Women's archery
New Zealand's Tyla Nathan-Wong raises her fists as her team celebrates defeating France in the women's rugby gold medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Dmitriy Gruzdev of Kazakhstan, Nikias Arndt of Germany and Mohcine El Kouraji of Morocco compete in the men's cycling road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Oyama, Japan. (Tim de Waele/Pool Photo via AP)
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Japan's Takaharu Furukawa shoots an arrow during the men's team bronze medal match against the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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From left first placed South Korea's An San, Jang Minhee, and Kang Chaeyoung celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony of the women's team competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Romain Cannone of France, left, and Gergely Siklosi of Hungary compete in the men's individual final Epee competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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South Korea's Kim Je Deok releases an arrow flanked by his teammate An San during the mixed team competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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THIS CORRECTS TO GOLD, NOT BRONZE - Naohisa Takato of Japan, left, and Yang Yung-wei of Taiwan compete during their men's -60kg gold medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, file photo, Japan's Naohisa Takato, left, competes against Georgia's Amiran Papinashvili during the men's 60-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “I had enough of the humiliating experience of ending up with a bronze medal in Rio," Takato said. "In the Tokyo Olympics, I’ll definitely seize the gold. With whatever kind of judo, however unrefined that could be, I’ll get a gold medal and play ‘Kimigayo’ (Japan’s national anthem) in the awarding ceremony.” (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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An athlete collects her arrows as she practices for the 2020 Summer Olympics at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Drones flying over the National Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Ana Vazquez, from Mexico, shoots during practice for the 2020 Summer Olympics at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, Sunday, July 18, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: The winner of the men’s individual competition was Ku Bonchan of South Korea. Jean-Charles Valladont of France earned silver and American...

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This image provided by the Library of Congress, shows Myer Prinstein competing at the 1904 Olympic games in St. Louis. (Library of Congress, Meeting of Frontiers via AP)
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