Olympics
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PublishedJuly 22, 2021
From canoe slalom to rock climbing, the Tokyo Olympics are full of intriguing yet lesser-known sports
Many of the niche sports people can watch at the Summer Games are also performed across Maine, according to local athletes.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2021
Celtics’ Tatum eager to wear Kobe’s Olympic number
Like Kobe Bryant did in two Olympics, Jayson Tatum will wear No. 10 for Team USA at the Tokyo Games.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
Some fans. No fans. Tokyo undecided as games open in 3 weeks
A decision on fans announced last week would allow all outdoor and indoor venues to accommodate up to 50% of capacity but banning them completely is still an option.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Olympics notebook: True scratched from 5,000; Schneider’s 10,000 moved because of extreme heat
North Yarmouth's Ben True withdraws from the 5,000 at the U.S. track and field trials, while Sanford's Rachel Schneider will avoid 100-plus degree temperatures.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
New Olympian Rachel Schneider: ‘It feels like a dream come true’
The Sanford native will represent Team USA at the Tokyo Games after her top-three finish in the women's 5,000 meters at the U.S. trials.
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PublishedJune 3, 2021
Maine swimmers gearing up for U.S. Olympic Trials
James Wells of Phippsburg is at the trials for the third time, while Olivia Harper of Woolwich and Emily Ecker of Cape Elizabeth are making their debuts this weekend.
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PublishedMay 30, 2021
Sanford native Rachel Schneider poised for Olympic opportunity
Schneider ranks among the top 10 U.S. women at three distances heading into next month's U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Olympic opposition intensifies as Japan extends coronavirus state of emergency to late June
The decision was expected and comes a day after the country reported more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases, a mark it has surpassed every day since mid-April.
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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Physician warns Tokyo Olympics could spread variants
Fans from abroad will be banned but 15,000 athletes and tens of thousands of officials and members of the media from 200 countries and territories will attend.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
IOC: Olympics will be held even if Tokyo is in a state of emergency
The IOC vice president in charge of the Tokyo Olympics says the games will open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan are under a state of emergency.
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