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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 6
Mexico jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 22nd minute and held on for a 3-1 victory over Japan in...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoKARATE | Premier Stars Continue to Showcase Sport’s Power, Brilliant Techniques in Olympic Debut
Ryo Kiyuna delights the host nation by winning the men’s kata title, while Serbia’s Jovana Prekovic takes the women's kumite under-61...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoSPORT CLIMBING | Japan’s Nonaka and Noguchi Scramble to Silver and Bronze at Olympics
“Me and Akiyo-chan (Noguchi), and we’ve been dreaming of getting a medal together. The fact that we could do that, is...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years ago[OLYMPIC IMPRESSIONS] Volunteers Perform Countless Tasks With a Smile and a Sense of Duty
The unsung heroes of the Tokyo Olympics don’t win gold medals for their efforts, but their role in making everything operate...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoBEACH VOLLEYBALL | U.S. Women Win Gold Against Australia
Australia has now won one each of Olympic gold, silver and bronze medals in women’s beach volleyball. Individually, the U.S.’s April...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoWRESTLING | Risako Kawai Follows Sister Yukako in Winning Gold
With their gold medals, Risako, 26, and Yukako, 23, become the first Japanese sisters to have both won gold in the...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoTABLE TENNIS | Japan Claims Silver Against Dominant China in Women's Team Event
Japan wins its third straight medal in the event, adding to a silver from London and bronze in Rio de Janeiro.
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoKARATE | Smashing Debut on First Day of Competition at Tokyo Games
Spain’s Sandra Sanchez claims gold and Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu nabs silver in the women’s kata final, while France’s Steven Da Costa...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoOLYMPIC DIGEST | Daily Highlights for August 5
Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics have been performing super (and super-human) athletic feats, even as COVID-19 and other controversies swirl. With...
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Olympics and Paralympics
/ 3 years agoKarunananda of Sri Lanka: The Courageous Loser Who Won Hearts at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Everyone shouted as if they were cheering for their own country's athlete. Some of them watched him in awe with their...
