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(Reuters) - Focus on artistic swimming - formerly known as synchronised swimming - at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * One of only two women-only events at the Olympics, besides rhythmic...

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. special representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, said on Monday he looks forward to a positive response on dialogue from North Korea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency repor...

(Reuters) - Focus on diving at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are eight events: men's and women's 3m springboard, synchronised 3m springboard, 10m platform, and synchronised 10m ...

(Reuters) - Focus on baseball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Baseball returns to the Olympics after being voted off following the 2008 Games in Beijing. * Six teams will be set into...

(Reuters) - Focus on softball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Softball temporarily returns to the Olympics after losing its permanent spot following Beijing in 2008. Six women's team...

(Reuters) - Focus on artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS *Men compete on six apparatus: floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars. *Women com...

(Reuters) - Focus on track cycling at the 2020 Tokyo Olmypics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There will be six different track cycling disciplines at the Tokyo Games -- individual sprint, team sprint, keirin,...

(Reuters) - Focus on athletics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Athletics was at the heart of the original Ancient Greek Olympics and has been so ever since the modern Games began in ...

(Reuters) - Focus on road cycling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: The ABSOLUTE BASICS * Road cycling is split into two events for each gender -- a road race and a time trial. * The men's race will see 130...

(Reuters) - Focus on boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The fighters compete over three rounds lasting three minutes with the winner decided on points by five judges using a simi...