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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

Kalyn Kahler

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Olympics

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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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

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

The Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee Cannot Hire A Single Normal Person

<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

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

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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GOAT To Go For Gold Without Goldie The Goat

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The Draw Of Simone Biles

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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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Patrick Redford

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - MARCH 28: Sebastian Soto #19 of United States reacts after losing the semifinals match between Honduras and USA as part of the 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying at Jalisco Stadium on March 28, 2021 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)

Honduras v USA – 2020 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Semifinals

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The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team’s Hideous Olympic Qualifying Failure Is A Complete Embarrassment

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Ray Ratto

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.

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