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New Peruvian Government is ready to take office on July 28th
President-elect Pedro Castillo, left, poses for a photo with interim President Francisco Sagasti at the government palace after a transition meeting, in Lima, Peru
2021-07-24, The Rio Times
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's new government is...
Tokyo 2020: 12-year-old Syrian, Hend Zaza makes history as youngest athlete at Olympic Games
An athlete returns the ball during a table tennis training session at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
2021-07-22, The Independent
If one of the great features of the Olympics is the stories of the athletes who have given so much to get there, then there can be few more remarkable tales than that of...
Brazil and Ivory Coast play to a 0-0 draw in Olympic soccer2021-07-25
Ellensburg Daily Record: YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Playing with 10 men for most of the game, Brazil held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in the group stage of the men's Olympic soccer tournament. Brazil is the defending Olympic champion...
Olympics Latest: Japanese siblings both win gold in judo2021-07-25
Ellensburg Daily Record: The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ——— Hifumi Abe has won Japan’s third judo gold medal at its homeOlympics with an ippon victory over Georgia’s Vazha...
An Baul wins bronze in men's judo2021-07-25
Korea Times: An Baul of South Korea, top, and Manuel Lombardo of Italy compete during their men's -66kg bronze medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Sunday. / AP-Yonhap South Korean judoka An Baul claimed the bronze...
South Korea's female archers wrap up 9th straight team gold2021-07-25
Hindustan Times: The contingent of An San, Kang Chae Young and Jang Minhee made sure they kept South Korea's streak rolling right along by beating ROC, the acronym for the Russian Olympic Committee, 6-0 in the final. PUBLISHED ON JUL 25, 2021 04:40 PM IST The names on the...
Nishikori aims to 'bring better news' and lift Covid gloom2021-07-25
Supersport: Japan's Kei Nishikori pledged to win as many matches as possible at the Tokyo Olympics to brighten the sombre mood in a city under a state of emergency because of rising coronavirus infections.","content":"Japan's Kei Nishikori...
Olympics Latest: Abe wins Japan's second judo gold of Games2021-07-25
McDowell News: The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: ——— Hifumi Abe has won Japan’s third judo gold medal at its homeOlympics with an ippon victory over Georgia’s Vazha...
Untouchable: Aussie women continue 4x100 freestyle dominance2021-07-25
The Norman Transcript: TOKYO (AP) — You could see by the way they huddled afterward, arms linked and beaming smiles on every face, that this team is tight. Just about untouchable, too. Australia claimed a third straight gold in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay in world-record...
EXPLAINER: How team of refugee athletes made it to Olympics2021-07-25
Wtop: TOKYO (AP) — The RefugeeOlympic Team was created by the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Olympics to allow athletes to keep competing even if they have been forced to leave their home countries. It had 10 athletes at the Rio de JaneiroGames and...
South Korea’s female archers wrap up 9th straight team gold2021-07-25
Wtop: TOKYO (AP) — The names on the South Korean women’s archery team may change, the domination with a bow sure doesn’t. The powerhouse archery nation is now 9 for 9 in the women’s team event since it was added to the Olympic program at the 1988Seoul...
The opposite of distancing; rugby 7s set for kickoff2021-07-25
Wtop: TOKYO (AP) — They’ll wear their masks and keep their distance in public, until the tackling and rucking starts. This is one sport where COVID-19 restrictions cannot separate 14 humans competing for a ball in 14-minute chunks of time, a dozen times a day. It’s...
Untouchable: Aussie women continue 4×100 freestyle dominance2021-07-25
Wtop: TOKYO (AP) — You could see by the way they huddled afterward, arms linked and beaming smiles on every face, that this team is tight. Just about untouchable, too. Australia claimed a third straight gold in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay in...
Judoka Abe siblings sweep gold at Tokyo Olympics2021-07-25
Kyodo: Judoka Uta Abe defeated France's Amandine Buchard in the women's 52-kilogram final Sunday to claim Japan's fourth gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics and second in judo. Her victory came shortly before older brother Hifumi beat Georgian Vazha Margvelashvili for...
Olympics Latest: Pope Francis offers Olympic blessing2021-07-25
Enid News & Eagle: The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: PopeFrancis has offered his blessing for the Tokyo Olympic Games from Vatican City. Francis told the faithful gathered...
Rugby sevens stars on a mission to elevate Fiji, again2021-07-25
Federal News Radio: TOKYO (AP) — Jerry Tuwai and his Fiji teammates turned up on a Monday in May ready for a five-day training camp to prepare to defend their Olympic rugby sevens title. By Friday of that week, it was clear they weren’t going to be seeing their families up close...