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(Reuters) - Focus on rugby sevens at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * A variation of the 15-aside rugby union game, sevens gets its name from the number of players on each team -- three ...

(Reuters) - Focus on skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. * Athletes will compete in two disciplines: park and street. * ...

(Reuters) - Focus on triathlon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The Olympic triathlon is a continuous race beginning with a 1,500m swim followed by a 40km bike ride and then a 10km ru...

(Reuters) - Focus on handball at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Both the men's and women's competitions start with a pool phase with two groups of six. The top four teams from each gro...

(Reuters) - Focus on sailing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are 10 events featuring four different classes of boats (skiffs, sailboards, dinghies and multihull craft). * The R...

(Reuters) - Focus on golf at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Golfers play four rounds of 18 holes each day over four days, with the player totalling the fewest combined strokes declared...

(Reuters) - Focus on surfing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Surfing is making its Olympic debut as part of the IOC's bid to attract a younger audience to the Games * Shortboards, wh...

(Reuters) - Focus on rowing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are two distinct categories of events, contested on a 2,000m course: sculling and sweep. * Sculling involves the use...

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar paused for breath on Tuesday as traders looked to testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for guidance, after a surprise shift in the ...

(Reuters) - Focus on shooting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * There are three disciplines determined by the type of weapon used - air rifle (10m and 50m), air pistol (10m and 25m), a...