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For players like Draymond Green, with Pop, it was the Olympic ties that truly bind • May 3, 2025, 10:29 AM ET (AP)

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Date July 23, 2021 - August 8, 2021
Location Japan • Tokyo

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Japanese citizens learn that Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympics
Naomi Osaka with the Olympic flame
The Jamaican women's relay team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
The women's high jump finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
The French team after winning the men's double sculls final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Valerie Adams at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Gabriela Agúndez at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
A balancing act
Biles on the vault
Neeraj Chopra
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