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Elsabeth Black, of Canada, performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastic qualifications at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Perfectly Impossible: Gymnasts wrestle with the imperfect

By Will Graves
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Dylan Schmidt, of New Zealand, competes in the in the men's trampoline gymnastics qualifier at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

'Driving your own rollercoaster': Olympic trampolinists fly

By Claire Galofaro
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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2016, file photo, Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo falls over the finish line to win gold ahead of United States' Allyson Felix, right, in the women's 400-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Miller-Uibo won gold in Rio with a dive at the finish of the 400 meters. She's diving in at the Tokyo Games with plans to not only defend her title but chase after gold in the 200 meters. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Diving in: Miller-Uibo will run 200, may defend 400 title

By Pat Graham
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South Africa head coach Delaine Mentoor, kneeling second from left, talks to her team during a 33-1 loss to The Netherlands in a preliminary round women's water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Delaine Mentoor hoping to grow water polo in South Africa

By Jay Cohen
Jul. 30, 2021 11:55 AM EDT
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Tia-Adana Belle, of Barbados, gets ready to compete in a heat in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

AP PHOTOS: Olympic hair that's a cut above

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Megu Uyama, of Japan, competes in the women's trampoline gymnastics final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

GLIMPSES: Up, up and away on Olympic trampolines

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United States's players reach up to block a return ball during a men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match against France, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

GLIMPSES: In Olympic volleyball, hands from the darkness

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Sunisa Lee, of the United States, waits for the final results of the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

AP PHOTOS: Small details tell Olympian-sized stories

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Emily Seebohm, of Australia, swims in a women's 200-meter backstroke semifinal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

GLIMPSES: Olympic swimmers, reaching for victory

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Jul. 30, 2021 06:05 AM EDT
Australia's Kyle Chalmers dives in at the start of a 100-meter freestyle heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

AP PHOTOS: Olympians in motion from above and below

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Brazil's Richarlison reacts after missing chance to score during a men's quarterfinal soccer match against Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Where's Neymar? Olympic selections with clubs, not countries

By Rob Harris 10 minutes ago

TOKYO (AP) — Some of the unusual aspects around Olympic men's soccer are clearer when you consider Neymar's absence.

CORRECTS LAST NAME TO SCHAUFFELE FROM SHAUFFELE - Xander Schauffele of the United States, right, is congratulated by Hideki Matsuyama of Japan after winning gold in the men's golf event at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Xander Schauffele with 2 clutch putts gives US gold in golf

By Doug Ferguson 31 minutes ago

KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Four feet between his golf ball and the cup was all that separated Xander Schauffele from an Olympic gold medal, and he couldn't help but let his mind wan

Spain's Ricky Rubio (9) drives to the basket ahead of Slovenia's Luka Doncic (77) during a men's basketball preliminary round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Doncic, Slovenia edge Spain 95-87, sweeps basketball group

By Brian Mahoney 32 minutes ago

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Luka Doncic will take his unbeaten record with Slovenia straight to the Olympic quarterfinals.

Jolanda Neff of Switzerland, right, embraces teammates Sina Frei (8) who won silver, and Linda Indergand, who won bronze, for a sweep of the podium for Switzerland, at the finish line the women's cross-country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Female medalists lift Swiss to best Summer Games since 1952

By Graham Dunbar 38 minutes ago

TOKYO (AP) — While it was National Day back home in Switzerland on Sunday, the Tokyo Olympic champion in women's tennis celebrated by winning a silver medal in doubles.