ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd hɪz kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ ɪn ɐn əlˈɪmpɪk ɡˈeɪmz: nækˈɑːmə wʌz æt hɪz pˈiːk fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
The outbreak of World War II prevented his competing in an Olympic Games: Nakama was at his peak from 1940 to 1944.