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South Africa's silver surfer Bianca Buitendag inspired by mom's cancer fight
South African surfer Bianca Buitendag only went to Tokyo at the order of her cancer-fighting mother. Then she won silver against all odds, and promptly retired minutes later.
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Bianca Buitendag eliminates world no. 5 Stephanie Gilmore
Australia's hopes of a surfing gold medal suffered a crushing blow as world no. 5 Stephanie Gilmore crashed out of the women's competition, losing to rank outsider Bianca Buitendag of South Africa.
Surfing
Only surfers would get excited about storms and typhoons at the Olympics
Surfing made its Olympic debut, and like a lot of things around these Olympics, it didn't go as planned.
Olympic Sports
Inside three skills we'll see at the 2021 Olympics
Ever wonder how Olympians make the toughest moves look easy? We've got you covered.
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Three groundbreaking skills we've never seen at the Olympics
In Tokyo, these athletes will make the toughest skills look easy. How the heck do they do it?
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Japan starts vaccinating Tokyo Olympics athletes
Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, though only 2-3% of the general population in Japan has been fully vaccinated.
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Tokyo Olympics trending toward fan-free event
The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee hinted Friday that even local fans might be barred from venues when the games open in just under two months.
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IOC VP: Tokyo still on even if state of emergency
The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said Friday that the Games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases.
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U.S. surfer Florence injured in Australian event
Two-time world surfing champion John John Florence has a knee injury that he hopes won't prevent him from representing the United States at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sydney surfing event halted after shark sighting
A shark sighting temporarily halted competition in the World Surf League event at Sydney's Narrabeen Beach on Sunday.
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Paris 2024 approves Tahiti as surfing venue
The Paris 2024 executive board have approved Tahiti as the site for the surfing competitions at the games
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Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Yufei | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Melnikova | 2 |
| Nagornyy | 2 |
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English diver Jack Laugher defends gold at Commonwealth Games
English diver Jack Laugher extended his dominance in the one-meter springboard event Thursday to take a third straight gold at the Commonwealth Games.
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Botswana teen Letsile Tebogo draws Usain Bolt comparisons after showboating sprint
Teenager Letsile Tebogo has attracted comparisons to Usain Bolt after showboating his way to the under-20 100 metres world title in a record time with a scorching run in Colombia on Tuesday.
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United States sprint great Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes' commission
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission on Thursday.
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All Blacks aren't panicking, says embattled coach Ian Foster
Ian Foster has shrugged off queries over his future as New Zealand coach ahead of a tour of South Africa that could spell the end of his tenure.
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Wout van Aert claims final time trial, but Jonas Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France win
Wout van Aert captured the final time trial on Saturday, but Jonas Vingegaard increased his overall lead in Stage 20 is closing in a Tour de France title.
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U.S. men and women cruise into 4x100 relay final at track world championships
The American men got the baton around in the 4x100 relay -- something that hasn't always been a guarantee -- and cruised into the final with the fastest qualifying time Friday night. The U.S. women had little trouble, too.
