It is wrong to say women cannot do sport.
私が走ることで、女子スポーツの道を開きたい
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Kinue Hitomi
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1907, Kinue Hitomi was Japan's first female Olympic medalist, winning silver in the 800m at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. In an era when women's track and field was barely established internationally, she shattered world records across multiple events. Her early death at twenty-four makes her a tragic pioneer of Japanese women's sport.
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