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Heres what to watch at the Tokyo Olympics.
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To those who dare doubt the brutality of her sport, Australian artistic swimmer Amie Thompson tells a story: About the day a teammate accidentally landed on Thompson’s face, breaking her nose and filling the water with blood. Focused as they were on preparing for the Rio Olympics in 2016, none of Thompson’s teammates — including one who would head to
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Suni Lee is building a colorful collection of Olympic medals.
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All-around champion Suni Lee added a bronze medal to her collection from the Tokyo Olympics when she finished third in the uneven bars Sunday.
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Extreme heat and humidity were major issues during the tennis competition at the Tokyo Olympics, and the sport’s governing body said Sunday that it needs more competition days at future Games to provide better rest and care for its players. The goal is an extended competition schedule with two more days for the next Olympics in Paris in three years,
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The U.S. Shooting team has had to overcome challenges competing in gun-free Japan. They're also trying to overcome negative connotations about the sport.
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The balance beam final is on Tuesday, and Biles' silver medalist teammate says she'll return to compete in it.
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Six people, including two silver medalists from the country of Georgia, have been banished from the Olympics for breaking the Games COVID-19 protocols, according to organizers.
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Xander Schauffele's triumph at the Tokyo golf on Sunday was especially emotional for his swing coach father Stefan, whose own Olympic dreams were crushed nearly 40 years ago. Stefan Schauffele had hoped to represent Germany in track and field but a car crash left him blind in one eye, a blow that took him years to get over. Decades later,
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The Olympic swimming competition concluded Sunday with more medals for Team USA, led by Caeleb Dressel. Xander Schauffele won gold in golf.
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