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Note For Future 3×3 Basketball Olympians: Bring An Extra Pair Of Shoes

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Tom Daley of Team Great Britain poses with the gold medal during the medal presentation for the Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Diving – Olympics: Day 3

I Love Tom Daley, Great Britain’s Knitting Gold Medalist

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Patrick Redford

Dutch Mathieu Van der Poel falls during the men final race of the Mountainbike (VTT) event on the Izu track, on the fourth day of the 'Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' in Tokyo, Japan on Monday 26 July 2021. The postponed 2020 Summer Olympics are taking place from 23 July to 8 August 2021. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS DAY 4 MOUNTAINBIKE MEN FINAL

Mathieu Van der Poel Believed There Would Be A Ramp

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Giri Nathan

Tennis – Olympics: Day 4

Naomi Osaka Is Out Of The Olympics

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Simone Biles Withdrew And Team USA Rallied for Silver

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Yukiko Ueno And Japan Denied USA Softball Its Revenge

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It’s Time For The USWNT To Hit Reset

OYAMA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Anna Kiesenhofer of Team Austria celebrates winning the gold medal during the Women's road race on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Fuji International Speedway on July 25, 2021 in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Cycling – Road – Olympics: Day 2

Math Researcher Wins Olympic Gold In A Chaotic Women’s Road Race

<p>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></p>


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Gymnastics – Artistic – Olympics: Day 2

Tenths Do Matter, Even When You’ve Got Simone Biles

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NBC’s Gymnastics Broadcast Didn’t Tell The Whole Story

Softball – Olympics: Day 3

Team USA’s Softball Walk-Off Is Just The Appetizer

Swimming – Olympics: Day 3

Ariarne Titmus Is Now The One To Chase

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Ahmed Hafnaoui of Team Tunisia celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 400m Freestyle Final on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Swimming – Olympics: Day 2

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From The Outside Lane, Ahmed Hafnaoui Stunned The World And Himself

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I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Surfing

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Barry Petchesky

TOPSHOT - France's Evan Fournier (L) goes to the basket as USA's Draymond Jamal Green tries to block in the men's preliminary round group A basketball match between France and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

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Recyclable cardboard beds and mattresses for athletes during a media tour at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games, is seen in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo on June 20, 2021. (Photo by Akio KON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AKIO KON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Go Ahead And Hump, The Beds Can Take It

Olympics – Previews – Day -1

I Will Explain This New Olympic Sport To You: Skateboarding

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

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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


<p>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.</p>


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

The USWNT Got Completely Dismantled By Sweden To Open Their Olympics

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.

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