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FILE - In this July 26, 2021, file photo, Alexis Sablone of the United States smiles during the women's street skateboarding finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Games are shaping up as a watershed for LGBTQ Olympians. Openly gay Sablone says “it’s about time.” (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

‘About time’: Gay athletes unleash rainbow wave on Olympics

By John Leicester - Associated Press

Lydia Jacoby, of the United States, poses with the gold medal after winning the final of the women's 100-meter breaststrokeat the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Doing It For The A: Alaska’s first Olympic swimmer wins gold

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Japan's head coach Yoji Omoto talks with his team during a preliminary round men's water polo match against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Japan playing its own water polo style at Tokyo Olympics

By Jay Cohen - Associated Press

Simone Biles, of the United States, watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. Biles says she wasn't in right 'headspace' to compete and withdrew from gymnastics team final to protect herself. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Mind games: Athletes increasingly question mental toll of elite competition

By Noah Fleischman - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2020, file photo, World Athletics President Sebastian Coe, wearing a protective face mask, speaks to media as he inspects at the National Stadium, the main stadium of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo. With no Usain Bolt on the track and no fans in the stadium, Coe still believes his sport is in good shape heading into the track and field program at the Tokyo Olympics. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Coe sees track and field healthy ahead of Olympic program

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 14, 2021, file photo, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga during his courtesy call at the latter's official residence in Tokyo. How are we to judge the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks? It's a straightforward question but it's difficult to answer. That's because there are many interests involved. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

Shohei Ono of Japan reacts after winning the men's -73kg judo final match against Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Shohei Ono: Judo’s elusive star dominates another Olympics

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Argentina's Santiago Mare, center, takes off his sock as Marcos Moneta, left, and fellow teammates soak in ice baths following men's rugby sevens team practice in the midday heat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon’s en route

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Chase Kalisz of the United Staes swims in the Men's 400m individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Splashy start: U.S. swimmers dominant on first day in pool

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

Gold medal winner Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria, center, poses with silver medalist Annemiek van Vleuten of The Netherlands, left, and bronze medalist Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy, during a medal ceremony after the women's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Olympic medalists get new right to pose for mask-less photos

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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing face masks pose for a photo at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo Thursday, July 22, 2021. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Mexico's Nicole Rangel, left, and Suzannah Brookshire collide as they attempt to take a catch during the softball game between the Mexico and Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Fukushima , Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

‘Hell or high water’: Olympics arrive to Tokyo with uncertainty, intrigue

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

An epee is left next to a fencing piste at the Makuhari Messe fencing arena during equipment tests ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Coronavirus cases prompt athletes to withdraw shortly before Tokyo Olympics

By Noah Fleischman - The Washington Times

In this July 8, 2021, file photo, first lady Jill Biden delivers remarks before the start of the finals of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. She will attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympic games in Tokyo. The White House announced the trip Tuesday, even as the city has entered a new state of emergency over a rise in coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ** FILE **

Jill Biden to stop in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Alexandria native Troy Isley gets a chance to compete for the Olympics when he'll represent USA Boxing in Tokyo (Photo courtesy of AIBA)

Troy Isley thought his Olympic dream was dead. Then the U.S. came calling.

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

This undated photo released by Tokyo 2020 shows Kentaro Kobayashi, a key director of Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony. The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee dismissed the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday, July 22, 2021 because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. (©Tokyo 2020 via AP)

Olympics opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke made in 1998

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Torri Huske participates in the Women's 100 Butterfly during wave 2 of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials on Sunday, June 13, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

‘This kid picks things up’: Inside the journey that made Huske a swimming star

By Matthew Paras and Nosh Fleischman - The Washington Times

United States' Kyle Frederick Snyder reacts after defeating Georgia's Elizbar Odikadze during the men's 97-kg freestyle wrestling competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Wrestler Kyle Snyder had to change course on his quest to become the greatest

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

The Olympic rings are set against a lattice work of pipes supporting a grandstand at the skateboarding arena for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo. The pandemic-delayed games open on July 23 without spectators at most venues. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Last-minute cancellation of Tokyo Olympics not ruled out by organizing chief

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Katerina Siniakova, of the Czech Republic, practices at the Ariake Tennis Center at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

FBI warns of hackers potentially interfering with Olympics

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times