-young during their match at the Demark Open in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-25T18:16:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Astros' Dusty Baker has guided every team he's managed into the playoffs. ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-25T21:12:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan pitchers (from left) Yasuaki Yamasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Masato Morishita and Koyo Aoyagi celebrate after the medal ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic baseball competition at Yokohama Stadium on Aug. 7.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-26T09:08:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is among the players who have refused to share their vaccination status.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Orix pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto points to his No. 18 after recording his 18th win of the season over Rakuten on Monday in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-26T12:16:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beijing 2022 has announced the first version of its anti-coronavirus guidelines ahead of February's Winter Games.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Collin Morikawa hits his tee shot on the first hole during the second round of the ZOZO Championship on Friday in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-26T18:40:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sanfrecce manager Hiroshi Jofuku has resigned with five games remaining in the season.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-26T18:40:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shohei Ohtani went 9-2 as a pitcher while also batting .257 with 46 home runs, 100 RBIs and 26 stolen bases for the Angels.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-26T18:40:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawks manager Kimiyasu Kudo greets fans after the team's final home game of the season on Oct. 21 in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-26T23:24:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Swallows toss manager Shingo Takatsu into the air after clinching the Central League title at Yokohama Stadium on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-27T13:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buccaneers fan Byron Kennedy, the accidental recipient of Tom Brady's 600th touchdown ball, returned it to the team in exchange for a number of items including a signed Brady jersey and a replacement game ball.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-27T13:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Great Britain's Brad Hall and Greg Cackett compete in a two-man bobsled race during a Winter Games test event on Monday in Beijing.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Samurai Japan manager Atsunori Inaba has been appointed as the new general manager of the Fighters.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2021-10-27T17:21:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is currently in second place in the standings with five races to go.]]></image:caption>
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