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Japan's Olympic teams have a plan to stop voyeuristic creeps
Japan's Olympic athletes will wear new uniforms that block infrared cameras, preventing voyeurs fro…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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How 5G connectivity has evolved at the Olympic Games
One of the world's largest private 5G networks is a culmination of six years of Olympic Games.
Chris Stokel-Walker
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How Olympic host cities have recycled 5G infrastructure to improve locals' internet speeds and connectivity
5G infrastructure powering the Olympics benefits local communities long after the Games conclude.
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Rumors that Raygun's husband judged her Olympic qualifier are false. Here's how the viral Australian breakdancer actually got to Paris.
Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's husband wasn't on an Olympic qualifying committee. Here's how the controver…
Palmer Haasch
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The Olympics is reportedly losing its largest sponsor over concerns the IOC is not doing enough to support the athletes
Toyota will reportedly end its lucrative sponsorship deal with the IOC after the 2024 Paris Olympic…
Cork Gaines
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Protesters marched toward the Olympic opening ceremony chanting: 'Go to hell, IOC'
A majority of Japanese citizens disapprove of the Tokyo Olympics being held amid a state of emergen…
Scott Davis
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Naomi Osaka discusses the backlash she faced after choosing to represent Japan over America at the Olympics: 'Suddenly people are like, 'Your Black card is revoked''
Naomi Osaka, who was born in Japan but moved to New York at the age of three, relinquished her Amer…
Zac Ntim
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Not all athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the games are expected to have some fans in attendance
The 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan are scheduled to begin on July 23 and is expected to inclu…
Jackson Thompson
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The Tokyo Olympics could create a new coronavirus strain if the games go on this summer, top doctor says
Naoto Ueyama, the head of the Japan Doctors Union, gave the warning Thursday. Doctors and Japanese …
Sinéad Baker
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The Olympics chief insists the Tokyo Games will go on this summer, despite a COVID-19 surge in Japan and doctors calling for a cancelation
Thomas Bach said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics would be safe for the country and participati…
Sinéad Baker
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Tokyo Olympics officials say the summer games are still on track despite Japan's COVID-19 surge
Despite a third wave of COVID-19 infections, Japan's government officials say they're still committ…
Erin Snodgrass
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Here's what medical experts say could improve COVID-19 safety measures at the Tokyo Olympics
Medical experts are concerned about the COVID-19 mitigation plan for the Tokyo Olympics, with thous…
Morgan Keith
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Japanese officials sounded the alarm as COVID-19 cases broke records in Tokyo for a third straight day amid the 2020 Olympics
Tokyo - where the 2020 Olympic Games are underway - saw 3,865 new cases Thursday, topping its earli…
Natalie Musumeci
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 tickets are fully sold out a year before and it has record sponsorships of over $3 billion
Japanese companies have struck deals to sponsor the summer games in the national capital next yea…
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Disgraced former Olympic Organizing Committee chair wanted a 'pure Japanese man' to light the Olympic flame, not Naomi Osaka, who is half-Japanese, a new report says
A committee staffer said Mori called ex-MLB player Hideki Matsui "a pure Japanese man and a basebal…
Lauren Frias
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Tokyo's Olympic medals were made from 78,985 tons of recycled electronic devices, including cell phones
The medals, made from recycled elements like old cell phones, are part of a larger sustainability e…
Talia Lakritz
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6 Olympic swimmers had to be sent home after an 'absurd' admin error led to them accidentally being taken to Tokyo
The majority of the Poland swimming team has called for the board of the country's swimming federat…
Barnaby Lane
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More than 300 horses traveled to the Olympics on special flights complete with passports, in-flight meals, and mandatory COVID quarantines
The horses enjoyed the equivalent of business class accommodations, featuring in-flight meals and s…
Meredith Cash
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Tokyo Olympics organizers are handing out more than 150,000 condoms to athletes - but also asking recipients not to use them at the Olympic village
"The distributed condoms are not meant to be used at the Olympic Village," an official told AFP.
Kevin Shalvey
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Naomi Osaka stars in Olympics video about defying expectations and inspiring young women who are 'different'
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka hopes "to inspire the girls out there watching right now" to break the…