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A flag bearing the Olympic Rings is displayed on the south pitch during field hockey practices at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

How some athletes are competing for other countries in Tokyo

By Noah Fleischman - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, U.S. goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stops a shot against Japan during the first half of a Tournament of Nations soccer match, in Carson, Calif. Naeher recalls that as a freshman in college a teammate told her she couldn't afford to be intimidated. The U.S. national team goalkeeper carries that advice as she prepares for the World Cup. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Naeher sets sights on World Cup with her usual calm

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Henri Schoeman of South Africa, right, high-fives his teammate Richard Murray of South Africa as Schoeman runs to the finish line to win the mens triathlon at Southport Broadwater Parklands in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Aussies trim England’s Day 1 lead with 2 late world records

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Head of Olympic planning in Rio city hall resigns

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Firefighters recover the body of a worker who was killed when a part of the Itaquerao stadium collapsed, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, killing two workers and raising urgent new concerns whether the country will be ready for soccer's signature event. (AP Photo/ Eduardo Viana/Lancepress)

Brazil under pressure after collapse at WCup venue

By TALES AZZONI and STAN LEHMAN - Associated Press

Performers rehearse at the Sambadrome parade grounds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday Feb. 17, 2012. The globe's biggest Carnival bash opens Friday, with an estimated 850,000 tourists in attendance for the five-day-event, running from Feb. 17-21. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio Carnival: bigger, brighter … more organized?

By Juliana Barbassa - Associated Press

A self-identified drug trafficker poses in a Rio slum. "You take any animal and put it up against the wall," he says, describing gang response to the slum crackdown. "Its last option is what? To attack." (Associated Press)

Drug gangs escalate violence in Rio de Janeiro

By Bradley Brooks - Associated Press