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Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
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Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen

TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Before the Olympics began, Japan had feared that the 2020 Games, with thousands of officials,…
Karate star Gianna Farouk secures 4th medal for Egypt at Tokyo Games
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Karate star Gianna Farouk secures 4th medal for Egypt at Tokyo Games

Egyptian Karate player Gianna Farouk secured a fourth medal for Egypt in the current Tokyo Olympics, after qualifying for the…
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
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IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and…
Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example
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Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example

NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka. Simone Biles. Both are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global…
Egypt faces France in Tokyo Olympics handball semi-finals Thursday
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Egypt faces France in Tokyo Olympics handball semi-finals Thursday

A fiery match against France awaits Egypt’s handball team in the semi-finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The…
Olympics Latest: Russian karate athlete positive for COVID
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Olympics Latest: Russian karate athlete positive for COVID

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay…
Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama
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Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist to Tokyo diplomatic drama

TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya left Tokyo for Austria on Wednesday, adding another dramatic twist to…
Egypt’s Mostafa Amr qualifies for men’s shot put final at Tokyo Games
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Egypt’s Mostafa Amr qualifies for men’s shot put final at Tokyo Games

Egyptian athlete Mostafa Amr has qualified for the final of the shot put competition at the Tokyo Olympics, after achieving…
Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe
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Clean, repeat: At Tokyo Games, virus is Olympians’ chief foe

TOKYO (AP) — Holding each other tighter than lovers, the wrestlers smear each other with sweat, spittle and — when…
At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound
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At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound

TOKYO (AP) — A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten him. High-jumping friends agreeing to…
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