Japan

Best Sports

2024

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Volleyball 300 10.6
2 Football 225 8.0
3 Judo 214 7.6
4 Swimming 207 7.3
5 Skateboarding 206 7.3
6 Wrestling Free 162 5.7
7 Artistic Gymnastics 150 5.3
8 Table Tennis 138 4.9
9 Golf 108 3.8
10 Stand Up Paddling 102 3.6

2023

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Judo 320 10.9
2 Karate 242 8.2
3 Artistic Gymnastics 207 7.0 -1
4 Wrestling Free 197 6.7 -1
5 Football 158 5.3 15
6 Swimming 141 4.8 -2
7 Volleyball 138 4.7 9
8 Climbing 110 3.7
9 Synchronised Swimming 106 3.6 6
10 Table Tennis 106 3.6 7

2022

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Judo 352 14.8
2 Artistic Gymnastics 243 10.2
3 Wrestling Free 195 8.2 1
4 Swimming 171 7.2 7
5 Figure Skating 144 6.1 21
6 Fencing 95 4.0 13
7 Athletics 88 3.7 13
8 Marathon 87 3.7 28
9 Badminton 79 3.3
10 Speedskating 76 3.2

2021

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Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Judo 657 14.8
2 Artistic Gymnastics 425 9.6
3 Karate 390 8.8
4 Wrestling Free 290 6.5
5 Basketball 280 6.3
6 Table Tennis 246 5.5
7 Football 205 4.6
8 Skateboarding 182 4.1
9 Badminton 167 3.8
10 Volleyball 111 2.5

2020

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Speedskating 115 33.7 7
2 Snowboarding 81 23.7 13
3 Tennis 50 14.6 9
4 Golf 29 8.3 24
5 Track Cycling 23 6.7 19
6 Marathon 18 5.3 15
7 Freestyle Skiing 15 4.4 15
8 Ski Jumping 11 3.2 15

Japan Positions

2024

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 7
Gender:Men 6
Gender:Women 8
Continent:Asia 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 39
Gender:Men 37
Gender:Women 37
Continent:Asia 4

2023

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 5
Gender:Men 6
Gender:Women 6
Continent:Asia 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 40
Gender:Men 44
Gender:Women 33
Continent:Asia 3

2022

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 8
Gender:Men 5
Gender:Women 6
Continent:Asia 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 41
Gender:Men 43
Gender:Women 33
Continent:Asia 4

2021

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 2
Gender:Men 4
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Asia 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 38
Gender:Men 41
Gender:Women 28
Continent:Asia 3

2020

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 13
Gender:Men 15
Gender:Women 9
Continent:Asia 1
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 25
Gender:Men 21
Gender:Women 24
Continent:Asia 2
China and Japan came first and second at the 2021 Table Tennis WC - pic.: djimenezhdez, Pixabay

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