TOKYO — This is the moment Olympic athletes have dreamed about, the one they have trained for relentlessly and rehearsed in their minds repeatedly since…
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Olympic Reality: Years of Anticipation, a Moment to Shine
TOKYO — The Olympics, for all their charm, are a rather cruel setup. They are a four-year time bomb. The world’s best athletes are assigned…
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Olympic Reality: Years of Anticipation, a Moment to Shine
TOKYO — The Olympics, for all their charm, are a rather cruel setup. They are a four-year time bomb. The world’s best athletes are assigned…
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Simone Biles’s Big Olympic Move: Showing Vulnerability
After withdrawing, Biles assured reporters she was not injured, saying, “It’s been really stressful, this Olympic Games.” She said she wasn’t certain if she would…
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Here’s a Look at the Biggest Olympics Upsets So Far
There are favorites, and there are underdogs. And the favorites usually win, of course. But with more than 300 gold medals to be awarded at…
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Here’s a Look at the Biggest Olympics Upsets So Far
There are favorites, and there are underdogs. And the favorites usually win, of course. But with more than 300 gold medals to be awarded at…
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Here’s a Look at the Biggest Olympics Upsets So Far
There are favorites, and there are underdogs. And the favorites usually win, of course. But with more than 300 gold medals to be awarded at…
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Critics Pounce on Naomi Osaka After Loss, Denting Japan’s Claim to Diversity
TOKYO — Just four days after Naomi Osaka mounted the stairs to light the Olympic cauldron, presented as a symbol of a new, more inclusive…
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How Naomi Osaka Lost
In her brief career, Osaka, 23, has come to represent so much beyond tennis, a sport in which she has already won four majors. The…
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Naomi Osaka Out of Olympics After Loss to Marketa Vondrousova
Naomi Osaka, the Japanese superstar who lit the cauldron during the Olympic opening ceremony, was eliminated in the third round of the women’s singles tennis…
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