“ I declare open the Games of Tokyo, celebrating the thirty second Olympiad of the modern era, ” these were the words of His Majesty the Emperor Naruhito of Japan while opening the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Now, as the World Championships are all set to begin in Tokyo from September 13, 2025, the Royal family of Japan will once again be marking their presence. What’s interesting is that Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson might have the chance to race in their presence.

A tweet by 月陸Online／月刊陸上競技 (translated to Tsukiriku Online / Monthly Track & Field) , Japan’s first athletics web media, read (translated from Japanese), “Imperial family attends the event: On the evening of the 14th, Her Imperial Highness Princess Nobuko of Tomohito; on the evening of the 16th, Her Imperial Highness

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