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News Articles: 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Yufei Zhang of Team China competing during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Zhang won four medals in Tokyo including two gold and now is among 23 Chinese swimmers embroiled in a doping scandal.

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'Ban them all.' With Paris Games looming, Chinese doping scandal rocks Olympic sport

The World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledges it knew of doping concerns involving 23 Chinese swimmers before the 2021 Tokyo Games but failed to alert others. Some of those swimmers later won gold medals.

April 22, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
Flag bearers Melissa Stockwell and Charles Aoki of Team USA lead their delegation in the parade of athletes during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 24, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

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The Tokyo Paralympics Are Here. These Are Some Of The Sports And Athletes To Watch

Mark your calendars: The Games will feature 539 events across 22 sports before the closing ceremony on Sept. 5.

August 24, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Poland's Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk celebrates her silver medal in the javelin throw at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 7. She auctioned the medal to help fund heart surgery for an 8-month-old; the buyer decided to let her keep it.

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An Olympian Sold Her Silver Medal To Fund A Boy's Surgery. The Buyer Let Her Keep It

Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk of Poland announced she would sell her medal in the javelin throw to help fund heart surgery for an 8-month-old. A convenience store chain had the winning bid of $125,000.

August 19, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
Over two weeks, critic Linda Holmes watched every Olympic discipline, from archery to wrestling. Above, Manon Brunet of Team France, left, competes against Olga Nikitina of Team ROC during the Women's Sabre Team Fencing Gold Medal Match on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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What I Learned From Watching Every Sport At The Tokyo Olympics

Over two weeks, critic Linda Holmes watched every Olympic discipline, from archery to wrestling. Fast sports, slow sports, graceful sports and hard crashes. As it turned out, they're all beautiful.

August 09, 2021
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  • Linda Holmes
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Closing Ceremony showcases fireworks during the closing ceremony.

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The Best Photos From The Closing Ceremony Of The Tokyo Olympics

After 17 days of Olympic competition that was far different than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions, Tokyo celebrated its closing ceremony Sunday with artistic performances and a light show.

August 08, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Marco Storel
Team USA topped the medals list at the Tokyo Games, narrowly edging China in golds. Here, track stars Sydney McLaughlin (left) and Dalilah Muhammad celebrate winning gold and silver respectively in the women's 400-meter hurdles in Tokyo.

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United States Barely Edges Out China For Most Gold Medals At Tokyo Olympics

For the seventh Olympic games in a row, the United States took home more medals than any country. But in the gold-medal race, they just barely edged China.

August 08, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Mandalit del Barco
Annika Schleu of Germany cries after failing to control her horse while competing in the equestrian portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Friday.

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German Modern Pentathlon Coach Disqualified For Punching A Horse

Kim Raisner violated the rules at the Olympic Games when she lightly punched a reluctant horse that was refusing to ride.

August 07, 2021
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Canada's midfielder Quinn warms up prior to the Tokyo Olympics women's final soccer match between Sweden and Canada on Aug. 6.

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Canadian Soccer Player Quinn Becomes The First Out Trans And Nonbinary Gold Medalist

Quinn is one of a handful of athletes this year who became the first trans and nonbinary athletes to compete in the Olympics.

August 06, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Spain's Alberto Ginés López climbs during the Sport Climbing men's combined final of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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An 18-Year-Old From Spain Wins The 1st Olympic Gold Medal In Climbing

Several athletes were tied for first as they began the final climb. The elite climbers faced off in three events, testing their speed as well as their problem-solving.

August 05, 2021
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  • Merrit Kennedy
Sifan Hassan of Team Netherlands celebrates as she walks the track with her country's flag after winning the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meter final on Day 10 of the Tokyo Games.

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Dutch Runner Who Fell During Her Race Went On To Win Gold. She's Aiming For 2 More

Sifan Hassan is going for it: three gold medals in three races. She's already won gold in one of them — the women's 5,000 meter race.

August 02, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus competes in a heat of the women's 60 meters race at the European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, March 2, 2019.

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Belarusian Olympian Says She Was Forcibly Taken To Airport After Criticizing Coaches

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told reporters that she was pleading for help from Japanese police at the airport and will not return home to Belarus.

August 01, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Chioma Onyekwere of Nigeria, shown competing in the Women's Discus qualification of the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 in Qatar, was one of 10 Nigerians disqualified from the Tokyo Games.

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Disqualified Nigerian Athletes Protest At Olympic Village

Ten of Nigeria's 23 Olympic athletes were ruled ineligible after officials determined they had not received the required number of drug tests in the months leading up to the Tokyo Games.

July 31, 2021
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
British gymnastics beat out Italy for the Olympic bronze on Tuesday, in a huge upset. The win represents the first team medal for Britain in the sport in nearly a century.

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Why Bronze Medalists Are Likely Happier Than Those Who Win Silver

Researchers say it may be counterintuitive because silver medalists perform better, but a study shows that third place winners tend to express more happiness after an Olympic event.

July 30, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
Gold medalists Ancuta Bodnar and Simona Radis of Romania celebrate on the podium following the women's double sculls final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.

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Pandemic Protocols In Tokyo Have Given Us An Adorable New Olympic Tradition

In a COVID concession to the usual podium process, Olympians are expected to pluck their own medals from a tray. Some athletes are giving each other a hand putting them on.

July 29, 2021
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  • Emily Alfin Johnson
Megan Rapinoe says she uses a variety of CBD products as part of the "all-natural recovery system" that has become part of her daily routine.

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As Megan Rapinoe Promotes CBD Use, Sha'Carri Richardson Sits Out The Olympics

Critics are outraged, saying the anti-doping agency for the Games is ignoring the actions of the white athlete on the heels of suspending the Black sprinter this month.

July 28, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
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