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The Tunisian Olympic Committee confirmed that the young sailor Eya Guezguez, who recently sailed for her country in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, died after her boat capsized while training with her twin sister and Olympic teammate Sarra. Guezguez was just 17. The two sisters and the rest of the Tunisian national team were apparently unprepared for a sudden burst of winds while they were training off the coast of Tunis. Sarra survived but Eya tragically drowned after the boat capsized. Sarra and Eya placed 21st in the two-person 49er FX sailing event in Tokyo but just being at the games at all was ...
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Fireworks blew up in a sparkling spectacle as light poured into the stadium to form the six rings of the Olympic symbol. It was the beginning of the end. Just like that, after four years of preparation and another year of pandemic-related postponement, the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are over. The 16 days of competition have passed, and the Olympic flame was extinguished the morning of August 8. The closing ceremony opened with the march of the countries’ flags, which came out in a single line and formed a circle of flying colors around the Olympic flame. Due to the rising COVID-19 levels in Toky...
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British Olympic diver Tom Daley revealed that his secret to staying calm throughout the competition is knitting. Photos of the athlete knitting what seemed to be a pink, purple and blue pouch were posted on social media on Sunday, while he sat in the stands watching the women’s final springboard diving competition. On Monday morning, it appeared Daley was working on a new project with white yarn. Daley revealed on Instagram that knitting is his way of “finding calm, mindfulness and [it] relieves stress.” The athlete has a separate knitting Instagram account, called “Made with love by Tom Daley...
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The German women’s gymnastics team has ditched traditional high-cut bikini leotards for full-body leg and ankle covering unitards at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, making a worldwide statement against the “sexualization” of the sport on stage. “We sat together today and said, ok, we want to have a big competition,” German gymnast Sarah Voss said in a statement. “We want to feel amazing, we want to show everyone that we look amazing.” The suits featured a blur and white crystal-embellished bodice with maroon ankle-length leggings with cut-out detailing. The full-body style suits had their Olympic...
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The Tokyo Olympics might be just a day away, but one instrumental figure won’t be attending the opening ceremony. Kentaro Kobayashi, the opening ceremony director, was fired after his past Holocaust jokes resurfaced. The comedian was a member of the comedy duo Rahmens and, during a show in 1998, made a reference to the Holocaust, saying, “let’s play Holocaust!” The duo was also known for such sketches as “The Japanese Tradition.” Kobayashi’s comments drew international criticism, particularly from Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the associate dean and global social action director at The Simon Wiesentha...
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With only three months to go, the Tokyo Summer Olympics may once again be canceled this summer. After the Summer Games were postponed from last year for the first time in Olympics history due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans were hopeful that they’ll be able to watch the event this year but that future is still uncertain. With a possible fourth wave of the virus in Japan, the country’s Liberal Democratic Party leader, Toshihiro Nikai said that a cancelation of the Games is still an option. “I don’t know what the Olympics would be for,” he said. “We would have to give it up decisively if we r...
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