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Alix Klineman, of the United States, reacts to a play during a women's beach volleyball match against Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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In this frame from video during a call with The Associated Press, beach volleyball player Taylor Crabb, of the United States, talks Saturday, July 24, 2021, about being forced to withdraw from the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 when he arrived to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The first-time Olympian has been stuck in a quarantine hotel for more than 23 hours each day, occupying himself by playing cribbage and doing yoga with friends and family over FaceTime. (Courtesy of Taylor Crabb via AP)
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