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• Olympics-Aussie ‘Terminator’ takes gold as pool duel with Ledecky surpasses the hype July 26, 2021
  By Simon Evans, Aaron Sheldrick and Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) – The great pool rivalry between Australia and the U.S. passed to a new generation on Monday when a 20-year-old known as “Terminator” hunted down the U.S. dominator https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/swimming-titmus-beats-ledecky-re-peaty-gold-britain-2021-07-26 of women’s distance swimming in a dramatic 400m freestyle final in Tokyo. Australian Ariarne Titmus clawed […]
• Olympics-Swimming-Out of sight! Canada’s MacNeil wows rivals in 100m fly July 26, 2021
  TOKYO (Reuters) – Without her contact lenses, Margaret MacNeil could not see who won gold in the women’s 100m butterfly on Monday but the Canadian said she had a good feeling about it when she heard her name being called after a tight finish at the Tokyo pool. The 21-year old gasped in shock as […]
• Olympics-Skateboarding-Japanese teen Nishiya takes gold in women’s street July 26, 2021
  By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese teenager Momiji Nishiya won the gold medal in the women’s street skateboarding competition on Monday, adding to the host nation’s gold haul at the event. Rayssa Leal of Brazil won silver and Funa Nakayama of Japan clinched the bronze. All three medalists are in their teens, with Nishiya […]