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Tokyo Olympics digest: Nigerian sprinter Okagbare provisionally suspended for doping
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended for doping. The ruling came hours before the former world championships silver medalist was due to run in the semifinals of the women’s 100 meters. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics digest: Alexander Zverev to play for gold after Novak Djokovic upset
Germany’s Alexander Zverev ended Novak Djokovic’s quest for a golden slam, eliminating the Serbian the semifinals of men’s tennis. Follow the latest from Tokyo on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: American swimmer Ryan Murphy voices doping concerns
American swimmer Ryan Murphy said the 200m backstroke final was “probably not clean” after losing his Olympic title to Russian Evgeny Rylov. The 26-year-old, however, backtracked when asked to clairfy his comments. SOURCE: DW News
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Olympic athlete’s positive COVID test highlights everpresent risk
Pole vaulter Sam Kendricks’ positive coronavirus test sent shockwaves through the Tokyo Olympics. The case has put the pandemic center stage as infections in Japan’s capital hit a record high. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics: German cycling official sent home after racist remarks
Germany cycling sports director Patrick Moster has been sent home after shouting out racist remarks during the men’s road time trial at the Tokyo Olympics. He apologized after television cameras picked up his comments. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics digest: American Caeleb Dressel wins 100m freestyle
A photo finish decided the men’s 100-meter freestyle final as Dressel picked up his second gold in Tokyo. Germany picked up a medal in rowing, and extreme heat forced changes in tennis. Follow the latest on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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‘Get the camel drivers:’ Racism scandal in Olympic cycling
Germany cycling official Patrick Moster has come under fire after shouting out racist remarks during the men’s road time trial at the Tokyo Olympics. He apologized after television cameras picked up his comments. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: Ariarne Titmus tops Katie Ledecky again
Titmus won part two of her “duel in the pool” with Ladecky, the Australian winning gold in the 200-meter freestyle. Meanwhile, Germany won their first swimming medal in 13 years. Follow the latest on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: Flora Duffy wins Bermuda’s first-ever gold
Bermuda’s long wait for a gold medal finally ended after Flora Duffy’s stunning win in the women’s triathlon. Alaskan Lydia Jacoby also made history in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: Alaskan teen shocks defending champion
Lydia Jacoby produced a shock in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, knocking off defending champion and teammate Lilly King. Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever gold medal in the triathlon. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News
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Singer Pink offers to pay fine for Norway’s beach handball team over ‘sexist’ clothing
The American singer has offered to pay the 1,500 Euro fine incurred by Norway’s beach handball team for breaking clothing rules. The team wore shorts instead of bikini bottoms at the European championships in Bulgaria. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo 2020: Second withdrawal overshadows Israeli judoka Tohar Bulut’s Olympics
Judoka Tohar Bulut finished seventh in the under-73kg class. His sporting achievement has been overshadowed after Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool became the second judoka to withdraw from a bout against the Israeli. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: Titmus pips Ledecky to gold in 400m freestyle
A big day in the pool has seen Australia’s Ariarne Titmus claim gold ahead of rival Katie Ledecky in the 400m freestyle. Great Britain’s Adam Peaty won gold in the men’s 400m breaststroke. Follow DW for the latest. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics: Kimia Alizadeh and her fight for equality
Kimia Alizadeh is many things: heroine, enemy of the state, refugee, Olympic bronze medalist in taekwando. She thinks she failed in Tokyo after missing the medals podium — but the opposite is the case. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics: Kimia Alizadeh and her fight against her critics
Kimia Alizadeh is many things: heroine, enemy of the state, refugee, Olympic bronze medalist in taekwando. She thinks she failed in Tokyo after missing the medals podium — but the opposite is the case. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympics Digest: USA men’s basketball loses opener to France
The US men’s basketball team continued to struggle in their opening game. Japan’s Yuto Horigome claimed the first ever Olympic skateboarding gold, while Germany won it’s first Olympic medal. Follow the latest on DW. SOURCE: DW News
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Fact check: Do trans athletes have an advantage in elite sport?
The Tokyo Games marks the first time openly transgender athletes compete as Olympians, but the eligibility has cast closer scrutiny into whether there is an unfair advantage. The experts behind the studies weigh in. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo’s youngest Olympian hopes to inspire others despite exit
Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza hopes her story can inspire people from war-torn countries despite a first round defeat. At just 12 years old, Zaza is the youngest Olympian to feature at the Tokyo Games. SOURCE: DW News
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Algerian judoka Nourine withdraws from Olympics to avoid facing Israeli
Algerian athlete Fethi Nourine and his coach have withdrawn from the judo competition at the Tokyo Olympics to avoid facing an Israeli athlete. The decision was made in support of the “Palestinian cause.” SOURCE: DW News
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Opinion: The Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony – the wrong pictures, the wrong message
The Olympics have started one year after their original date. But the opening ceremony shows the IOC has learned nothing from the pandemic and missed the opportunity to set an important sign, writes DW’s Sarah Wiertz. SOURCE: DW News
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The Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony — live blog
The postponed 2020 Olympic Games officially start in front of empty stands due to the COVID-19 situation in Japan. Join us for all the updates! SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo 2020: Germany’s men’s football team outclassed by Brazil
The repeat of the 2016 Rio Olympics final saw Stefan Kuntz’s players suffer a defeat to a Brazil team that looked dominant from the opening kickoff. Captain Maxi Arnold was sent off for a second bookable offense. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo 2020: Germany among nations to have gender-balanced flag bearers
For the first time, two flag bearers, one man, one woman, will carry the German flag in the March of Nations at the Olympic Games. While not compulsory, it’s a change that is being encouraged by the IOC: SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo Olympic Games: 41 Thai athletes compete for gold
The pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympics are finally set to get underway in Tokyo on July 23, under heavy Covid-19 restrictions as Japan still battles the virus. But as the Olympic Games are gearing up to begin, Thailand has sent 41 hopeful athletes to compete for the gold medal in Tokyo. Thailand will be competing in 15 events in the Tokyo Olympics:…
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‘We’re not all bad:’ Football ultras supporting Germany flooding-aid efforts
In the wake of the floods in Germany, help has been arriving. In addition to the emergency services, local aid organizations and other volunteers, football fans have been using their organizational abilities to help out. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo 2020: Major sponsor Toyota distances itself from Olympic Games
Japanese carmaker Toyota has announced it will not run Olympics-related TV commercials during the Tokyo Games. The decision underlines how polarizing the Olympics have become in Japan as COVID-19 infections rise. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo 2020: Nigeria pinning basketball hopes on American diaspora
Nigeria are potential Olympic medal candidates with a basketball team made up mainly of US-based players. But some question whether relying on the diaspora is a sustainable long-term model for basketball in the country. SOURCE: DW News
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Tokyo 2020: ‘Zero fairness’ in Olympic Games preparation
For athletes gearing up for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, preparation has been anything but easy. But there have been huge discrepancies from sport to sport and country to country, and fairness has gone out the window. SOURCE: DW News
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Olympic Games: After doping scandal, Russian athletes take Tchaikovsky to Tokyo
The Olympic Games in Tokyo will be a new experience for Russian athletes competing under a neutral flag. The country’s doping scandal has cast a shadow over their preparations – and will continue to do so in Japan. SOURCE: DW News
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Naomi Osaka: Netflix, nationalism and marketing at the Tokyo Olympics
A month has passed since Naomi Osaka withdrew from the public eye citing depression. The 23-year-old tennis star is set to return to the court at the Olympic Games in Tokyo – and her marketing company is in overdrive. SOURCE: DW News
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