Olympics

Simone Biles Drops Jaws With ‘Incredible’ Training Session

"And this is just training??? Bring on the real thing," one fan tweeted about the gymnastics great.
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Tony Hawk Barged The Tokyo Olympics Skateboard Park And Showed How It's Done

The skateboarding legend is commentating on the games but couldn't resist a trial run on the Ariake Urban Sports Park course.
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US Paralympian Says Strangers Shame Her For Using Handicapped Parking Spots

“I get it. I'm young, I'm athletic, but I'm also missing legs!” swimmer Jessica Long said in her viral TikTok.
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Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Fired Day Before Event Over Holocaust Joke

Tokyo 2020 bosses are now looking into how ceremony will be conducted.
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Mari Saito, Reuters

Swimmers Sent Home Early From Tokyo After Olympic-Sized Blunder

Six athletes returned to Poland before the games even began and demanded the Polish Swimming Federation board's resignation.
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Let's Revisit Flo-Jo's Style – And Nail – Evolution, From Bold To Bolder

Olympic sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner's style was worthy of a champion.
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Deaf-Blind Paralympian Quits Team USA After Being Denied Basic Accommodation

“I’m angry, I’m disappointed, but most of all, I’m sad not to be representing my country,” swimmer Becca Meyers said.
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Paralympian Told Shorts ‘Too Short’ While Handball Team Fined For Not Wearing Bikini Bottoms

Too short? Or not short enough? The clothing demands on female athletes are confused and sexist.
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Gymnast Debunks Rumour That Olympic Beds Are 'Anti-Sex'

Rhys McClenaghan calls rumours the cardboard beds at Tokyo Games cannot withstand vigorous activity "fake news".
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US Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Recognised In Mob That Breached Capitol

Klete Keller won two gold medals as part of Team USA. He appeared to be in videos of the insurrection inside the Capitol.
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