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In this Aug. 10, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under the scorching sun in the Ginza Shopping district in Tokyo. Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is pinning his hopes on vaccinations, which started slow but are now making good progress. How this race between shots and disease turns out may determine Suga's political future, not to mention the health of tens of thousands. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as the coronavirus surges

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

United States' Brittney Griner (15) shoots over Japan's Maki Takada (8) during women's basketball gold medal game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

US rolls to women’s hoops gold medal in Bird’s last Olympics

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

The Olympic flame burns as athletes and volunteers carry flags during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mixed bag: Erratic Pandemic Olympics come to a nuanced end

By Ted Anthony - Associated Press

Team Japan celebrate after the gold medal baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Japan beats U.S. 2-0 to win 1st Olympic baseball gold medal

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

United States' Sue Bird (6) and teammates celebrate after their win in the women's basketball semifinal game against Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Americans go for gold in basketball, volleyball, water polo

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk under a water mist in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. New cases surge in Tokyo to record levels during the Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo logs record 5,042 cases as infections surge amid Olympics

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Australia's Sam Kerr celebrates after scoring her side's second goal during a women's soccer match against New Zealand at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Australia faces US in bid for 1st women’s soccer medal

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

A child sits in the Olympic rings on display outside the Olympic Stadium where the athletic events are underway at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

This isn’t Cobra Kai: Karate finally makes Olympic debut

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Gold medalist, United States Tamyra Marianna Stock Mensah celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's 68kg Freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mensah-Stock 1st first Black U.S. woman wrestler to win gold

By Cliff Brunt - Associated Press

United States' Sue Bird (6), center, celebrates with teammates after making a shot during women's basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Got next: US draws Australia in women’s hoops quarterfinals

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Japan's Takuya Kai, right, celebrate past United States' Eddy Alvarez after a baseball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. Japan won 7-6. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Japan rallies against bullpen to beat US 7-6 in 10 innings

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

United States' Adeline Maria Gray, top, celebrates after winning against Kyrgyzstan's Aiperi Medet Kyzy during the semi-final round of the women's 76kg freestyle wrestling match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

USA’s Gray reaches 76 kg final after disappointment in Rio

By Cliff Brunt - Associated Press

Japan's Saori Miyazaki (32), center, is blocked by United States' Brittney Griner (15), second right, during women's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

US uses dominant inside presence to beat Japan 86-69

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Japan team celebrate after winning a men's Epee team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Japan breaks record with gold rush at Tokyo Olympics

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Plastic vials for testing the coronavirus infection sit on a table at the Main Press Center for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. About 30,000 people are spitting into tiny plastic vials every day at the Tokyo Olympics in a routine that’s grown crucial in going ahead with the pandemic-era Games. (AP Photo)

In effort to curb COVID, Tokyo Olympics collect lots of spit

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

United States' Lynn Williams, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Netherlands during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rapinoe converts and US gets past Netherlands on penalties

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

United State's Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart warm up with teammates Tina Charles, rear left, A'ja Wilson and Sylvia Fowles, rear right, before a women's basketball preliminary round game against Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. The U.S. has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to talented post players, possibly the best ever assembled. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Quintet of US post players may be best group ever assembled

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Japan's Rikuya Hoshino watches his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Straka leads Olympic golf on day of low scoring, surprises

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 1964, file photo, vapor trails from Japanese Self-Defense Force jets form the Olympic emblem of the five rings above the National Stadium in Tokyo for the official opening of the XVIII Olympiad, first even held in Asia. Every Japanese of a certain age has memories of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Even younger Japanese have connections through parents or aunts and uncles who saved old photos, faded certificates, or recall getting a television for the first time to watch the Games. (AP Photo, File)

From the Emperor on down: Memories of the ‘64 Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Capt. Chris Marvin, commander of the USS San Jacinto, observes as Lt. j.g. Colton Drake maneuvers a simulated warship alongside a cargo vessel at the Navigation Seamanship and Shiphandling Trainer in Norfolk, Va., on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Mike Glenn/The Washington Times)

Navy turns to virtual shipboard training to prevent real-life accidents

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times