is a female Japanese

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player. She was part of Japan's sevens team that won silver at the

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. She played at the

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as a member of the

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. Yokoo was part of the Sakura sevens team that played in a

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match against

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ahead of the

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match between the

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and the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokoo, Chisato 1992 births Living people Rugby union players from Tokyo Olympic rugby sevens players for Japan Japanese rugby sevens players Japan international women's rugby sevens players Japanese female rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Waseda University alumni Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese sportswomen