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Olympics

I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: 3×3 Basketball

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Kelsey McKinney

Performers are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Opening Ceremony – Olympics: Day 0

Reminder: The Olympics Are In Japan, Where It Is A Different Time

Priyanka Borpujari is an award-winning independent journalist currently based in Tokyo, and has extensively reported from across India, El Salvador, Indonesia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Argentina, and Japan. She has been published in National Geographic, Columbia Journalism Review, CNN, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, News Deeply, Al Jazeera, TRT World, and several others.

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The 1964 Tokyo Olympics Captured Their Hearts, But They Can’t Find Much To Love About This Summer’s Games

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organising Committee president Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2021.

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The Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee Cannot Hire A Single Normal Person

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Lauren Theisen

Sweden v United States: Women’s Football – Olympics: Day -2

The USWNT Got Completely Dismantled By Sweden To Open Their Olympics

<a href="https://twitter.com/mollylambert" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Molly Lambert</a> is a writer and podcaster in LA. Her podcast Heidi World about Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss comes out later this year.

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Police officers and protestors at a July protest against the Tokyo Olympics.

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The Lies The Olympics Tells About Itself Have Never Rung More False

Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

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Diana Moskovitz

The FBI seal is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, DC on July 5, 2016.

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Gymnastics

All The Times The FBI Did Not Seriously Investigate Larry Nassar But Did Try To Cover Its Ass

Liz Cambage (C) of the Las Vegas Aces attends an exhibition game between Nigeria and the United States at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nigeria v United States

Liz Cambage Makes A Mysterious Exit From The Olympic Team

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Ray Ratto

Team USA Basketball Training Session

It Might Just Not Be Our Quadrennial

Artistic Gymnastics – All-around World Cup

USAG Wouldn’t Pay For An Olympic Gymnast’s Expenses, So His Community Fundraised For Him

Dvora Meyers is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. She writes about gymnastics and other topics in her newsletter, <a href="https://dvora.substack.com/">Unorthodox Gymnastics.</a>

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Simone Biles after landing a Yurchenko double pike dismount at the GK U.S. Classic.

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Women’s Gymnastics Is Blasting Into The Future, But Its Scoring Code Is Stuck In The Past

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Samer Kalaf

Caleb Agada #3 of Nigeria fouls Kevin Durant #7 of the United States as Miye Oni #13 of Nigeria defends during an exhibition game at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Nigeria’s Upset Of Team USA Calls To Mind A Bewildering Malcolm Gladwell Tangent

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Patrick Redford

EUGENE, OREGON - JUNE 19: Sha'Carri Richardson runs and celebrates in the Women's 100 Meter semifinal on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track &amp; Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 19, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials – Day 2

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Sha’Carri Richardson Will Completely Miss The Tokyo Olympics

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GOAT To Go For Gold Without Goldie The Goat

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Sha'Carri Richardson reacts after competing in the Women's 100 Meter Semi-finals on day 2 of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials.

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The Draw Of Simone Biles

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Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, seen here in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Tom Cotton Demands That U.S. Olympians Safeguard Their Sacred Purity Of Essence Against Communist Perfidy

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Barry Petchesky

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The U.S. Men Did Not Qualify For 3-On-3 Basketball At The Olympics

Matt Wieters, seen here catching for the Cardinals in a 2019 game.

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Team USA’s Preliminary Roster Is A Damn Symphony Of Baseball Guys

Simone Biles does the Yurchenko double pike while competing on the vault during the 2021 GK U.S. Classic gymnastics competition at the Indiana Convention Center on May 22, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Biles became the first woman in history to land the Yurchenko double pike in competition.

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Basking In The Glory Of Simone Biles, Yet Again

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Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dies By Suicide Hours After He Is Criminally Charged

John Loeppky is a freelance writer and theatre artist currently based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. His work has appeared for outlets such as FiveThirtyEight, CBC, and Maclean’s.

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John Loeppky

DIADEMA, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 19: Para Athlete Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira rests during a training session at the shoulder of the Imigrantes Highway on September 19, 2020 in Diadema, Brazil. Alan had both his legs amputated below the knee since he was 21 days old. He specializes in speed tests and competes in T44 sprint events. He is a Paralympic and World Athletics Champion and will participate in his fourth Paralympics. Alan is being trained by Katsuhico Nakaya, who is going to his ninth Olympics. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

A Day with Track Athletes Amidst the Coronavirus (COVID – 19) Pandemic

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What Does The Pandemic Mean For Paralympians?

Jocelyne Lamoureux #17 of the United States scores a goal against Shannon Szabados #1 of Canada in a shootout to win the Women's Gold Medal Game on day thirteen of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 22, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.

Ice Hockey – Winter Olympics Day 13

The Lamoureux Twins Are Leaving Their Sport Better Than They Found It

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 22: A woman and a man wearing a face mask view the Olympic Rings on January 22, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. With just six months to go until the start of the Games, it has been reported that the Japanese authorities have privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Spokesmen from the IOC and Japanese government have since rejected the report. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

With 6 Months To Go, Speculation Mounts That Tokyo Olympics Could Be Cancelled

The Tokyo Olympics Could Be Off? Good.

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 16: A sculpture depicts Olympic figure skaters for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at Shougang Park on December 16, 2020 in Beijing, China. The organizing committee introduced the latest progress of the Olympic venues, all competition venues will be completed this year. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Stepping In The Headquarter Of Beijing 2022

Let’s Fix The Olympics By Getting Rid Of The Countries