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Olympics-Swimming-McKeown quickest in 100m backstroke qualifying
TOKYO (Reuters) - World record holder Kaylee McKeown was the fastest qualifier in the women's 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, setting a new Olympic record with her time of 57.88 seconds....
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Olympics-Tennis-Nishikori upsets fifth seed Rublev on home soil
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the men's singles at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, triumphing over fifth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 on home soil....
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Olympics-Weightlifting-Li’s ‘flamingo’ amuses audience
TOKYO (Reuters) - The flamboyant Li Fabin pulled off his signature one-legged "flamingo" on his opening clean and jerk lift on Sunday as he made it two out of two Olympic weightlifting gold medals for...
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Olympics-Softball-One curve ends gold chase for Canada pitcher out of retirement
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Canada pitcher Danielle Lawrie - among several players who came out of retirement to chase gold in softball's return to the Olympics https://www.reuters.com/...
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Olympics-Boxing-Fuchs keeps gold medal in focus to keep away mental fear
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - For someone who suffers from fear of contamination, the decision to travel to the Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic was not easy for United States boxer Vi...
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Putin says Russian navy can carry out ‘unpreventable strike’ if needed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an "unpreventable strike" if needed, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday, weeks after a UK warship angered Moscow by passing the...
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Olympics-Soccer-France leave it late to sink South Africa, Brazil held
TOKYO (Reuters) - France got their Olympic men's soccer campaign back on track as Teji Savanier netted a stoppage-time winner in their 4-3 victory over South Africa on Sunday while defending champions...
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Olympics-Taekwondo-Britain’s Jones says family absence affected her
By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Jade Jones, Britain's twice Olympic taekwando champion, said the absence of her family at the scaled-down Tokyo Games contributed to her shock first-round def...
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Olympics-Judo-Japan’s Hifumi Abe wins gold medal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Judoka Hifumi Abe, 23, won the gold medal in the men's 66 kg category at the Olympics on Sunday, defeating Georgia's Vazha Margvelashvili in the final. Bronze medals went to...
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Olympics-Cycling-Confused Van Vleuten’s joy shortlived in bizarre finish
TOKYO (Reuters) - When Annemiek Van Vleuten crossed the line with her arms in the air at the Fuji International Speedway, the Dutchwoman thought she had won the women's Olympic road cycling race on Su...
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