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'My heart was totally broken': The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success
'My heart was totally broken': The agony of the Olympics and how we measure athlete success
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Kenya’s Mercy Moim attacks against the Dominican Republic during a preliminary match on July 31.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Shoichiro Mukai of Japan, top, and Germany’s Eduard Trippel compete in their elimination round match in team judo on July 31.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The United States’ Kendra Harrison races a 100-meter hurdles heat on July 31.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington competes in the cycling BMX freestyle seeding event on July 31.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis competes in the pole vault on July 31. He holds the world record in the event.
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Great Britain’s Jessica Learmonth competes in the mixed relay triathlon on July 31. Great Britain won gold in the event, which was the first of its kind in Olympics history.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
US golfer Xander Schauffele hits a tee shot during the third round on July 31. He came into the round with a one-shot lead.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Dominican baseball players Gustavo Nunez, left, and Julio Rodriguez collide as Rodriguez catches a ball during their 1-0 win over Mexico on Friday, July 30.
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US players celebrate after they defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout July 30 to advance to the semifinals in women’s football.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Swimmers compete in the 1,500-meter freestyle on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
A robot shoots a free throw during halftime of a women’s basketball game between Belgium and Puerto Rico on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Australian diver Esther Qin competes in the 3-meter springboard event on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Lea Yanitsas, a goalkeeper for Australia’s water polo team, tries to block a shot during a match against Spain on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The United States’ Raven Saunders competes in shot put qualification on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The Czech Republic’s Jiri Prskavec reacts after winning gold in the kayak final on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Russian rugby player Anna Baranchuk reaches for the ball during a match against New Zealand on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
From left, Gambia’s Gina Bass, Nigeria’s Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, Switzerland’s Ajla Del Ponte and Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce compete in a preliminary heat for the 100-meter dash on July 30. Fraser-Pryce, who won the event at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, finished in first.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Morocco’s Mohamed Tindouft falls while competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on July 30.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Indonesian badminton players Apriyani Rahayu and Greysia Polii react after winning their quarterfinal match on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade performs on the uneven bars during the individual all-around on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
British field hockey players prepare to defend a penalty corner during a match against the Netherlands on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
American gymnast Suni Lee takes a selfie with silver medalist Rebeca Andrade, center, and bronze medalist Angelina Melnikova after winning the individual all-around on July 29. Andrade is the first Brazilian to ever medal in women’s gymnastics. Melnikova is Russian.
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Tunisia’s Mohamed Hammed picks an arrow during archery competition on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
US beach volleyball player Sarah Sponcil stretches out for a ball during a match on July 29.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey, left, competes against France’s Ysaora Thibus in a foil team quarterfinal on July 29.
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Italy’s Cristina Chirichella serves the ball during a match against Argentina on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Brazil’s Bruna de Paula is defended by Spain’s Lara González Ortega during a preliminary round handball match on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Japanese golfer Rikuya Hoshino tees off to start his first round on July 29. The Olympic golf is taking place at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan.
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From left, the United States’ Bobby Finke, Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk and Germany’s Florian Wellbrock dive in the water at the start of the 800-meter freestyle final on July 29. Finke won gold after a late rally.
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China’s Sun Yingsha waits for a serve from Japan’s Mima Ito during a table-tennis semifinal on July 29. Sun won to advance to the final.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
BMX racers compete in the women’s quarterfinals on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Spain’s Cristina Ouviña, center, is defended by a group of Serbian players during a preliminary round basketball game on July 29.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Japanese badminton player Arisa Higashino, top, hits a shot toward China’s Huang Dongping in a mixed-doubles semifinal on July 29.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Ledecky led the field for most of the 1,500-meter freestyle, and she finished the race more than four seconds ahead of silver medalist Erica Sullivan, a fellow American.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Poland’s Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski compete in the 49er sailing competition on July 28.
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Serbia’s Dusan Domovic Bulut, left, competes for the ball with Belgium’s Rafael Bogaerts, center, and Thibaut Vervoort during a 3-on-3 basketball game on July 28. Serbia won the game for a bronze medal.
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American divers Michael Hixon, left, and Andrew Capobianco compete in the synchronized 3-meter springboard event on July 28. They won silver. China’s Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi won gold.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser competes in the time trial event on July 28.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Fiji players celebrate after winning gold in rugby sevens on July 28.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Kazakhstan’s Bekzad Nurdauletov gets hit by Russian boxer Imam Khataev during their light-heavyweight match on July 28. Khataev won 4-1.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s baseball players celebrate a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Dominican Republic on July 28. It was the first baseball game of these Olympics.
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Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini reacts after losing a point to Russian Daniil Medvedev during their third-round match on July 28.
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Japan’s Megumi Murakami competes in a beach volleyball match on July 28.
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A crowd watches equestrian action on July 28.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Egyptian fencer Ziad Elsissy celebrates a team sabre win on July 28.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
A man sits among rows of empty seats as he watches table tennis at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
An underwater view shows the United States’ Delaney Schnell, left, and Jessica Parratto after a dive in the the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 27.
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Turkish archer Yasemin Anagoz competes on July 27.
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French slalom canoeist Marie-Zélia Lafont competes in the K-1 semifinal on July 27.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
German table-tennis player Timo Boll serves during a match on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Taiwanese weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun reacts after winning gold in the 59-kilogram category on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
A man in Yokohama, Japan, walks past the Olympic rings lit up at dusk on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
American Regan Smith swims the final of the women’s 100-meter backstroke on July 27. She won the bronze.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
American Haleigh Washington, left, spikes the ball during a volleyball match against China on July 27. The United States won in straight sets, 29-27, 25-22, 25-21.
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Norway’s Helene Naess and Marie Ronningen compete in the 49erFX sailing competition on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis, left, squares off against Italy’s Mara Navarria in the team epée semifinals on July 27.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Brazil’s Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo attempts to shoot during a handball match against Hungary on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
From left, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú, the United States’ Alex Walsh and China’s Yu Yiting take part in a semifinal race for the 200-meter individual medley on July 27. Walsh won the race.
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France’s Endy Miyem is defended by Japan’s Himawari Akaho during a basketball game on July 27. Japan defeated France 74-70.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Members of the media are pictured in the foreground as Indonesia’s Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, bottom left, and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo play a badminton match against Taiwan’s Lee Yang, top left, and Wang Chi-lin on July 27.
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South Korean fencer Kang Young-mi, right, is congratulated by her teammates after they defeated the United States in the epée quarterfinals on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
US water polo player Johnny Hooper takes a shot during the team’s 20-3 win over South Africa on July 27.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The sun sets in Tokyo on July 26 as Belgium plays the Netherlands in a men’s 3-on-3 basketball game. The event is making its Olympic debut this year.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Volunteers sit in mostly empty stands during archery competition on July 26.
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The Czech Republic’s Lukas Rohan competes in a canoeing semifinal on July 26.
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Fencers Sofia Pozdniakova and Sofya Velikaya, both representing the Russian Olympic Committee, compete against each other in the individual sabre final on July 26. Pozdniakova, a two-time world champion and daughter of Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdniakov, defeated Velikaya 15-11.
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Spain’s Adrian Gavira Collado waits for a serve during a beach volleyball match on July 26.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Iran’s Meisam Salehi spikes the ball during a volleyball match against Venezuela on July 26.
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British divers Tom Daley, left, and Matty Lee compete in the synchronized 10-meter platform event on July 26. They won the gold.
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Norway’s Kristian Blummenfelt lies on the ground wrapped in finish-line tape after he won the triathlon on July 26. On the right, silver medalist Alex Yee of Great Britain hugs bronze medalist Hayden Wilde of New Zealand.
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Norway’s Richard Andre Ordemann is kicked in the face by Jordan’s Saleh Elsharabaty during a taekwondo bout on July 26. Elsharabaty won 5-4.
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The US softball team celebrates its 2-1 win over Japan on July 26. The two teams will meet again in the gold-medal game July 27.
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Eldric Sella Rodriguez, a middleweight boxer with the Refugee Olympic Team, lies on the ground after being knocked down by the Dominican Republic’s Euri Cedeno Martinez on July 26. The fight was stopped in the first round, and Cedeno Martinez was declared the winner.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Japan’s Hifumi Abe celebrates after winning gold in judo on Sunday, July 25.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Chinese weightlifter Chen Lijun celebrates on July 25. He won gold in his 67-kilogram weight class after lifting 187 kilograms — an Olympic record — in the clean-and-jerk. His total lift of 332 kilograms edged Colombia’s Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano by one kilogram.
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
US equestrian Adrienne Lyle rides Salvino in the dressage competition on July 25.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Staff members prepare for judo competition at the Budokan arena in Tokyo.
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Spanish judoka Alberto Gaitero Martin is bandaged during his bout against Ukraine’s Georgii Zantaraia on July 25.
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China’s Zhang Changning spikes the ball in a preliminary-round volleyball match against Turkey on July 25.
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Mexico’s Dallas Escobedo warms up before a softball game against Italy on July 25. Softball is back at the Olympics for the first time since 2008.
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American gymnast Simone Biles performs on the vault during the qualification round on July 25. The team all-around final is Tuesday, and the Americans will look to defend the gold they won at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Brazilian surfer Italo Ferreira rides a wave during an early heat on July 25. This is the first year that surfing is in the Olympics.
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Japan’s Naomi Osaka hits a forehand during her first-round match against China’s Zheng Saisai on July 25. Osaka won 6-1, 6-4.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Marina Nekrasova, a gymnast from Azerbaijan, competes on the uneven bars during the qualification round on July 25.
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Italy’s Alessandro Velotto moves the ball during a water polo match against South Africa on July 25.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Hungarian fencer Flora Pasztor, left, competes against Algeria’s Meriem Mebarki on July 25.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
German beach-volleyball players Julia Sude and Karla Borger play Switzerland’s Anouk Vergé-Dépré and Joana Heidrich in an empty Shiokaze Park on Saturday, July 24.
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Hend Zaza, the youngest Olympian this summer, competes in table tennis on July 24. The 12-year-old Syrian was knocked out in the preliminary round, losing 4-0 to Austrian Jia Liu.
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Fans wait at the finish of the men’s cycling road race on July 24. The Fuji International Speedway, in Oyama, Japan, is one of the five Olympic venues open to fans this year.
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Nigerian gymnast Uche Eke competes on the horizontal bar on July 24.
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Chinese fencer Sun Yiwen celebrates with her coach Hugues Obry after winning gold in the épée on July 24.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
China’s Yang Qian, the first gold-medal winner of these Olympics, celebrates on July 24. She finished first in the 10-meter air rifle.
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Badminton players compete amid rows of empty seats on July 24.
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A staff member picks up the mouthguard of Great Britain’s Peter McGrail during a boxing match on July 24.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic cauldron at the end of the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23.
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Fireworks go off after Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron.
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An overhead view of Osaka lighting the cauldron. The cauldron was designed in the shape of a cherry blossom.
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The Olympic flag is raised near the end of the opening ceremony.
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The best photos from the Tokyo Olympics
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, makes a speech during the opening ceremony. At left is Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee.
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Japanese jazz composer Hiromi Uehara plays the piano during the opening ceremony.
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The Olympic flag is carried toward the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony.
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech and formally opens the Olympic Games.
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Members of the Refugee Olympic Team march during the parade of nations.
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Tongan flag-bearer Pita Taufatofua made headlines for going shirtless at the 2016 and 2018 opening ceremonies, and he was at it again in Tokyo. He will be competing in taekwondo.
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Athletes from the United States march during the customary parade of nations.
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During one portion of the opening ceremony, there were 1,800 drones flying over the stadium to form a globe in the night sky. As the glowing drones soared over the stadium, performers sang “Imagine” by John Lennon.
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Athletes from various nations sit during the opening ceremony.
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Athletes from Team Norway take part in the parade of nations.
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The Olympic teams from every country watch performers on stage.
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US athletes hold an American flag during the parade of nations.
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Russian athletes pose for a photo during the opening ceremony.
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A police officer is seen in the mostly empty stadium on July 23. Organizers said that for the opening ceremony, only 950 VIPs would be present in a stadium that can seat nearly 70,000 people.
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French athletes march during the opening ceremony.
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A member of Egypt’s delegation enters the stadium during the parade of nations.
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British flag-bearers Hannah Mills and Mohamed Sbihi lead out the team during the opening ceremony’s parade of nations. Sbihi, a rower, made history as Great Britain’s first Muslim flag-bearer.
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Greece’s athletes march into the stadium to kick off the parade of nations.
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Dancers take part in the start of the opening ceremony.
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People perform during the opening ceremony.
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The Japanese flag is carried during the opening ceremony. After the Japanese National Anthem was sung, a moment of silence was called to remember the global victims of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A performer acts during the opening ceremony.
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The start of the ceremony reflected the isolated training that many athletes had to do during the pandemic.
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Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, takes part in a moment of silence during the opening ceremony.
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A lone performer is seen during the start of the opening ceremony.
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Fireworks explode over the stadium as the opening ceremony got underway.
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Inquiry lawyer says Nalcor had defeatist attitude on natural gas
The Muskrat Falls inquiry returned to the issue of natural gas on Thursday. Nalcor’s vice-president of oil gas, Jim Keating, said that oil companies had no interest in negotiating to build a pipeline. But inquiry lawyer Barry Learmonth called that a defeatist attitude. NTV’s Michael Connors reports.
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Athletics news: Vindication for Adam Gemili in scorching British trials win
Vindication for Adam Gemili in winning British trials while setting a championship record in the 200m
Adam Gemili set a championship record in winning the 200m title on Sunday
He claims to have a document on his phone with a list of negative comments
He was deposed in November for individual financing, but has provided a point
By By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail
Published: 19:56 BST, August 25, 2019 | Updated: 19:56 BST, August 25, 2019
There is a document on Adam Gemili's phone that contains some unflattering comments about which He is spoken by folk in athletics. On Sunday, about 20.08 sec at the British trials, he rammed a few words a few throats.
By setting a championship record in winning the 200m title, and this one day after the second place in the 100m, he gives a point in the most emphatic and impressive ways.
This is of course the man who was snapped in November for individual funding by British Athletics. Good enough for their relay financing, yes, because he was part of the 4x100m team that won world gold in 2017. But good enough to go back as an individual? Good enough to be considered a podium threat at the World Championships in Doha and then Tokyo 2020? Nope. Not enough bang for that goat.
Adam Gemili set a championship record in winning the 200m title in the British trials
It is the justification for the runner who in November was thrown away for individual financier ing
And then the answer came in Birmingham. What he did in the 100m on Saturday was impressive to capture second place over European champion Zharnel Hughes, but then crush Hughes again in the 200m, and to leave the favorite Miguel Francis in a distant third, was something completely different.
To hear him speak afterwards to understand something of the justification he felt after many voters' snubs and slights over the years, as well as the relief of hitting form after so many injuries.
He said: & I have a phone and one day I will show people the quotes about me. I just look at it sometimes and use it as inspiration and fire to say, "You know, I know what I can do and when I'm fit and healthy, I can push the best.
He claims to have a document on his phone with negative comments about him
& # 39 It's never fun to be called a relay runner, especially in an individual sport, but this proves to those guys that no matter how injured you are always light and the end of the tunnel and that you can come and run quickly
& # 39; You have selection meetings and you sometimes see certain people have said about you and it is not fun, but the only people I have to believe in my family, friends and team.
& # 39; Perhaps if you have a medal at the World or Olympic Games one day, you will see that (document). For now it is something private. & # 39;
The time of Gemili, which broke the record of Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake in 2017, was all the more impressive due to the 1.2 m / s headwind. He would have gone under 20 in the air, indicating that he could still be a serious podium threat in Doha, three years after he missed the Olympic podium by three thousandths of a second.
Zharnel Hughes and Michael Francis will join Gemili for the 200m in Doha
Hughes, who clocked 20.25 sec, will accompany Gemili in the 200m before Doha, just like Francis. Hughes had been treated for a gnawing hamstring strain, but he was adamant that it does not threaten his participation in the worlds, starting next month.
Previously. Jodie Williams achieved a heartbreaking deliverance by winning the women 200m. She once won 151 straight races as a prodigy but abandoned form and fitness as an adult before her rise this season peaked with this gold in 23.06sec.
European bronze medalist Holly Bradshaw set a 4.73m championship record in the woman's pole vault to win a record seventh British outdoor title.
There was a big surprise in the men's 800m, which was won by the unknown Spencer Thomas, who was only 11th in the UK before the race. He crossed in 1: 46.79, ahead of Guy Learmonth and Jamie Webb.
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Opening of Hill 70 Victoria Crosses Exhibit
By Richard Lawrence
The Canadian War Museum has opened up a new exhibit in the Royal Canadian Legion Hall of Honour showcasing the six Victoria Crosses awarded to Canadian soldiers for the Battle of Hill 70 during World War I. Hill 70 is often referred to as the “forgotten battle” as it falls between the major battles at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele but it is every bit as important, arguably more so, than those battles. Notwithstanding, it was a battle fought by the Canadian Corps, this time led by a Canadian commander in Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie (unlike Vimy Ridge which had British commanders), with objectives selected by Canadian command (against the initial objectives selected by High Command). Hill 70 was taken in hours on 15th August, 1917, and held against 21 German counter-attacks, providing the allies with the high ground in front of Lens, France, as well as providing a much needed diversion at Passchendaele causing the Germans to divert their troops from that battle. Over the period of 15th -25th August, Canadian casualties ran to over 9,000 with almost 1,900 killed, while the Germans are estimated to have lost 25,000.
During the battle, Canadian soldiers distinguished themselves and were awarded six Victoria Crosses. (NOTE: I use the term “awarded” rather than” won” as medals are not handed out for winning a contest but are awarded to people who have shown exceptional courage). Those soldiers were:
· Private Harry Brown (Ontario)
· Company Sergeant Major Robert Hanna (Ireland)
· Sergeant Frederick Hobson (England)
· Corporal Filip Konowal (Russian Empire, now Ukraine)
· Major Okill Massey Learmonth (Quebec)
· Private James Michael O’Rourke (Ireland)
The Museum already had four of these medal sets, the last acquired through the generosity of Mr. Cyril Woods and the Hill 70 Memorial Project with a fifth set on loan from the Governor General Foot Guards Regimental Museum (Learmonth) and O’Rourke’s on loan from the British Columbia Regiment (DCO) Museum Society.
Speakers at the exhibit opening included Col. (ret’d) Mark Hutchings, chair of the Hill 70 Memorial Project, and His Grace, James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, who had come all the way from Ireland for the opening because of a connection to his country of two of the VC recipients. One of the six was from Ontario, one from Quebec, and the four others were immigrants to Canada.
If at the Canadian War Museum, take a moment to browse through the RCL Hall of Honour and view the stories of these extraordinary men.
Other pictures of the exhibit opening are at:
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The 658 subscribers who took Ad Age's survey over the past two weeks characterized themselves as decision-makers in social marketing. The respondents were 34% marketers, 34% agency execs, 13% media execs, and various consultants and other members of the marketing ecosystem.
The results were a mixed bag for Facebook that illuminated some of the challenges it will have in scaling ad revenue, but it also indicated that some of Facebook's perceived challenges with marketers -- such as not providing enough transparency and data -- are overblown.
The results also revealed confusion on how to calculate return on investment on Facebook and how to compare that to spending in other social and traditional media channels.
Remarkably, Ad Age readers surveyed speak in virtual unison on two questions. Nearly 86% of those surveyed say they currently use Facebook as a marketing tactic. Only 55%, however, say they currently advertise on Facebook, and nearly 88% said they would implement Facebook content without advertising at all.
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