Former Olympic weightlifter Toshiki Yamamoto, who represented Japan at the Tokyo Games, has been arrested for stealing items including eggs from a convenience store and injuring an employee who tried to stop him. According to Japanese media outlet FNN, the former athlete, now self-employed, was caught at the scene on Saturday at a convenience store in Tokyo’s Kita Ward. The arrest warrant alleged that on the afternoon of that day, Yamamoto stole a carton of eggs and soy sauce from the shop. When...
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August 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Ex-Olympic weightlifter fails to make clean getaway after trying to snatch eggs from shop
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