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Japanese Buddhist priest contemplates canoe gold in Rio (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2012 file photo, Japan's Kazuki Yazawa competes in the men's K-1 kayak slalom semifinal at the Lee Valley White Water Center at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Waltham Cross, near London. The 27-year-old Yazawa, a Buddhist monk at Zenkoji Daikanjin Temple in Nagano, will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics where he hopes to use his mental toughness and skill to bring home a medal. Now, Yazawa practices for about an hour and half, six days a week, after which he either runs or goes to the gym. Yet his practice time on an average day is less than half of what he had done for the London Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)

When he’s not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold. The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics where he hopes to use his mental toughness and skill to bring home a medal. Yazawa wakes up before dawn every day – not to train – but to pray as a novice priest.


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