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Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan wins the race in the first round of women's 1,500 meter heats at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

An Olympic Runner Fell During The Last Lap Of The 1,500. She Still Won The Race

11:12pm August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Suddenly well behind the leaders, Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan stood up and turned on the gas. Eleven of the world's fastest runners stood between her and victory.

U.S. shot putter Raven Saunders competes in the final at the Summer Olympics on Sunday in Tokyo.

Out-And-Proud Raven 'Hulk' Saunders Takes Silver In Women's Shot Put

6:10pm August 01, 2021

Saunders said she's been open about her mental health struggles so others don't feel alone. It's also why she wears her identities so proudly as a gay Black woman.

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Gymnast Rebeca Andrade Won Gold For Brazil, And Became A National Hero

6:07pm August 01, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Brazilians are desperate for heroes right now, and it looks like they have found one: Rebeca Andrade is the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic medal for gymnastics.

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Italy's Marcell Jacobs Is The Surprise Successor Of Usain Bolt

5:10pm August 01, 2021

by Tom Goldman

At the Tokyo Olympics, one of the marquee events took place: the men's 100-meter sprint. It's been dominated by Usain Bolt the past three Olympics. But the gregarious sprinter wasn't there this year.

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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus competes in a heat of the women's 60 meters race at the European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, March 2, 2019.

Belarusian Olympian Says She Was Forcibly Taken To Airport After Criticizing Coaches

4:50pm August 01, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told reporters that she was pleading for help from Japanese police at the airport and will not return home to Belarus.

Italy's Marcell Jacobs celebrates after winning the men's 100 meter final at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Marcell Jacobs Wins The Men's 100 Meter, Inheriting The Crown From Usain Bolt

10:09am August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Jacobs beat his personal best time and put his star solidly on the map in the blazing fast race. The U.S.'s Fred Kerley, who is 26 and from San Antonio, took silver.

U.S. gymnast MyKayla Skinner performs on the vault during the gymnastics women's apparatus final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

U.S. Gymnast MyKayla Skinner Medals In An Event She Didn't Expect To Compete In

9:16am August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Skinner was tapped to compete in the vault individual final after Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast in the world, withdrew from the competition to focus on her mental health.

USA's Xander Schauffele watches his drive from the 5th tee in the final round of the men's golf tournament during the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

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U.S. Golfer Xander Schauffele Wins Gold At Tokyo Olympics

8:41am August 01, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Schauffele won the men's golf competition by one stroke over Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini. Schauffele said he would deliver the gold medal to his father who once dreamed of being an Olympic decathlete.

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Timing At The Olympics Is An Art And A Science

8:12am August 01, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Track and field is set to dominate the last week of the Olympics, and so is the art and science of timing. Who are the people, and what are the machines behind official timing? We find out.

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee competes in the women's uneven bars final on Sunday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Sunisa Lee Takes Bronze In The Olympic Uneven Bars Final

7:31am August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Lee flipped and twisted from bar to bar in a sparkly blue leotard. She smiled and looked confident as she walked off the mat, and seemed a little surprised at her score.