US teen dethrones King to claim ‘insane’ Olympic breaststroke gold
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- US teenager Lydia Jacoby eclipsed teammate and Olympic champion Lilly King to claim 100m breaststroke…
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Olympic organizers defend coronavirus measures as cases rise
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo Olympics organisers dismissed any link to rising coronavirus cases in Japan on Thursday after…
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Pres. Duterte awards Hidilyn Diaz Presidential Medal of Merit, gives her an add’l P3M
President also gives Hidilyn fully furnished house and lot in Zamboanga as he congratulates her for Olympic gold medal finish…
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Record virus cases in Tokyo as more regions weigh emergency
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Daily virus cases in Tokyo topped 3,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as several…
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Sacrifice, exile: how Filipina Hidilyn Diaz made Olympic history
by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Triumphant weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will now forget the years of…
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Weightlifter Diaz wins first ever Olympic gold for Philippines
by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday when she became…
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Japan’s Nishiya, 13, first women’s Olympic skateboard champion
Japan's Momiji Nishiya became one of the youngest individual Olympic champions in history when she won the inaugural women's skateboarding…
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Australia’s Titmus upsets Ledecky to win Olympic 400m freestyle gold
Ariarne Titmus upset Katie Ledecky to claim the Olympic 400m freestyle gold medal Monday in the second-fastest time ever swum,…
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Britain’s Peaty wins 100m breaststroke gold to defend Olympic title
Adam Peaty became the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title Monday when he claimed gold in the 100m…
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‘Too picky’ Gilmore crashes out of Olympic surfing
Australian seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore admitted she had been "too picky" after her dream of winning Olympic surfing's first…
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Canada’s MacNeil wins women’s Olympic 100m butterfly gold
Canada's Maggie MacNeil powered to the women's 100m butterfly gold medal in the third-fastest time ever Monday to unseat Swedish defending…
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Hidilyn Diaz, Margielyn Didal open Olympics medal campaign
Irish Magno let her fists do the talking against an outclassed opponent from Kenya in the Tokyo Olympics on…
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