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Tokyo Olympics: U.S. swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins 3rd gold …

Caeleb Dressel, of United States, celebrates after wining the gold medal in the men's 100-meter butterfly final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Interest in gymnastics spikes in Black communities

In this Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, U.S. gymnasts and gold medallists, Simone Biles, left and Gabrielle Douglas celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the artistic gymnastics women's team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The success of Olympic gymnastics champions Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles has created a spike in interest in the sport in Black communities. Representation among Black girls at the upper reaches of women's gymnastics is rising. Half of the U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo are women of color. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

EXPLAINER: Why Japan’s ‘rising sun’ flag provokes anger …

In this July 20, 2019, file photo, protesters tear a Japanese rising sun flag during a rally denouncing the Japanese government's decision on their exports to South Korea in front of Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Japan’s “rising sun” flag is raising anger at the Olympics, with some of the host nation’s neighbors calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games, which start Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

USA Basketball reveals men’s team roster for Tokyo Olympics

House Speaker Pelosi backs diplomatic boycott of 2022 …

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions during her weekly press conference on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Tokyo, Osaka under ’emergency orders’ as coronavirus …

A man wearing protective face mask sits a bench at almost empty Dotonbori, one of Osaka's most popular tourist areas on April 23, 2021 in Osaka, Japan. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic swim trials in Omaha to allow 50% capacity

Amanda Weir, Lia Neal, Katrina Konopka, Madison Kennedy and Abbey Weitzeil of the United States dive in to compete in the final heat for the Women's 50 Meter Freestyle during Day Eight of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on July 3, 2016 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Torch relay for pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics kicks …

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike delivers a speech during the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

John Geddert, ex-U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with …

In this March 3, 2012, file photo, gymnastics coach John Geddert is seen at the American Cup gymnastics meet at Madison Square Garden in New York. Prosecutors in Michigan filed charges Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, against Geddert, a former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. Geddert was head coach of the 2012 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, which won a gold medal. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Organizers to unveil ‘playbook’ for Tokyo Olympics …

In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, a man and a woman walk past near the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Russia banned from using name, flag, anthem for next …

In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo the Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)

Olympic rings back up in Tokyo Bay, serving as sign …

The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2020. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)