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Tokyo Olympics

US women shut out the noise in quest for 5th gold medal

TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. women's national soccer team is in a bubble of its own making for the Tokyo Olympics, and it's not just because of coronavirus restrictions. The World Cup champions have become adept at shutting out all the outside noise — the seemingly endless social media debates, ...

Total COVID-19 cases rise to 71 at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally Tuesday of people accredited for the Tokyo Olympics who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month. Tokyo Olympics organizers said 71 people have now tested positive. The total includes 31 people ...

US Olympic gymnastics alternate tests positive for virus

TOKYO (AP) — Kara Eaker, an alternate on the United States women's gymnastics team, has tested positive for COVID-19 in an Olympic training camp in Japan. Al Fong, the personal coach for both Eaker and fellow Olympic alternate Leanne Wong, confirmed the positive test in an email to The ...

Replacement named for Liz Cambage in Australian Olympic team

SYDNEY (AP) — Sara Blicavs has been given a late call-up to the Tokyo Olympics after WNBA star Liz Cambage's withdrawal from the Australian women's basketball squad. Blicavs, whose father and mother both represented Australia in basketball, is set to make her Olympic debut. Basketball ...

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota won't be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC's top corporate sponsors. The extraordinary decision by the country's top automaker underlines how polarizing the Games have become in Japan as ...

For Carli Loyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number

TOKYO (AP) — Much has been made about Carli Lloyd's age. The American forward will be — gasp! — 39 when the Olympics soccer tournament kicks off. But for all the focus on Lloyd, she's not even going to be the oldest athlete competing in Tokyo. Meet Formiga, who is a seemingly ...