Tokyo 2020
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Timeline: a history of the Paralympics
feature Starting this week in Tokyo, the Paralympic Games has its origins in post-war Britain
By The Week Staff Published
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Tokyo’s ‘grand human opera’: a tonic for a weary world
In Depth Despite widespread ambivalence and fear, the Olympic Games managed to bring us together and lift our spirits
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Tokyo’s ‘grand human opera’: a tonic for a weary world
In Depth Despite widespread ambivalence and fear, the Olympic Games managed to bring us together and lift our spirits
By The Week Staff Published
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Simone Biles: was she courageous to quit?
In the Spotlight US gymnast became the talk of Tokyo for not performing
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Sky Brown: ‘I’m so stoked - I really hope I inspire some girls’
In the Spotlight A year after a horror fall the skateboarder, 13, becomes Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist
By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published
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Karsten Warholm smashes world record then slams ‘b******t’ super shoes
feature Norwegian stormed to gold in the 400m hurdles with a time of 45.94secs
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High jumping for joy: an iconic act of sportsmanship at Tokyo 2020
In the Spotlight Olympic history was made after Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi shared the gold medal
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Belarusian Olympic sprinter seeks asylum after refusing to fly back to Minsk
In Depth Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrives at Polish embassy after being seized by officials from her own country
By The Week Staff Published
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Pool party: golden ‘new era’ for British swimming
feature Team GB swimmers made a splash at the Tokyo Olympics
By Mike Starling Last updated
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: a guide to the games
In Depth Everything you need to know about the biggest event in sport
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Bring on Paris: ‘so much more to come’ from Charlotte Dujardin and Gio
In the Spotlight With two medals in Tokyo Dujardin is now Britain’s most decorated female Olympian
By Mike Starling, The Week UK Published
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Mental health and elite sport: the pressure to perform
In the Spotlight Gymnastics star Simone Biles pulls out of the individual all-around final in Tokyo
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Tom Daley: the perfect Hollywood ending for Team GB’s golden boy
In the Spotlight There were tears of joy after Daley and Matty Lee won diving gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Broadcaster apologises for ‘shocking’ Olympic stereotypes
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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