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Australia's Sam Kerr and Julie Ertz of the U.S. battle for the ball during a women's soccer match at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

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U.S. Women's Soccer Team Advances To Knockout Round After A Draw Against Australia

8:58am July 27, 2021

The result today was enough for the U.S. team to secure the runners-up position in Group G, after losing their first game against Sweden and later defeating New Zealand.

Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova during their third round tennis match at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday.

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Japanese Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Bounced Out Of Tokyo Olympics

7:46am July 27, 2021

by Tom Goldman

Osaka has been the face of these Olympics and was chosen to light the cauldron in the opening ceremony. She easily won her first two tennis matches but lost in the third round.

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Olympic Spotlight: U.S. Women Participate In Gymnastics Team Final

6:46am July 27, 2021

The U.S. women's gymnastics team hasn't lost an Olympic or world championship since 2011. But that may change at the Tokyo Olympics. During qualifying, the squad did not look as sharp as usual.

Gold medal winner Flora Duffy of Bermuda (center) celebrates her win in the triathlon on Tuesday, next to silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown of Great Britain.

Bermuda Wins Olympic Gold. It Has The Smallest Population To Ever Do That

11:21pm July 26, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Flora Duffy is one of two Bermudian athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. The remote set of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is more than 600 miles from the closest land mass.

Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt celebrates as he crosses the line Monday to win the men's triathlon at the Tokyo Olympics. Blummenfelt won after a miscommunication between a media boat and the starting officials caused a rare false start in the endurance ra

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Media Boat Blocks Triathlon Racers, Forcing An Unusual Restart In Tokyo

5:35pm July 26, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A camera aboard a media boat captured the moment as the start neared — and unfortunately, it kept capturing the moment after the start signal blared, blocking roughly half of the racers.

Caroline Marks of the United States competes during Tokyo 2020 women's round 1 heat of surfing at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday.

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Surfing Makes Waves At The Olympics For The First Time

4:33pm July 26, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

Surfing often gives off an endless summer, meditative, chill vibe. But at the Olympics, athletes have to focus on skills, tricks and points, and, of course, looking for the perfect wave.